Tag: Westpac

Gig Guide: OpenAI poaches national security lead from PM&C

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Federal government national security advisor Peter Anstee has exchanged the public service for OpenAI, signing on as the tech giant’s national security policy lead in Asia Pacific. Mr Anstee...

Gig Guide: Home Affairs loses tech chief Kovacevic to Austrade

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The federal government’s trade investment agency has poached Home Affairs’ long-serving chief digital officer Radi Kovacevic, as the public service continues to grapple with the internal impact of artificial...

Banks push to end Apple’s free ride on payments system

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s biggest banks want Apple and other global platforms to help foot the bill for maintaining core payments infrastructure, saying the current system gives big tech a free ride...

Gig Guide: Former AMD president steps in as PsiQuantum CEO

Posted on   |  by David Allen
PsiQuantum has announced a surprise leadership restructure, switching co-founder and chief executive Jeremy O’Brien to an executive chair role as the quantum developer pursues a pivot from research to...

Gig Guide: Jon Whittle joins Melbourne Business School

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The former managing director of CSIRO’s Data61 Jon Whittle has joined Melbourne Business School as a distinguished fellow. The school announced the NASA alum’s appointment this week, saying he...

NSW govt looks to FinTechs in banking overhaul

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Local FinTechs are being called up to help the New South Wales government introduce innovative payment methods as part of a major refresh of its transactional banking contracts. NSW...

WA startups and scaleups targeting Singapore money

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
An ongoing Western Australian series connecting local scale-ups to investors in Singapore and other ASEAN countries runs its second event on Wednesday, with firms able to apply for an...

Debanking risks ‘undermining’ local tech sector

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The increasingly common practice of large financial providers “debanking” Australian tech firms is a “significant threat to competition” and risks “undermining” the growth of the local sector, a Parliamentary...