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Future of Westpac Banking

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Rank
226
| Quantumrun Global 1000

Westpac Banking Corporation, more ordinarily known as Westpac, is an Australian bank and financial-services provider headquartered in Westpac Place, Sydney. It is one of Australia's "big four" banks. Its designation is a portmanteau or combination of "Western-Pacific". As of November 2015, Westpac has 13.1 million customers and is Australia's biggest branch network. It is also the 2nd-biggest bank by assets and the 2nd-biggest bank in New Zealand.

Home Country:
Sector:
Industry:
Banks - Commercial and Savings
Founded:
1982
Global employee count:
35280
Domestic employee count:
Number of domestic locations:
1

Financial Health

Revenue:
$31822000000 AUD
3y average revenue:
$32121666667 AUD
Operating expenses:
$9217000000 AUD
3y average expenses:
$9079000000 AUD
Funds in reserve:
$17015000000 AUD
Market country
Revenue from country
0.87

Asset Performance

  1. Product/Service/Dept. name
    Consumer bank
    Product/Service revenue
    2981000000
  2. Product/Service/Dept. name
    Business bank
    Product/Service revenue
    1999000000
  3. Product/Service/Dept. name
    BT financial group
    Product/Service revenue
    876000000

Innovation assets and Pipeline

Global brand rank:
237
Total patents held:
2

All company data collected from its 2016 annual report and other public sources. The accuracy of this data and the conclusions derived from them depend on this publicly accessible data. If a data point listed above is discovered to be inaccurate, Quantumrun will make the necessary corrections to this live page. 

DISRUPTION VULNERABILITY

Belonging to the financial sector means this company will be affected directly and indirectly by a number of disruptive opportunities and challenges over the coming decades. While described in detail within Quantumrun’s special reports, these disruptive trends can be summarized along the following broad points:

*First off, the shrinking cost and increasing computational capacity of artificial intelligence systems will lead to its greater use across a number of applications within the financial world—from AI trading, wealth management, accounting, financial forensics, and more. All regimented or codified tasks and professions will see greater automation, leading to dramatically reduced operating costs and sizeable layoffs of white-collar employees.

*Blockchain technology will be co-opted and integrated into the established banking system, significantly reducing transaction costs and automating complex contract agreements.

*Financial technology (FinTech) companies that operate entirely online and offer specialized and cost-effective services to consumer and business clients will continue to erode the client base of larger institutional banks.

*Physical currency will disappear in much of Asia and Africa first due to each region’s limited exposure to credit card systems and early adoption of internet and mobile payment technologies. Western countries will gradually follow suit. Select financial institutions will act as intermediaries for mobile transactions, but will see increasing competition from tech companies who operate mobile platforms—they will see an opportunity to offer payment and banking services to their mobile users, thereby cutting out traditional banks.

*Growing income inequality throughout the 2020s will lead to an increase in fringe political parties winning elections and encouraging stricter financial regulations.

COMPANY’S FUTURE PROSPECTS

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