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Global pandemic boosts feeling of Australia as the lucky country
Despite the enormous challenges of the past year, including widespread bushfires and COVID-19, Australians are more optimistic than ever about the prospects of the nation.
- 25.02.2021
- 3 min read
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
- 2 min read
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
- 2 min read
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
- 2 min read
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
- 1 min read
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
- 1 min read
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
- 2 min read
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
- 1 min read
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
- 2 min read
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
- 2 min read
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
- 3 min read
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
- 2 min read
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
- 2 min read
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
- 3 min read
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
- 1 min read
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
- 2 min read