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CTV News
4 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Crews respond to apartment fire near Campus Saint-Jean
Edmonton fire crews responded to an apartment fire in Bonnie Doon around 2 p.m. on Aug. 6, 2026. (CTV News Edmonton/Sean McClune) Edmonton Fire Rescue Services (EFRS) responded to a residential fire near 87 Avenue and 91 Street Wednesday afternoon. EFRS said crews arrived on the scene at 2 p.m. and were able to get the top-floor apartment blaze under control at 2:32 p.m. All residents were able to evacuate safely with their pets and no rescues were required. There have been no reported injuries. Michael Maclean lives in the suite next door to the one that caught fire. 'We heard a bunch of popping and I heard people down below screaming 'fire,'' Maclean told CTV News Edmonton. 'I looked outside and saw smoke and fire next door so I grabbed the cats, grabbed my girlfriend and away we went.' He said the laundry room in the building caught fire a few months ago. 91st fire Edmonton fire crews responded to an apartment fire in Bonnie Doon around 2 p.m. on Aug. 6, 2026. (CTV News Edmonton/Sean McClune) District fire chief Jamie Wilson said two suites have been damaged in the fire but crews were still looking through the building. The neighbouring daycare was also evacuated because of the fire. There were 21 children in the building at the time, taking a nap. One worker from the daycare told CTV News Edmonton that community members came to help out and bring snacks to the kids. 'Everybody's accounted for that was in the daycare, which was number one priority,' said Wilson. 'The guys did a fantastic job … and they got up there very fast.' Fire crews remain at work to fully extinguish the fire. Investigators will soon work to determine a cause. With files from CTV News Edmonton's Sean McClune
Techday NZ
06-05-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
From no to go: ASB U-turns on POLi
For a long time, consumers have been warned that using payment platform POLi could breach their banks' terms and conditions. But now, one bank is partnering with POLi to allow customers to use it to make secure open banking-based payments. POLi allows payments to be made to a merchant without a service such as a card provider in the middle. It is used by many big-name brands in New Zealand, as well as government agencies. But it requires people to provide their internet banking login, which the banks say may breach their terms and conditions. But ASB said it had entered a partnership with POLi that would allow it to use ASB's open banking APIs, which meant customers could use it without their username and password. Instead, customer authentication and authorisation would take place securely within the ASB mobile banking app. The feature would become available as POLi merchants moved to open banking. The service is only available for ASB customers at this stage. ASB spokesperson Michael Maclean said POLi had the highest volume of online debit payments in the country. "We know scale and widespread availability is key to getting Kiwi consumers onboard with open banking. "The partnership is a win for our customers, offering them greater choice and improved security. It's been a big year for us in the open banking space, and we've achieved a lot we're proud of that supports safe and easy banking services in New Zealand, and helps to mitigate against fraud and scams. "We initially went live with our open banking API platform in May last year, and we've now got six partnerships with different payments and data providers that can leverage the tech we've invested in." He said ASB had been "between a rock and a hard place" wanting to provide customers with choice and options to make payments - such as POLi - and the need to protect them from potential fraud. "It's less about terms and conditions and more about the behaviour and the risks associated with that behaviour. "Once we've worked through this process and got all the merchants on board, we will be in a position to much more clearly and strongly articulate to our customers the risk of those behaviours that they're not endorsed and actually to be able to shut them down on our side as well. "It's part of an open banking journey and our fraud and scams journey and we think it's a real positive step for both of those." Mclean said if POLi had not been prepared to transition on to open banking, it might not have been able to continue to exist. "Both corporates and banks would lose kind tolerance or or patience. Now there is a much safer alternative." He said he would be surprised if other banks did not take a similar approach. POLi's commercial director Andrew Simmonds said it had long advocated for open banking to offer consumers more choice and control. "ASB is leading the way in this space as the first bank to offer up open banking APIs for our consumption and we're delighted to partner with them to provide Kiwi consumers an innovative and secure way to pay popular merchants." Follow us on: Share on:
1News
02-05-2025
- Business
- 1News
From no to go: ASB U-turns on POLi
For a long time, consumers have been warned that using payment platform POLi could breach their banks' terms and conditions. But now, one bank is partnering with POLi to allow customers to use it to make secure open banking-based payments. POLi allows payments to be made to a merchant without a service such as a card provider in the middle. It is used by many big-name brands in New Zealand, as well as government agencies. But it requires people to provide their internet banking login, which the banks say may breach their terms and conditions. But ASB said it had entered a partnership with POLi that would allow it to use ASB's open banking APIs, which meant customers could use it without their username and password. Instead, customer authentication and authorisation would take place securely within the ASB mobile banking app. The feature would become available as POLi merchants moved to open banking. The service is only available for ASB customers at this stage. ASB spokesperson Michael Maclean said POLi had the highest volume of online debit payments in the country. "We know scale and widespread availability is key to getting Kiwi consumers onboard with open banking. "The partnership is a win for our customers, offering them greater choice and improved security. It's been a big year for us in the open banking space, and we've achieved a lot we're proud of that supports safe and easy banking services in New Zealand, and helps to mitigate against fraud and scams. "We initially went live with our open banking API platform in May last year, and we've now got six partnerships with different payments and data providers that can leverage the tech we've invested in." He said ASB had been "between a rock and a hard place" wanting to provide customers with choice and options to make payments - such as POLi - and the need to protect them from potential fraud. "It's less about terms and conditions and more about the behaviour and the risks associated with that behaviour. "Once we've worked through this process and got all the merchants on board, we will be in a position to much more clearly and strongly articulate to our customers the risk of those behaviours that they're not endorsed and actually to be able to shut them down on our side as well. "It's part of an open banking journey and our fraud and scams journey and we think it's a real positive step for both of those." MacLean said if POLi had not been prepared to transition onto open banking, it might not have been able to continue to exist. "Both corporates and banks would lose kind tolerance or patience. Now there is a much safer alternative." He said he would be surprised if other banks did not take a similar approach. POLi's commercial director Andrew Simmonds said it had long advocated for open banking to offer consumers more choice and control. "ASB is leading the way in this space as the first bank to offer up open banking APIs for our consumption and we're delighted to partner with them to provide Kiwi consumers an innovative and secure way to pay popular merchants."
Scoop
01-05-2025
- Business
- Scoop
ASB And POLi Partner To Support Secure Open Banking Payments In New Zealand
Press Release – ASB Bank With POLi using ASBs open banking APIs, customers are able to use POLi as a payment method without sharing their username and password. The partnership is a win for our customers, offering them greater choice and improved security. In an industry first, ASB has today announced it is partnering with POLi, one of New Zealand's largest online payments providers, to support customers to make secure open banking based digital payments. With POLi using ASB's open banking APIs, customers are able to use POLi as a payment method without sharing their username and password. Customer authentication and payment authorisation takes place securely within the ASB mobile banking app, offering another layer of protection for customers when transacting online. ASB customers will be able to make POLi payments via the open banking payment method in the coming months, as POLi merchants transition to open banking. This option will appear alongside more traditional payment methods like credit or debit cards and has customer security, cost and convenience top of mind. Michael Maclean, ASB's Tribe Lead, Everyday Money, says partnering with POLi to support its transition to open banking is a win for ASB customers and significant for open banking at an industry level. 'We're thrilled to be the first bank in the country to support POLi to embrace the open banking movement. POLi has the highest volume of online debit payments in the country, facilitating thousands of transactions every day for New Zealanders. We know scale and widespread availability is key to getting Kiwi consumers onboard with open banking. 'The partnership is a win for our customers, offering them greater choice and improved security. It's been a big year for us in the open banking space, and we've achieved a lot we're proud of that supports safe and easy banking services in New Zealand, and helps to mitigate against fraud and scams. We initially went live with our open banking API platform in May last year, and we've now got six partnerships with different payments and data providers that can leverage the tech we've invested in.' Andrew Simmonds, POLi's Commercial Director, says 'POLi has long advocated for open banking, which offers consumers greater choice and control over their payments experience. ASB is leading the way in this space as the first bank to offer up open banking APIs for our consumption and we're delighted to partner with them to provide Kiwi consumers an innovative and secure way to pay popular merchants.'
Scoop
01-05-2025
- Business
- Scoop
ASB And POLi Partner To Support Secure Open Banking Payments In New Zealand
Press Release – ASB Bank With POLi using ASBs open banking APIs, customers are able to use POLi as a payment method without sharing their username and password. The partnership is a win for our customers, offering them greater choice and improved security. In an industry first, ASB has today announced it is partnering with POLi, one of New Zealand's largest online payments providers, to support customers to make secure open banking based digital payments. With POLi using ASB's open banking APIs, customers are able to use POLi as a payment method without sharing their username and password. Customer authentication and payment authorisation takes place securely within the ASB mobile banking app, offering another layer of protection for customers when transacting online. ASB customers will be able to make POLi payments via the open banking payment method in the coming months, as POLi merchants transition to open banking. This option will appear alongside more traditional payment methods like credit or debit cards and has customer security, cost and convenience top of mind. Michael Maclean, ASB's Tribe Lead, Everyday Money, says partnering with POLi to support its transition to open banking is a win for ASB customers and significant for open banking at an industry level. 'We're thrilled to be the first bank in the country to support POLi to embrace the open banking movement. POLi has the highest volume of online debit payments in the country, facilitating thousands of transactions every day for New Zealanders. We know scale and widespread availability is key to getting Kiwi consumers onboard with open banking. 'The partnership is a win for our customers, offering them greater choice and improved security. It's been a big year for us in the open banking space, and we've achieved a lot we're proud of that supports safe and easy banking services in New Zealand, and helps to mitigate against fraud and scams. We initially went live with our open banking API platform in May last year, and we've now got six partnerships with different payments and data providers that can leverage the tech we've invested in.' Andrew Simmonds, POLi's Commercial Director, says 'POLi has long advocated for open banking, which offers consumers greater choice and control over their payments experience. ASB is leading the way in this space as the first bank to offer up open banking APIs for our consumption and we're delighted to partner with them to provide Kiwi consumers an innovative and secure way to pay popular merchants.'
