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Company announcement/devops

CBA opens new tech hub in Perth

The Commonwealth Bank Group has unveiled its latest technology hub in Perth, as part of its broader strategy to contribute to Australia’s digital economy and support a diverse pipeline of technology talent.

10 May 2023

Company announcement/security

CBA opens latest tech hub in Perth

The Commonwealth Bank Group has unveiled its latest technology hub in Perth, as part of its broader strategy to contribute to Australia’s digital economy and support a diverse pipeline of technology talent.

05 May 2023

Company announcement/sustainable

CBA expands green financing

Commonwealth Bank is expanding its range of green financing to support home loan and personal loan customers to enhance the energy efficiency of their homes, and purchase electric and hybrid vehicles.

20 April 2023

News/security

CBA and Telstra test APP fraud detector

Commonwealth Bank of Australia is working on a scam busting joint venture with local telco Telstra that could save customers up to $20 million in annual authorised push payment fraud.

28 March 2023

Company announcement/people

CBA significantly expands technology graduate intake

Commonwealth Bank is significantly expanding its technology graduate intake and hiring 219 new technology graduates in 2023 – a 284 per cent increase compared to its 2020 intake.

27 March 2023

News/retail

CBA using productivity app to spy on staff

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has come under fire for using an app that tracks workers' downtime, ordering 'non-productive' workers to apply for a leave of absence.

15 March 2023

News/payments

ANZ to trial offline CBDC payments via smart cards

ANZ is partnering with two universities to trial offline CBDC payments via smart cards that can be loaded with funds and used like physical cash.

08 March 2023

News/crypto

Australian banks and fintechs to test use cases for CBDC

The Reserve Bank of Australia is kicking of 14 pilot projects to investigate potential use cases for a central bank digital currency.

02 March 2023

Company announcement/payments

CBA extends daily process window for inward international payments to 24-hours

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has achieved a further milestone supporting Swift’s Global Payments Innovation (GPI) initiative, with the launch of extended daily Australian dollar clearing and settlement processing for inward international payments.

27 February 2023

Company announcement/security

Commonwealth Bank adds anti-scam features to app

Commonwealth Bank today announced enhancements to its scam prevention, detection and customer support strategy with additional technology initiatives including industry-first NameCheck technology for money transfers and new caller verification via the CommBank app.

02 February 2023

News/retail

CommBank opens Brisbane tech hub

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has opened a technology hub in Brisbane to house around 100 engineers, cyber specialists and data scientists.

08 December 2022

Company announcement/payments

CBA and PAYDOCK launch white label e-commerce solution

PAYDOCK, the payments orchestration platform, has partnered with major Australian banking group The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) to launch PowerBoard, a uniquely simple solution for a merchant’s technology integrations, payments, and fraud prevention needs.

02 December 2022