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Westpac.com.au and Westpac.com.nz are websites of Westpac
(formally Westpac Banking Corporation)

Westpac (formally Westpac Banking Corporation), is a multinational Financial services company and the second largest bank in Australia (by market capitalisation). Westpac (westpac.com.au) has also been recognised by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index as the most sustainable bank in the world for the fifth year running.

The bank is one of the Australian 'big four' banks, joining NAB, ANZ, and the Commonwealth Bank as the main providers of financial services to Australians.

Westpac now operates in seven south Pacific nations. This unit is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, and offers a wide range of financial service, including electronic banking (via online banking, ATMs and EFTPOS, deposit, loan, transaction accounts and international trade facilities to personal and business customers through a vast network of branches.

Westpac Fiji is Westpac's Fijian operation. It is one of the largest banks in the country with a 40% market share. This unit of both the Australian and New Zealand Bank offers banking facilities to those migrating to either New Zealand or Australia.

Bank accounts for migrants can be opened before people arrive in the country using their easy account opening process. Credit cards and mortgages can even be approved before arrival. Westpac Migrant Banking has a representative office in London where accounts can be arranged, although the process allows the process to be done remotely from any country.

Westpac is a member of the Global ATM Alliance, a joint venture of several major international banks that allows customers of the banks to use their ATM card or check card at another bank within the Global ATM Alliance with no fees when traveling internationally. Other participating banks are Barclays (United Kingdom), Bank of America (United States), BNP Paribas (France), China Construction Bank (China), Deutsche Bank (Germany), Grupo Santander (Mexico) and Scotiabank (Canada).

Consumer Financial Services (CFS)
This includes deposit taking, transaction accounts, credit cards, mortgages, and other lending. Westpac is a major home loan provider and also serves the financial needs of business customers with a turnover of up to $20 million. Investment, superannuation and general and life insurance products are also sold through the branch network. In the past, CFS and BFS (see below) had been operated as a single business unit Business & Consumer Banking (BCB).