Tagged: australia

March 12, 2019 @ 8:18 am By Cali Haan  |  

Police in Australia have arrested a 27-year-old man and charged him with 14 counts related to possession and distribution of hard drugs and steroids. As a related aspect of the drug bust, police have also, “suspended the registration of two digital currency exchange businesses where… Read More

March 10, 2019 @ 9:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinTech Australia announced on Thursday it has appointed three new board members, with the addition of one new board position in Queensland. According to the organization, the board will now consist of nine members split across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth. It was then reported… Read More

March 4, 2019 @ 2:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

WorldFirst, a UK-based fintech firm that specializes in international payments, global bank account solutions, and foreign exchange, announced on Monday it has acquired Australian-based CurrencyVue. Launched in 2015, CurrencyVue reportedly has been at the forefront of innovation within foreign exchange risk management, developing a unique… Read More

March 4, 2019 @ 1:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Afterpay, an Australia-based digital platform that offers interest-free installment plans for online purchases, announced on Monday it has hit one million customers in the U.S. As previously reported, Afterpay was founded in 2015 and reported its platform has grown to include more than 14,000 Australian… Read More

March 4, 2019 @ 8:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SimplePay, an electronic payments company that’s headquartered in Australia, announced on Monday it secured a $5 million private capital investment from Fluce Capital and Versatile Group. Founded in 2012, SimplePay claims it is a leading payment technology company, specializing in card payment processing around the… Read More

March 1, 2019 @ 4:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week, digital bank Xinja closed its second crowdfunding round on Equitise having raised $2,589,781 from 1,568 investors. The round had set a top limit of The party isn’t over until the last Xinja sings 👩‍🎤👨‍🎤🎤(invests) 3⃣hrs to go peeps! Giddy up 🏇our crowdfund closes… Read More

February 28, 2019 @ 2:07 am By Cali Haan  |  

  Citing, “poor market conditions” and “recent staff redundancies” at Huobi -and eight months after opening the office- the Huobi “cryptocurrency financial services group” has announced on Huobi Australia’s Twitter account that it will be closing all departments at Huobi Australia. Huobi is a top ten cryptocurrency… Read More

February 27, 2019 @ 7:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Treasury of the Australian Government launched a public consultation on the initial coin offering (ICO) marketplace in January and the process closes today (February 28th). The consultation is part of a broader policy initiative to foster innovation in the financial services industry. Like much… Read More

February 22, 2019 @ 7:50 am By Cali Haan  |  

In January, a private heart clinic located in a Melbourne’s Cabrini hospital had 15 000 patients’ medical records locked in a ransomware attack that emanated from Russia or North Korea, 9News reports. A cryptocurrency ransom to unlock the data was subsequently demanded. The records were… Read More

February 21, 2019 @ 9:44 am By Cali Haan  |  

Australian cloud access security brokerage (CASB) Bitglass has published an article in Security Briefing Australia warning that “cloud resources” have become the most coveted target of hackers pervading cryptocurrency mining malware. “Cloud computing” is essentially the outsourcing of data storage to firms running large data… Read More

February 15, 2019 @ 9:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinTech Australia announced on Thursday it opened entries for the 2019 Finnie Awards. The organization claims that the Finnie Awards is Australia’s only industry-backed fintech awards and the event gives more than 100 fintech startups the opportunity to be recognized for their achievements. Fintech Australia revealed this… Read More

February 15, 2019 @ 1:34 am By JD Alois  |  

FinTech Australia, the leading advocacy group for financial innovation in Australia, has changed tack. According to a widely distributed email, FinTech Australia is: “… moving past pure disruption and is starting to build a collaborative ecosystem where corporates, startups and incumbent institutions work together to foster… Read More

February 13, 2019 @ 8:07 am By JD Alois  |  

GlobexUS Holdings, parent of Horizon Globex US, has inked an agreement with First Growth Funds Limited (ASX:FGF) to power regulatory compliant security tokens in both Australia and New Zealand. First Growth Funds trades on the Australian Stock Exchange and is a micro-cap with a market… Read More

February 12, 2019 @ 1:38 am By JD Alois  |  

The Australia Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has issued a statement regarding payment of a fine by Byte Power Group Limited. Byte Power, a company that is engaged in diverse businesses such as food and wine and power management, paid ASIC $33,000 after the regulator issued an… Read More

February 2, 2019 @ 10:29 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK and Europe and other jurisdictions are not alone in pursuing the digital banking revoluation. In Australia, Xinja is following in the footsteps of platforms like Revolut and Monza by raising growth capital on a crowdfunding platform. Several weeks into their public campaign on… Read More

January 28, 2019 @ 9:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Australian online lender Prospa has published a note reporting its services have boosted the Aussie economy by $3.65 billion in GDP. This amount apparently helps to maintain over 52,000 full-time jobs. The Fintech partnered with the RFi Group and the Centre for International Economics (CIE),… Read More

January 17, 2019 @ 8:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

ReadyFundGo, a crowdfunding platform that claims to be Australia’s own Kickstarter, announced earlier this month the launch of its new project, Crowdfunding Academy. The Academy offers a series of workshops, webinars, and live events. Those who participate in the Academy  will experience the following: Get introduced… Read More

January 15, 2019 @ 10:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australian digital bank Xinja has not only launched its second equity crowdfunding round on Equitise, but it also has already secured its initial $500,000 funding target. The launch of the latest funding round comes just one year after Xinja became the first retail equity crowdfunding offer in Australia… Read More

January 9, 2019 @ 8:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tyro, an Australia-based challenger business bank, announced on Wednesday its Alipay integration with Sydney Airport tax and duty-free retailer Heinemann Australia, where the payment system is now live. Tyro claims it is the first Australian bank to offer Alipay to its merchants with Heinemann Gold Coast International… Read More

January 8, 2019 @ 10:04 pm By Cali Haan  |  

John Bigatton, a licensed Australian finance professional who promote, Bitconnect, an apparent $2.6 billion USD cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that collapsed last January, has had his assets frozen by an Australian federal judge and has been banned from traveling, The Sydney Morning Herald reports. Bigatton is… Read More