Westpac NZ推出了新的基于应用程序的工具,阻止赌博和在线支出,数千人已经利用这些工具改善财务健康。 Westpac NZ launched new app-based tools to block gambling and online spending, with thousands already using them to improve financial health.

Westpac NZ采用了新的应用程序和在线卡控,帮助客户管理赌博和网上支出。 Westpac NZ has introduced new in-app and online card controls to help customers manage gambling and online spending. 通过Westpac One应用程序和网上银行提供的赌区防止赌场、彩票和赌博场所(国内外)使用卡片,尽管EFTPOS的交易不受影响。 The gambling block, available via the Westpac One app and online banking, prevents card use at casinos, lotteries, and gambling sites—domestic and overseas—though EFTPOS transactions remain unaffected. 单独控制使在线和电话外采购无法进行,以遏制未经授权或冲动性支出。 A separate control disables online and over-the-phone purchases to curb unauthorized or impulsive spending. 自10月中旬以来,有2 500多名客户使用在线支出限制,4 000多名客户与赌博区打交道,赌博区建在2024年3月以来的400个前区块上。 Since mid-October, over 2,500 customers have used the online spending restriction, and more than 4,000 have engaged with the gambling block, building on 400 prior blocks since March 2024. 取消赌博管制前,须等待两天。 A two-day waiting period applies before removing the gambling control. 这些工具是支持金融福利的更广泛努力的一部分,此前的数据显示,在过去三个月中,与赌博有关的支出超过2.73亿美元,彩票和TAB占60%以上。 The tools are part of broader efforts to support financial wellbeing, following data showing over $273 million in gambling-related spending in the past three months, with lotteries and TABs making up over 60%. 新西兰卫生部估计,有61 000人面临中度至严重赌博伤害。 Health New Zealand estimates 61,000 people face moderate to serious gambling harm. 该银行还与Fintech Akahu合作,以更好地了解交易,并为网上购物引入了动态安全代码。 The bank also partnered with fintech Akahu for better transaction insights and introduced a dynamic security code for online shopping. 没有数码接入的客户可以通过电话要求控制。 Customers without digital access can request controls by phone.