Tagged: NAB

February 22, 2024 @ 6:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NAB welcomed the announcement by the Government to begin consultation on a draft Digital ID bill, an important milestone in advancing the Australian Digital Identity ecosystem. NAB Executive Digital Governance Brad Carr said “the move will help to protect customers and provide greater convenience.” Mr… Read More

January 22, 2024 @ 5:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NAB has partnered with Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) to deliver a free cyber assessment tool in order “to help Aussie small businesses prepare for and bounce back from a cyber attack.” The tailored, self-assessment – available for all Australian businesses from now – “takes under two… Read More

July 17, 2023 @ 10:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ubank – NAB’s digital only bank – has reached a major milestone, celebrating its first birthday since launching its new brand in market and the completion of its migration onto new technology to improve customer experience. Ubank CEO Philippa Watson said since NAB announced the intention… Read More

June 3, 2023 @ 6:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Australians selling unwanted or used items on Facebook Marketplace, Gumtree and other online websites are “being urged to remain vigilant as new data reveals a spike in scams.” Customer reports of goods and services scams have “increased 66% in the past three months.” A third… Read More

April 30, 2023 @ 10:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest (AIM: LINV), the UK’s platform for mortgages, announces that Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) joins its £200 million financing syndicate with National Australia Bank (NAB) in order “to support the continued growth of its Buy-to-Let proposition.” Wells Fargo reportedly “joins a growing roster of global… Read More

April 4, 2023 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NAB has started introducing more proactive prompts to digital banking to help customers identify potential scams and “to make sure money is going to the right recipient when they’re making a payment.” The initiative will “present customers with real-time, personalized messages based on the type… Read More

March 18, 2023 @ 2:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

National Australia Bank (NAB) has completed an intra-bank cross-border transaction using NAB-issued stablecoin, which represents a “world-first” by a major financial institution on a layer-one public blockchain. This pilot transaction on the public and permissionless Ethereum blockchain “involved deployment of stablecoin smart contracts for seven… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 8:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NAB Ventures has led a $30 million Series A round in payments software and data analytics business, DataMesh Group, and is partnering with DataMesh “to help transform the point-of-sale user experience for NAB business customers.” Joining the investment round are new investors Deutsche Bank and… Read More

February 24, 2023 @ 12:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NatWest and NAB have published a jointly authored white paper “exploring the common threads that bind both Australia’s Consumer Data Right (CDR) and the UK’s Open Banking regime.” The agenda-setting whitepaper “highlights the similarities in the policies that underpin both regimes: to increase competition, innovation… Read More

November 15, 2022 @ 10:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NAB Now Pay Later is now live and “available for the 52,000 customers who pre-registered.” In a move to give Australians more control of their money, customers can now “apply for and use the bank’s new instalment payments product in their NAB app.” Customers can… Read More

October 19, 2022 @ 9:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NAB has launched tap on phone payment technology “for small businesses in a first for a major Australian bank.” The NAB Easy Tap app is described as “an innovative solution that allows small businesses to accept contactless payments when customers tap their card1 or phone… Read More

September 28, 2022 @ 11:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Thriday, the “all-in-one” financial management platform, takes another leap on its mission to become the fastest way for SMEs “to manage their banking, accounting, and tax with a circa $6 million pre-Series A round led by NAB Ventures and significant participation from existing investor Lempriere… Read More

May 27, 2022 @ 1:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NAB has introduced a Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solution that it says will not hit consumers with late charges, account fees or interest payments. The banking institution will reportedly allow clients to spend as much as $1,000 through a virtual credit card that’s embedded… Read More

February 7, 2022 @ 8:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Diana Shoolman, former head of professional services at NAB, and former director at PwC and Deloitte, has joined Fintech CrowdProperty Australia to serve as its director of strategic partnerships, in order to spearhead the firm’s growth of wholesale, sophisticated, and institutional investors. This appointment is… Read More

August 12, 2021 @ 10:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia’s first “smartbank,” 86 400, reveals that it has introduced a new 85% Loan to Value Ratio (LVR) tier for Owner Occupied, Principal and Interest home loans, and has now “removed the need to pay Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) with a 15% deposit/equity, knocking thousands… Read More

January 29, 2021 @ 11:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

National Australia Bank Limited (NAB) announced on Friday it has entered into a scheme implementation agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in 86 400 Holdings Ltd, the holding company of Australian neobank, 86 400. According to NAB, the acquisition is to help accelerate UBank’s… Read More

February 10, 2020 @ 1:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australia-based marketplace lender SocietyOne announced on Monday it has established a warehouse facility arranged by NAB, alongside securing $15 million through its recent equity raise, to support growth. According to SocietyOne, the warehouse facility is also scalable to support the lender’s continued growth, as borrowers… Read More

January 27, 2020 @ 5:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia-based digital banks Xinja, Judo Bank and 86 400 have been attracting millions of dollars worth of savings from the nation’s banking clients after the introduction of their high interest rate accounts. Traditional industry players like ANZ, Westpac, NAB and Commonwealth Bank have reportedly lost… Read More

August 12, 2019 @ 7:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Online property finance marketplace LendInvest has received a £200 million investment from the National Australia Bank (NAB). The investment was supported by HM Treasury. Chris Philp, PPS to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, commented on the announcement: “This very substantial investment from NAB into LendInvest… Read More

October 23, 2017 @ 7:50 am By JD Alois  |  

One of the four largest banks in Australia, National Australia Bank (NAB), has partnered on the upcoming Fintech hackathon taking place during Australia’s first Fintech festival – Intersekt. The hackathon expects to find new ways for businesses to benefit from improved and smarter access to… Read More