Westpac NZ to offer SME customers Aider AI assistance app
Westpac NZ has struck an agreement with Auckland based AI company Aider under which it will promote the Aider AI based assistant for small business to its 85,000 SME customers.
Westpac NZ has struck an agreement with Auckland based AI company Aider under which it will promote the Aider AI based assistant for small business to its 85,000 SME customers.
Westpac group CIO Dave Curran has flagged skills sourcing as one of the biggest challenges facing banks, and says IT staff will have to get used to constant reskilling.
Spark has become the official technology partner of Wellington’s Westpac Stadium and will install a high density WiFi network throughout the stadium in partnership with technology supplier, Huawei to improve mobile communications for visitors and to support a network of display screens for advertising and information.
"Partnerships are key in this rapidly evolving marketplace," says Melissa Steward, Westpac NZ’s Head of Global Transactional Services and Enterprise Payments.
“Email is the number-one form of business communication..."
More than a third of Kiwi SMEs feel confident in the economy moving forward, but that has not increased the likelihood of them investing in or growing their business.
Westpac New Zealand has signed a five-year agreement with IBM as part of an extensive services and technology contract that will see the bank migrating its IT systems to the latter’s data centre in Auckland.
Westpac NZ will launch its PayTag solution – smartphone stickers that enable customers to complete payments – in October this year.
Ora, a software platform that is designed for small and medium businesses (SMEs) and is meant to provide integrated business services to them on a cloud model, has been launched by serial entrepreneur Christina Domecq.
Westpac’s new central internet banking system will go live in September this year, following internal and select customer testing and modification.
The latest Westpac Mobile Banking Report has found that wearable technology, including the likes of Google Glass and smart watches, appeal to Kiwis, as 48 per cent state that they would likely use these technologies for mobile banking.
Christchurch-based software as a service (SaaS) talent management provider Pivot Software has marked support of 100,000 staff on its solution sets through its clients in Australasia, including Westpac, Meridian Energy, Fuji Xerox and NZ Post.
IBM New Zealand has posted an after-tax profit of $40.32 million for the December 31, 2013 year, up slightly from $39.46 million in 2012. Operating revenue was down $42.83 million at $386.86 million.
As a step forward in its digital strategy, Westpac NZ has partnered with Samsung NZ to share knowledge and work together on innovations and solutions.
Inland Revenue is beginning work to explore allowing online third-party accounting software to integrate with the GST returns system.