Financial Services News

Following Westpac NZ and BNZ’s global announcements of ground-breaking innovations at FST Media conferences earlier this year, both initiatives were finally launched this week. Westpac New Zealand’s Augmented Reality application went live for iPhone users, and BNZ officially launched ‘BNZ...

SelfWealth emerged as the winner of FST Media’s Start-up Showdown at the 9th annual Technology & Innovation – The Future of Banking & Financial Services. The exciting segment saw six tech-savvy entrepreneurs compete at Sydney’s largest banking and technology conference...

Following a seven-month search, ANZ today announced the appointment of Scott Collary as Chief Information Officer, marking the final of the Big Four banks to announce key changes to the CIO post this year. Collary will report to ANZ Group...

Despite the cacophony coming from the wearable technology hype in consumer markets, these devices will not have a substantial impact on financial services in Australia and New Zealand over the coming 12 months. The region simply does not have enough...

ANZ Bank has announced the upcoming launch of a world-first EMV Secure ‘Tap & Pin’ ATM, a card reader for mobile devices, and a mobile wallet – scheduled for roll-out in 2015. Labelled the world’s safest ATM, ANZ will partner...

Lee Barnett will retire from her position as Chief Information Officer at AMP Limited, effective January 2015. She will be replaced by Craig Ryman who is currently AMP’s IT Director. Joe Barker will leave his position as Chief Information Officer...

Lee Barnett will retire from her position as Chief Information Officer at AMP Limited, effective January 2015. She will be replaced by Craig Ryman who is currently AMP’s IT Director. Joe Barker will leave his position as Chief Information Officer...

Roy Teo has moved back to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) as Director & Head of Technology, Payments & Exchanges Development Division. He was previously Global Head of Investment Bank Technology Risk at Barclaysq. John Brisco has been appointed...

The world of data within financial services is about to become “messy”, according to Prashant Argawal, Director of Edge (Group Innovation) at AIA. Speaking as part of a panel discussion at FST Media’s banking conference in Singapore, Argawal explained, “The...

The race is on to be the best digital bank, as technology takes on a fundamental role in the way banks are managed, and the overall future of banking, according to New Zealand Bankers’ Association Chief Executive, Kirk Hope. In...

Financial services organisations face the prospect of paying for the data they already have today and purchasing it from disruptors such as Apple and Google, according to Deane Johns, Chief Information Officer at NZ Association of Credit Unions. Participating in...

Jo Brothers will join Westpac New Zealand as  Social and Digital Innovation Director, she will leave her current role as Air New Zealand’s Global Head of Social Media and join the bank in mid-October. Gordon Goetzmann has resigned as Chief...

The New Zealand financial services sector has the highest level of security maturity across all industry types, according to Donnie Krassiyenko, Market Analyst at IDC New Zealand. IDC NZ released a study suggesting that financial services organisations in New Zealand...

For the first time in FST Media’s history, next-gen entrepreneurs at the Future of Payments conference were given a unique opportunity to pitch their wares against each other in front of the most senior and influential decision makers in financial...

Westpac NZ continues to make strides in the digital and innovation space, after securing Air New Zealand’s Global Head of Social Media, Jo Brothers, who will join the bank in the newly created role of Social and Digital Innovation Director....