More female tech workers are an election priority
[ad_1] With statistics showing an overwhelmingly male dominance of the tech sector, with current estimates putting female employment at just 2 to 29 percent, the Coalition has pledged to work with industry to increase female participation to at least 40…
Musk presses pause on Twitter deal
[ad_1] Last week, Elon Musk revealed on Twitter that his US$44 billion deal with Twitter has been “temporarily put on hold” while he waits for the social media giant to provide data on its fake accounts. Twitter’s share price fell…
Westpac signs deal to build ‘market-leading’ digital experience
[ad_1] The core technology behind the bank’s new transaction platform will be provided by the UK’s 10x Banking, Westpac said in a statement. The bank expects 10x’s latest state-of-the-art and cloud-based core technology to offer Westpac’s institutional customers a new…
CBA pauses the crypto tool in the app
[ad_1] Last November, in a major vote of confidence in crypto-assets, the Commonwealth Bank (CBA) announced it would allow its customers to hold and use Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies through its 6.5 million-user banking app. “We believe we can play…
Challenger signs deal to launch new standalone company
[ad_1] Challenger and SimCorp have entered into a strategic partnership to launch Australia’s first cloud-based front-to-back investment operations platform, providing fully integrated investment administration services to Challenger, Fidante Partners and third party clients. “This strategic partnership allows us to offer…
Hostplus teams with investment software provider for new integration
[ad_1] Iress has teamed up with a local super fund for a new integration designed to “improve adviser efficiency and make it easier for advisers to streamline onboarding of new and existing clients”. The new integration consists of the investment…
The new report highlights the significant contribution of the BNPL sector to the economy
[ad_1] As lawmakers debate possible methods of regulating the buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) sector, a new report has shed light on the sector’s significant contribution to the local economy. The Australian Finance Industry Association (AFIA), which boasts Afterpay, Zip, Humm and the…
The modernization of the direct debit system begins with the introduction of PayTo
[ad_1] The New Payments Platform (NPP) has confirmed that a small group of payment service providers have now started offering PayTo to merchants and business customers. PayTo — which has been developed in collaboration with financial institutions, fintechs and payment…
Twitter has vowed legal action as Musk pulls the deal
[ad_1] Elon Musk announced his intention to buy Twitter back in April, but what followed was a war of words over bots and fake accounts that ended on Friday with him pulling out of the deal. Namely, the world’s richest…
Momentum Media is launching an all-new HR and people leadership publication: HR Leader
[ad_1] Momentum Media is the driving force behind industry-leading brands: Lawyers Weekly, Accountants Daily, Australian Aviation and more, and is pleased to offer HR Leader to HR professionals, business leaders, people managers and industry stakeholders. Launched this month, the new…