November 15, 2018 @ 10:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Prospa, an online small business lender, has been recognized by Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Australia Awards for 2018. Prospa ranked 20th overall and 5th for leadership. The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Australia Awards rank Australia’s fastest growing public or private technology companies based on their… Read More

November 15, 2018 @ 12:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

KPMG Australia and Independent Reserve have joined to manage a pressing issue: taxes for cryptocurrency transactions. The two companies have partnered on a new “Crypto Tax Estimator.” Founded in 2013, Independent Reserve is said to be the largest cryptocurrency exchange in Australia. The crypto exchange… Read More

November 7, 2018 @ 2:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Texas State Securities Board has issued an emergency cease and desist order to two ostensible cryptocurrency miners. Yesterday, the C&Ds were placed against Quebec, Canada-based EXY Crypto, and AWS Mining PTY Ltd., based in Sydney, Australia. Texas Securities Commissioner Travis J. Iles issued a statement indicating the… Read More

November 7, 2018 @ 1:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australia- based fintech startup INAMO is reportedly testing out its contactless wearables in the U.S. Founded in 2016, INAMO reported it is now seeking to transform the way payments are being made by developing wearable payment devices to make contactless payments faster and simple. “Our waterproof… Read More

November 6, 2018 @ 10:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

This past September, Australia finally allowed “proprietary firms” to use “Crowd-Sourced Funding” (CSF) or investment crowdfunding to raise capital online. New legislation was signed into law that should help boost online capital formation in Australia. Before the change, only “unlisted public companies” were allowed to… Read More

November 5, 2018 @ 8:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions Wirecard announced on Monday it is bringing its digital fintech platform to Australia and New Zealand. Wirecard reported its platform is now available in New Zealand for e-commerce services and Australia for omnichannel solutions. As part of… Read More

November 4, 2018 @ 7:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Pearcey Foundation has awarded Nick Molnar, co-founder and CEO of Afterpay, as the 2018 NSW ICT Entrepreneur of the Year Award winner. Afterpay is an Australian retail payments platform that is said to be one of Australia’s fastest growing Fintech companies. Deputy Premier and Minister for Small Business John Barilaro congratulated… Read More

October 28, 2018 @ 5:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crypterium has announced that as of last week 400,000 users will be given the opportunity to test paying their loans directly via cryptocurrency.  Crypterium is already allowing consumers in Australia to transfer crypto and deposit into bank accounts with a partnership with BPAY. Led by former… Read More

October 25, 2018 @ 1:43 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Cybercrime detectives have stormed a house in Sydney, Australia and arrested a 23-year-old woman they believe hacked 100 000 Ripple (XRP) tokens from a 56-year-old man, Brisbane Times (BT) rep The woman’s parents also reside in the house. The alleged hack took place last January, when 100… Read More

October 25, 2018 @ 12:43 am By Cali Haan  |  

After spending $700 000 Australian dollars investigating the industrial potential of blockchain, Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has determined that current versions of the tech are “interesting” but in no way better than other systems, ZDNet reports. DTA Chief Digital Officer Peter Alexander reportedly told Senate… Read More

October 24, 2018 @ 11:21 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Reserve Bank of Australia Assistant Governor Michelle Bullock told audiences at the Sibos Conference in Sydney this week that she does not believe Australia and other central banks have any reason to create a national digital currency settled on blockchain, Financial Review (FN) reports. Sibos is… Read More

October 23, 2018 @ 11:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Afterpay, an Australia-based digital platform that offers interest-free installment plans for online purchases, announced on Tuesday the launch of its first US-based in-store solution at the REVOLVE pop-up shop in New York City.  According to Afterpay,  REVOLVE is a next-generation retailer for fashion-savvy millennial consumers. The pop-up… Read More

October 17, 2018 @ 8:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK Department for International Trade, along with the Prime Minister’s Fintech Ambassador Al Lukies, are heading to Australia as part of the “GREAT Britain showcase.” The group will be participating in Sibos 2018 taking place in Sydney. According to the UK government, the delegation’s aim… Read More

October 17, 2018 @ 10:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australian banking group Westpac announced on Tuesday its 2018 Innovation Challenge, which gives startups a chance to win $40,000 and professional support to grow their business. According to Westpac, this year’s challenge is themed regtech and is seeking participants that will create a technological solution that helps companies… Read More

October 16, 2018 @ 12:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australian global payments provider Verrency announced on Tuesday that it has been selected for Plug and Play’s accelerator programs in the Silicon Valley, Singapore and now in Frankfurt, Germany as the company extends its global reach in the fintech market. According to Verrency, thousands of start-up companies apply to Plug… Read More

October 12, 2018 @ 8:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australian banking group Westpac announced earlier this year the launch of its ‘Centsitive Objects,’ which is a new designer range of wearable accessories. This news comes just days after Westpac announced the launch of its Mobile Cheque Deposit feature. According to Westpac, Censitive Objects was designed exclusively… Read More

October 9, 2018 @ 10:11 pm By Cali Haan  |  

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) of Australia’s Data 61 data research arm is trialling an app that uses blockchain to track and issue payments within the country’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). According to a CSIRO Data 61 press release, the trial… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 12:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australian banking group Westpac announced on Monday the launch of its Mobile Cheque Deposit feature. According to Westpac, the new feature allows customers to upload a picture of the front and back of their cheque to the Westpac app and will usually clear and be in the… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 10:59 am By JD Alois  |  

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced a Fintech and Regtech agreement with the Luxembourg Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF). This is the second Fintech agreement signed by ASIC today having earlier announced an agreement with the US CFTC. The Agreement… Read More

September 26, 2018 @ 4:25 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Australia’s national science agency and researchers at the University of Sydney say a company they incubated, Red Belly Blockchain, has achieved 30 000 transactions per second on a global blockchain of 1000 nodes created using Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) global cloud infrastructure. The agency, CSIRO’s Data61,… Read More