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“Diwali is the biggest event on the calendar for me!” When Sydney analyst, Urmi Talukdar decided to build her life in Australia 20 years ago, it meant leaving behind her loved ones and the colourful cultural celebrations back home in Bangladesh. “I missed the big family gatherings with traditional music, vibrant clothing, and the rituals. I missed that sense of belonging.” Since then, Urmi has created new traditions in Australia. And now, Urmi’s part of the team bringing this year’s Diwali celebrations to NAB. Read more about Urmi’s journey: https://lnkd.in/g5PbaRmn

With several Ukrainian rugby league players contributing to the current war effort, NAB Agribusiness Manager Tom Mencinsky is one of six Aussies representing Ukraine in the qualifiers for the 2026 Rugby League World Cup!   “To be selected for the national team has been a special moment for me and the family,” said Tom. “I grew up playing rugby union, and still play socially, but this was an opportunity to try something different and give back to the community and the culture that brought me up.”   Tom pulls on the boots for Ukraine at 2am AEDT this Wednesday 23 October (5pm on Tuesday 22 October, local time in France).   Good luck Tom! https://lnkd.in/graB9VPd

Another amazing result from yesterday’s nabtrade Charity Trading Day - thank you to everyone who made a trade in support. We raised $270,000 for NAB Foundation major partner Disaster Relief Australia to invest funds in resilience projects that help Australian communities prepare for disaster.   Disaster Relief Australia Chief Executive Officer David Smith said that the money raised will enable DRA to help communities proactively prepare for the unexpected and facilitate up to four preparedness ‘big map’ exercises in at-risk communities around the country.   “These preparedness sessions will bring together and help vulnerable communities identify risks, develop disaster management strategies, and build their capability to face future challenges,” said Mr Smith.   “Together, community leaders, local residents, and emergency response agencies will walk a large aerial map to simulate and share stories about the impact that fires, floods and other disasters can have.   “The support of our volunteers and partners enables us to do the work we do, and we are proud of our ongoing alliance with NAB Foundation. We have a shared commitment to strengthening Australian communities. Through both resilience and recovery work, we are helping people on some of their toughest days move towards better ones.”

How’s your cyber security strength? 💪🏽   This Cyber Security Awareness Month, NAB’s Chief Security Officer Sandro Bucchianeri shares four simple steps people can take to whip their security into shape.    NAB is here to help businesses and individuals with their cyber security, offering free security assessments, discounts for security services, tool kits and advice. Check out what’s available on NAB’s Security Hub: https://lnkd.in/gB3_x5Wr.   #CyberSecurityAwarenessMonth Australian Signals Directorate 

What are the best investment ideas right now? We asked eight of Australia’s best investment managers to share their most compelling investment thoughts. With nabtrade's Charity Trading Day tomorrow, these insights can be used to make a difference to communities affected by disaster. For every customer trade made on 15 October, we'll donate 80% of all brokerage fees to support NAB Foundation major partner, Disaster Relief Australia. Every customer trade will help the team create interactive maps of local areas across Australia. These exercises bring together communities to simulate and share stories about how fires, floods and other disasters can and have impacted local people, infrastructure, and the environment. Read more below: https://lnkd.in/gqq4DKfK

As we celebrate Indigenous Business Month throughout October, we’re spotlighting some of NAB’s awesome First Nations business customers. AKJ Services, a Larrakia Indigenous-owned company in Darwin, places an emphasis on building strong and lasting relationships with everyone they work for and work with. AJK Services founder, Jessie Risk, was the first ever winner of the NT Indigenous Business Network female business owner of the year award in 2022. It was this award that really empowered Jessie to grow her civil engineering company from a business with three people to 95 people running multiple projects at the same time. Jessie and her team are 'Making their Mark' to provide career opportunities for Larrakia people while building a business that gives back to community. #IndigenousbusinessMonth #IBM2024 #MakingOurMark

October is Indigenous Business Month and we’re celebrating by showcasing a few of NAB’s incredible First Nations business customers who are paving the way for the success of future generations. The theme this year is ‘Making Our Mark, and we know the integral role business plays in strengthening First Nations leadership and creating opportunities for First Nations communities to succeed. We’re kicking off the month with the NT Indigenous Business Network (NTIBN), which exists to help increase the economic participation and social prosperity of Indigenous Australians by encouraging, supporting, empowering and building the capacity of First Nations businesses. #IndigenousbusinessMonth #IBM2024 #MakingOurMark

“Australia’s commercial real estate market is primed and ready to transition. Industry Lanes is a prime example of how the property industry can make real progress with its decarbonisation strategies, and we look forward to our continued relationship to support Salta’s sustainability-led projects in the future,” said NAB Group Executive for Corporate and Institutional Banking, Cathryn Carver. Leading property development and asset management group Salta has secured the first NAB Green Finance for Commercial Real Estate (CRE) loan for a building in Victoria.   The building, a mixed-use office and retail project called Industry Lanes in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Richmond, qualified for the loan because of its low emissions.   Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gJNBJvmR

NAB’s new payment platform, Portal Pay, reduces the complexities and administration burden traditionally associated with property sales and rental transactions.   Backed by Australia’s largest business bank, NAB Portal Pay integrates with existing major real estate software to make it easier to transfer, track and reconcile rent and sale deposit payments.  The new platform allows renters to set and forget their rent payments and transforms and provides an innovative payment solution for receiving deposits from private sales and on auction day. NAB Executive for Business Metro and Specialised, Julie Rynski, said NAB Portal Pay was another example of NAB delivering easy to use payment solutions for SMEs.  “Real estate agents, buyers and renters can expect a much more simplified user experience combined with state-of-the-art security features to facilitate fast, safe transacting,” Ms Rynski said.    Read more on NAB News: https://lnkd.in/gsnWq3UF

Perth banker Bronte Chatfield spotted the red flags of a remote access scam as it was happening in real time. Bronte prevented a criminal from swindling $2,600 from an elderly customer. The customer had called NAB but the scammer didn’t bank on being overheard by Bronte while he was coaching the customer. At that moment, Bronte swung into action to put further blocks on the customer’s account, saving his funds. For every story like this we know there are many more Australians who are falling victim to scams which is why it's crucial to recognise the red flags of scams. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gDKm-RyH