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• CBA CIO on keeping the faith

  In his darkest moments Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) CIO Michael Harte wondered if he made the right career choice.

• Regulation proves security headache for CBA’s CIO

  A new approach to information security is needed by both the financial services and security industries to allow banks to better protect their customers' assets, says Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) chief information officer, Michael Harte.
  

• CBA introduces Everyday Settlement payment service

  Business customers will be able to access funds from their Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) merchant terminals the same day following the rollout of a new service called Everyday Settlement.

• Wednesday Grok: Kaching — ring in the laughter, get in on 'The Joke'

  Someone in marketing at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) obviously thought 'Kaching' — you know, the sound of a cash register ringing up a sale — was a clever name for a mobile payment system.

• Inside the Commonwealth Bank's new flagship Sydney branch

  The new branch is located in Commonwealth Bank Place along with its new head offices

• Commbank's new head offices: In pictures

  The new buildings come equipped with a range of technology to encourage mobility and a flexible, paperless culture of working

• CBA speculates on property investment applications

  Potential property buyers who want to play the Australian market without blowing their cash can now try for free with the release of a Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) website called Investorville.

• CommBank updates mobile apps, eyes social payments

  The CommonWealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has updated is suite of mobile banking applications with native apps for the iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Phone and the browser-based HTML5, with technology for near field communications (NFC) and social payments on the way.

• CBA signs outsourcing deal with HCL Technologies for payments system

  HCL Technologies, a global IT services provider based in India, has posted 33.5 per cent year-on-year increase in global revenues for the third quarter of 2010-2011, with Australian operations playing a significant role thanks to a deal with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA).

• Bankwest launches new website, iPhone app

  Bankwest's revamped website will take advantage of crowd-sourcing with user-generated comparisons and a range of new online-shopping inspired functions designed to reflect a more retail, customer-centric perspective.

• CommBank: Netbank transfers fixed

  The Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has confirmed that outstanding issues with its online banking portal NetBank have now been resolved.
  

• Commonwealth Bank deploys NetBank for Android

  The Commonwealth Bank has released its NetBank mobile banking app for Android smartphones to customers.

• NAB CEO offers IT system issues explanation

  National Australia Bank (NAB) chief executive, Cameron Clyne, has sought to reassure shareholders that the bank is on top of the recent IT issues which saw millions of people stranded without cash for days.

• Westpac delays core banking integration to focus on customer facing technologies

  Westpac's group executive for technology, Bob McKinnon, has outlined the bank’s technology strategy during the groups IT and productivity update, including the decision to delay the integration of its core systems with St George Bank’s Hogan platform until 2014. Instead, the bank will focus on customer facing technologies.

• CommBank increasingly tying pay to customer satisfaction and IT performance

  While an increasingly common phrase in management parlance, ‘Customer Delight’ is, for the Commonwealth Bank, a real concept with hefty financial strings attached for failing to deliver on customer service standards.