Westpac facts for kids
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Trade name
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Westpac |
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Formerly
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Bank of New South Wales |
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| Traded as | asx:WBC NZX:WBC |
| Industry | Banking, financial services |
| Founded | 8 April 1817 (as the Bank of New South Wales) 4 May 1982 (as Westpac) |
| Headquarters | Sydney |
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Number of locations
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1,204 branches 3,222 ATMs |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Lindsay Maxsted (Chairman) Peter King (Acting CEO) Gary Thursby (Acting CFO) |
| Products | Finance and insurance, consumer banking, corporate banking, investment banking, investment management, global wealth management, private equity, mortgages, credit cards |
| Revenue |  A$20.65 billion (2019) |
| A$6.78 billion (2019) |
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| Total assets |  A$906.63 billion (2019) |
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Number of employees
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33,288 (2019) |
| Subsidiaries | St George Bank BankSA Bank of Melbourne |
Westpac Banking Corporation, known simply as Westpac, is an Australian bank and financial services provider headquartered in Sydney. Founded in 1817 as the Bank of New South Wales, it acquired the Commercial Bank of Australia in 1982 before being renamed shortly afterwards. It is one of Australia's "big four" banks and is Australia's first and oldest banking institution. Its name is a portmanteau of "Western" and "Pacific".
As of March 2018, Westpac has 14 million customers, and employs almost 40,000 people.
Images for kids
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Westpac Place in Sydney, Westpac's global headquarters
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Westpac NZ's head office in Auckland
See also
In Spanish: Westpac para niños
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