Westpac customers – open a new everyday transaction or savings account online

As a Westpac customer, you can open a new everyday transaction or savings account online once you’ve logged in to Online Banking.   Login to Online Banking to open a new account now
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Who can I open an account for?
	A personal account for yourself
	A sole trader account, if you already have at least one business account with Westpac
What accounts can I open?
You can open most of the everyday transaction and savings accounts that you can open in a branch. Some savings accounts may require you to have an everyday transaction account first. During the opening process you'll be given detailed information about the accounts you can open online.
What else can I do?
When you open the account you can also:
	give your new account a nickname (optional),
	elect to turn off printed statements,
	choose to access your account using your existing bank and credit cards, if applicable.
When can I use the account?
As soon as the account has been opened, you will be able to use it in Online Banking and via ATMs and EFTPOS terminals if you choose those options.
Opening a new account in Online Banking
To open a new account in Online Banking:
	login to Online Banking
	on the Welcome/account balances page, select ‘New account’ from the ‘I want a…’ menu (see Figure 1)
	a new screen will appear (see Figure 2), giving you the option to open a new account online
> login to Online Banking to open a new account now
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Figure 2 (view larger image)