Westpac Innovation
Our innovation philosophy
Innovation is at the heart of Westpac’s purpose to Help Australians and New Zealanders Succeed. But we can’t innovate alone. We need to partner with the best start-ups to meet our customers’ needs and remain relevant in a changing world. That’s why we strive to be the first bank start-ups choose when partnering.
How we partner to drive innovation
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Principal Investments
Westpac invests in new businesses to solve strategic challenges, deliver technology capability, and open new growth opportunities.
Strategic Partnerships
Westpac partners with start-ups to create new shared value opportunities across any of our products, services, channels or markets.
Solving industry challenges
We invite start-ups to join us in collaborating with our Government and Industry clients to solve key strategic challenges at our Hackathons, Innovation Challenges, and other events we run.
Supporting Australian innovation
We invest in initiatives which support the next generation of leaders and innovators because we believe this is an important way to advance Australia over the next century.
Banking as a Service
Banking is becoming increasingly embedded in digital experiences. To meet this trend, Westpac has created a modern Australian banking platform, offered to partners as a service.
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Our latest partners and portfolio investments
