Tag: NAB

Banks leave Canberra behind on digital ID

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Two of Australia’s biggest banks are forging ahead with a digital identity service in the absence of legislation for an economy-wide expansion of the federal government’s national digital identity...

Debanking risks ‘undermining’ local tech sector

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The increasingly common practice of large financial providers “debanking” Australian tech firms is a “significant threat to competition” and risks “undermining” the growth of the local sector, a Parliamentary...

Three tech giants shortlisted for visa platform job

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Three US tech giants have been shortlisted by the government to have another go at developing its new “permissions capability” platform to handle visa processing, after a botched first...

AI ethics guide is a PR exercise

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s unveiling of artificial intelligence ethical guidelines for Australian business is a PR exercise that won’t change the actions of companies, according to former Digital Transformation Office...

Karen Andrews on NAB’s tech support

Posted on   |  by Aimee Chanthadavong
Industry minister Karen Andrews has called on for more lenders to build programs that give greater support to Australian technology companies, after the NAB unveiled a plan to invest...

We are at risk of slow decline: CSIRO

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia is a risk of sliding into a period of slow economic, social and environmental decline unless governments and the business community tackle specific threats head-on, a new report...

NPP, payments and blockchain

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Three weeks after the launch of the National Payments Platform (NPP), Commonwealth Bank says it is signing up consumers for its PayID service at the rate of 10,000 people...

NAB’s new $50m innovation fund

Posted on   |  by James Riley
National Australia Bank has announced a $50 million investment fund called NAB Ventures to design and build new banking systems. “The fund will enable us to access leading ideas...