Westpac has begun testing its Cash Tank mobile app on Google Glass and is set to introduce Apple’s iBeacon technology at its branches in Australia and New Zealand, Westpac digital general manager Harry Wendt has said.
Confirming the testing, Harry Wendt was quoted by Fairfax Media as saying that they are currently trialling a version of the St George MoneyMeter app on both smart watches and Google Glass.
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"We are also trialling the branch and ATM locator on smart watches in the Westpac brand.
"Our intention is to test and learn and then use what we have learnt to introduce it into our other brands," Wendt added.
The Google Glass version of Cash Tank app will allow customers to check their balances without logging into their accounts.
While the Westpac’s New Zealand arm is testing the Google Glass version of Cash Tank app, the Australian arm is testing smartwatch and Google Glass apps at its St George unit.
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By GlobalDataWestpac is also deploying Apple’s iBeacon Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology, which will allow the bank to transmit special offers to customers’ phones when they pass through branches.
Westpac New Zealand digital head, Simon Pomeroy, said digital innovation is unfolding around the world at an incredible pace, and they are focused on making it available to their customers to make things easier and faster for them.
