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• CommBank adds lock feature for misplaced credit cards

  The Commonwealth Bank has added a new lock feature to its CommBank app and online banking service NetBank for customers who misplace their credit cards.

• Commonwealth Bank seeks data scientist

  The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is seeking to recruit a lead data scientist to provide insights for its Customer Engagement and Decision Science (CE&DS) team.

• CBA's Lock and Limit gets 40k enrolments

  The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) has announced 40,000 enrolments for its Lock and Limit service that allows credit card users to lock and unlock certain transactions on their card.

• Countdown begins for switch from debit/credit card signature to PIN

  Banks are reminding consumers that they will no longer be able to sign when they make purchases on their debit and credit cards in Australia from 1 August 2014. Instead, people will need to use a PIN – part of a move to decrease card fraud in Australia.

• $5.4 billion wasted during collaboration projects in Australia: Deloitte

  The Australian collaboration economy is worth $46 billion but $5.4 billion is wasted on overlong meetings, distractions and failed projects, according to a new Deloitte report.
  

• Commonwealth Bank, NAB, ANZ see strong growth in Internet banking

  Australians are turning to Internet banking in greater numbers, according to figures released by Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), National Australia Bank (NAB) and ANZ Banking Group.

• CBA announces new CIO

  The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has appointed David Whiteing as its new CIO.

• UPDATED: CBA says it is restoring NetBank services

  The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) says it has resolved a technical issue with NetBank online banking and that full services are "progressively being restored."

• Australian startups need our support: CBA CIO Michael Harte

  Startups have been crucial in developing innovations such as mobile apps, but Australian-based startups struggle to remain sustainable due to a lack of support from the federal government, according to CBA CIO Michael Harte.

• CIO to CEO: Career advice from Rob Fyfe

  ‘The CIO can be an incredibly powerful position’ – the relentless pressures of the job are also opportunities to forge a great career and help the organisation outrank the competition.

• CBA CIO Michael Harte buys Mediterranean island

  Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) CIO Michael Harte has purchased a private island called Isola Budelli in the Mediterranean for $4.2 million (2.9 million Euros).

• 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 quarterly profit improves 13%

  Commonwealth Bank (ASX:CBA) said it increased its cash profit 13% in the March quarter to $1.7 billion, even as consumer and business confidence remained fragile