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Commbank app & site will sell NBN, electricity, shopping deals etc from part owned...
In an unexpected move, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has announced it will promote discounted NBN and broadband services to its customers, after acquiring a 25% ownership stake in NBN retail telcos More Telecom...
New 0.99% CommBank Green Loan for tech like solar panels, batteries or EV car...
At Ausdroid we're big fans of charging our many gadgets via solar power and one day several of us hope to own an electric car.
Interestingly Commonwealth Bank has announced a new CommBank Green Loan,...
Commonwealth Bank unveil their new app offering greater personalisation for the user
Commonwealth Bank has the number one banking app in Australia but that hasn't stopped them wanting to improve it and today they have launched a major upgrade to it focusing on the needs of...
Opal benefits now available to contactless payments on Sydney public transport
From Monday 29 July 2019, most Sydney public transport users can enjoy the same Opal travel benefits as Opal users when tapping on and off using credit cards or mobile payment wallets such as...
Commonwealth Bank adds Visa to digital wallets across Google Pay, Samsung Pay, Fitbit and...
After a long wait, Australia's Commonwealth Bank has today announced they've added Visa support across their Digital Wallet solutions.
The support for using Visa credit cards and business debit cards comes after Commonwealth Bank saw...
Samsung Pay adds support for Commonwealth Bank MasterCard holders
If you're a Commonwealth Bank customer, you know what it's liked to be shunned by the major mobile payment providers .. or rather, to have your bank shun them. Samsung Pay has scored a...
Android Pay now working with selected Commonwealth Bank MasterCards
After announcing in September that Commonwealth Bank would launch support for Android Pay later this year, it's now available for selected cards and there's a bonus for using Android Pay for Commbank customers.
The support...
Commonwealth Bank announces customers can use Android Pay and Garmin Pay soon
Well. We're honestly shocked. Long thought to be a long-time holdout the Commonwealth Bank has today announced that they will begin offering customers the option to use both Android Pay and the newly announced...
Exclusive: Commonwealth Bank is testing new tap to pay features for the Commbank Android...
Exclusive: Commonwealth Bank is currently beta testing a new version of its CommBank app for Android which will make tap and pay features a lot easier to use. While it isn't Android Pay --...
Apple now the sole target for Australian banking collective seeking equitable access to mobile...
We originally reported on how some of Australia's largest banking institutions, including CBA, Westpac, and Bendigo Bank, had sought permission from the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) to enter into a collective negotiation and...
[UPDATE] CommBank app updated to support Android N preview
Have you installed the Android N preview on your Nexus device only to find out that a bunch of apps aren't working? If you're a CommBank customer, you may have noticed that the CommBank...
Commonwealth Bank clarify the use of Visa credit cards for tap to pay in...
Last week we spotted Commonwealth Bank's Tap to Pay mobile app had enabled payment via credit card into their NFC payment solution. However, at that time we also noticed that Visa cards were not...
Ausdroid Podcast 149 – TAG, you’re it!
Welcome to episode 149 of the Ausdroid podcast!
The Nexus 6P is still experiencing some issues on the Telstra network, and with a number of owners (including our own Scott Plowman) ready to return the...
Commbank’s Android app adds support for credit cards in their Tap to Pay solution
The Commonwealth Bank has certainly been leading the charge - excuse the pun - with mobile payments in Australia over the past few years, and this week they continued that tradition by adding credit...
Hear from Android developers and advocates at GDG DevFest in Sydney on November 7...
Sydney GDG is holding a DevFest event on Saturday November 7 at the Commonwealth Bank Innovation Lab in Sydney's Darling Quarter. The event will feature presentations from a number of prominent members of the...