# Westpac NZ

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/westpac-nz
> research date 2026-05-30 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [Westpac NZ — official](https://www.westpac.co.nz/)

## Key details

- **Parent:** assets after ANZ NZ

## Overview

**Westpac NZ** is **Westpac Banking Corporation Australian parent ASX: WBC** + **New Zealand commercial bank subsidiary** + **New Zealand's #2 commercial bank by assets after ANZ NZ** + **~1.3M+ NZ customers** <sup>[1][1], [New Zealand report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/NZ)</sup>.

## History

**1861 — Bank of New South Wales New Zealand branch opens** distinctive New Zealand banking heritage.

**Nov 1 2006 — Westpac New Zealand Limited locally incorporated**.

**2011 — Westpac NZ mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Westpac New Zealand Limited** (Westpac Banking Corporation Australian parent subsidiary).

**Major shareholders**: **Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX: WBC; Australia's #4 bank by assets) fully owned**.

**Regulators**: **RBNZ + FMA NZ**.

## Technical integration

Westpac NZ mobile app (iOS + Android; ~1.3M+ NZ customers) + westpac.co.nz online + Westpac NZ branch network across New Zealand + Westpac NZ Visa + Mastercard cards; NZ IBAN + NZ BSB.

## Implementations & partners

**Westpac parent**: [Westpac Mobile App](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/westpac) (Westpac Australia; ASX: WBC; Australia's #4 bank by assets; ~13M+ Australian + New Zealand customers).

**Major New Zealand banking + payments competitors**: [ANZ New Zealand](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/anz-nz) (ANZ New Zealand; ANZ Banking Group Australian parent subsidiary; New Zealand's #1 commercial bank by assets) + [ASB Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/asb-bank) (ASB Bank; CommBank Australian parent subsidiary; New Zealand commercial bank) + [BNZ Bank of New Zealand](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bnz-nz) (BNZ Bank of New Zealand; NAB Australian parent subsidiary; New Zealand commercial bank) + [Kiwibank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/kiwibank) (Kiwibank; New Zealand state-owned commercial bank by NZ Post + ACC + NZ Super Fund) + [TSB Bank (New Zealand)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/tsb-bank-nz) (TSB Bank New Zealand; New Zealand mutual commercial bank) + [Heartland Bank (New Zealand)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/heartland-bank-nz) (Heartland Bank New Zealand commercial bank) + The Co-operative Bank (The Co-operative Bank New Zealand cooperative bank) + Rabobank NZ (Rabobank NZ; Rabobank Group Dutch parent NZ subsidiary).

**Regulators**: RBNZ + FMA NZ.

## Status

**Active, Westpac Banking Corporation Australian parent ASX:WBC + New Zealand commercial bank subsidiary + New Zealand's #2 commercial bank by assets after ANZ NZ + ~1.3M+ NZ customers** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.westpac.co.nz/ "Westpac NZ — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westpac_New_Zealand "Westpac NZ — Wikipedia"
[nz-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/NZ

- [1] [Westpac NZ — official][1]
- [2] [Westpac NZ — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[New Zealand report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/NZ)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/NZ-new-zealand.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [westpac-nz.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/westpac-nz). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.