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Samsung has nabbed victory by nabbing major Aussie bank NAB in its quest to see Australia's four big banks all offering access to Samsung Pay, as ever more consumers make payments via mobile devices.

The ANZ Bank has taken a stake in start-up data exchange platform Data Republic with a strategic investment it says is aimed at speeding innovation through secure data-sharing environments.

ANZ is the lone one of Australia's big banks not to be involved in the development of a new banking app named Beem that will enable instant payments for all Australians, irrespective of whom they bank with.

With eftpos the most widely used debit card system in Australia, ANZ Access customers can now CHQ and SAV their transactions using iPhones, Apple Watch and Apple Pay.

Global ICT solutions and services provider Dimension Data and Deakin University are partnering in an initiative designed to further build Australia’s cyber security capabilities and boost the stocks of security professionals to meet future demands.

Xero has promoted Ben Styles to the role of general manager financial web APAC, and appointed Ian Boyd as head of financial web in Australia.

ANZ Bank has appointed former eBay Europe executive Jennifer Scott as general manager digital transformation and performance.

Former top Australian Government security expert and adviser Lynwen Connick has taken up the role of chief information security officer at the ANZ Bank.

Former Woolworths senior executive Emma Gray has been appointed as the ANZ Bank’s first chief data officer.

As Google overtakes Apple as the world’s most valuable brand, in Australia Telstra has retained the mantle of the country’s most valuable brand for the second year running ahead of two of our biggest banks – the Commonwealth and the ANZ.

The ANZ Bank has launched its mobile payments system for business customers — BladePay — and announced that six point-of-sale vendors are now developing customised applications for the platform.

ANZ, just like many other Australian banks, is suffering from a new socially engineered phishing attack aimed at its users. Phishing has become the most effective threat vector to obtain banking credentials.

Optus and parent company Singtel have inked a multi-year deal extending a major telecommunication and managed services agreement with the ANZ bank until 2020.

Data storage and the strategic use of data for giving businesses a competitive advantage is a significant factor in businesses today, and no more so than in the banking industry.

Professional services firm KPMG has appointed former UXC executive Craig Wishart as its new Australian chief information officer.

Melbourne-based payments technology start-up Airwallex has boosted its coffers with US$3 million raised through a pre-series A investment round and will use the funds to strengthen its Melbourne and Chinese development teams and accelerate research and development of its technology.

The ANZ Bank has ramped up the use of data analytics in an intensive focus on customer service and what analysis reveals of "customer experiences" in dealing with the bank.

ANZ Bank is the first Australian bank to participate in the Apple Pay digital wallet.

ANZ's new Mobile Pay app for Android supports "the broadest range of cards on offer," according to the company.

The ANZ Bank has teamed up with Google to offer Android Pay to its customers.