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ANZ Bank formed via merger.
1951–2026 in 8 milestones, 5 of them in payments, lending, licences or reported financials.
ANZ Bank formed via merger.
ANZ Group merger completed.
Launched ANZ Plus — a mobile-first digital banking proposition with Everyday and Growth Saver accounts.
Acquired Suncorp Bank: Acquired Suncorp's banking arm, adding a Queensland-focused retail and SME bank to ANZ Group.
Source ↗FY2025 results: A$22.19B operating income, A$5.89B net income, A$1.29T total assets.
Source ↗Nuno Matos appointed CEO.
Source ↗Launched a pilot (announced initially March 2025) embedding Visa/SAP virtual cards into SAP ERP for B2B payables in Australia.
Source ↗Completed one of the world's first live corporate treasury transactions using tokenized bank deposits and Swift's ledger, alongside BHP and Citi — US dollar payments between Melbourne and New York, with BHP using its existing ANZ account/banking channel while tokenized deposits and DLT operated behind the scenes. ANZ is the first Australian bank live on Swift's blockchain ledger, demonstrating Swift's "hub-of-hubs" interoperability model for cross-border tokenized-deposit settlement.
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