Westpac Banking Corporation


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Westpac United Kingdom

Start banking with Australia's first bank

Westpac is Australia’s first bank. And first company. We have almost 200 years of experience helping customers achieve their financial goals. And as one of Australia’s largest banking groups, you will find more than 2,800 ATMs and close to 1,200 branches spread across every capital city and town in the country.

Our representative office in London first opened in 1853, and is the oldest surviving foreign bank in the UK. It is there to help you with your banking needs, whether it is for personal, business or institutional banking, or if you intend moving to Australia or New Zealand.

Moving to Australia or New Zealand
Arrange your banking before you arrive in Australia or New Zealand.  Our specialist teams can help with setting up products such as bank accounts, credit cards, home loans, UK pension transfers and foreign currency accounts.

Corporate Banking – Westpac Institutional Bank
Westpac Institutional Bank services the financial needs of corporate, institutional and government clients that are based, or have interests, in Australia and New Zealand.

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Moving Down Under?
Apply for a bank account before you arrive.

Things you should know
  • Westpac Banking Corporation, ABN 33 007 457 141 is a company registered in New South Wales, Australia under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) of Australia and having its principle place of business in the United Kingdom at 63 St Mary Axe, London EC3A 8LE. Westpac Banking Corporation is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority and is registered at Cardiff in the United Kingdom as Branch No. BR106. Please note that funds deposited in Australia or New Zealand will not be subject to the protection of the United Kingdom's Financial Services Compensation Scheme. Deposits will be subject to protections afforded under Australian or New Zealand law.