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NAB launches in-app ‘smart receipts’ for customers

In a first for Australian banks, NAB has today launched Slyp Smart Receipts via the NAB Mobile app, significantly reducing the need for paper receipts.

  • 09.12.2020
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  • Business

NAB arranges Australian-first 100% green asset backed bond to drive down household energy costs

National Australia Bank (NAB) has priced an Australian-first $190 million Climate Bond certified 100% green asset-backed securitisation from Brighte, aimed at helping Australian families save on their energy bills.

  • 27.10.2020
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  • Innovation

NAB and Microsoft sign five-year multi-cloud partnership

To boost resilience, speed and innovation
National Australia Bank and Microsoft today announced a new five-year strategic partnership to co-design, develop and invest in NAB and BNZ’s multi-cloud technology.

  • 13.07.2020
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  • Business

NAB backs credit platform Brighte with $130 million funding facility

NAB has helped strengthen the growth prospects of Brighte, a digital credit platform that facilitates payment plans for solar energy, batteries and home improvements, by helping it secure $130 million to meet increasing demand for its products.

  • 23.07.2019
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  • Agribusiness

NAB backs business through new partnership

NAB today announced that it has entered into a new, long-term strategic partnership to provide up to 300 business customers with a partial-scholarship to the Australian Owner-Manager Program (AOMP).

  • 18.07.2019
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  • Finance

NAB Ventures leads $10M investment round in Digital Shadows

Digital Shadows Raises Strategic Investment Round to Fuel Accelerated Growth
Digital Shadows, the leader in digital risk protection, today announced $10M in a strategic funding round.

  • 09.07.2019
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  • Finance

NAB Venture-backed company Wave, set to be acquired by H&R Block

Heralds the first exit for NAB’s Venture fund, three years after fund launch

Wave Financial Inc.

  • 13.06.2019
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  • Innovation

NAB, Bank Leumi & CIBC launch online innovation portal

Driving collaboration with fintechs
As part of an international banking alliance, Bank Leumi of Israel, CIBC and National Australia Bank  today introduced the Global Alliance Fintech Link, a global online portal developed to help drive client-focused innovation by facilitating collaboration between the banks and financial technology firms (fintechs).

  • 29.05.2019
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  • Innovation

New deal connecting Australian businesses to Chinese visitors

Australian businesses are set to benefit from a collaboration between NAB and Alipay which will revolutionise how Chinese tourists pay for products and services.

  • 18.11.2018
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  • Innovation

NAB and Microsoft leverage AI technology to build card-less ATM concept

NAB and Microsoft have collaborated to design a proof of concept Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) using cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

  • 22.10.2018
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  • Innovation

NAB Ventures leads investment in Slyp

Slyp (formerly Ping Data), a Sydney based data start-up that digitises the receipt experience for merchants and their customers, has raised $2 million in a seed funding round led by NAB Ventures and also included Westpac’s venture capital arm, Reinventure.

  • 15.10.2018
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  • Innovation

The lure of cash remains, despite cashless payments

NAB Consumer Insight Report – How and Why We Use Cash Today

The average Australian carries $76 in cash in their purses or wallets over a week, according to new research released today by NAB.

  • 13.10.2018
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  • Innovation

NAB adds another $50m to VC fund

NAB is committing an additional $50 million over the next two years to its corporate venture capital fund, NAB Ventures, taking the total fund to $100 million until 2020.

  • 05.08.2018
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  • Innovation

Open Banking to bring new era for customer experience

National Australia Bank (NAB) welcomes the announcement from Treasurer the Hon Scott Morrison MP on the introduction of an Open Banking regime as a significant development in the Australian financial services sector.

  • 09.05.2018
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  • Innovation

NAB and Alibaba host hackathon

National Australia Bank (NAB) and Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, have come together to host a hackathon to explore new ways to help Australian small businesses leverage opportunities to do business with Asia.

  • 20.04.2018
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  • Innovation

NAB adds Google Pay

NAB customers can now use Google Pay to quickly, conveniently, and securely make contactless payments.

  • 11.04.2018
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