Tagged: australia

April 30, 2024 @ 6:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The majority of Australia’s mid-market businesses are still feeling cautiously optimistic, the annual KPMG Enterprise pre-Budget survey finds. But nearly a quarter say business growth is “being significantly impacted by the cost of living, while cost and margin pressures are the top concern of mid-market… Read More

April 30, 2024 @ 11:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this month, Equitise, a securities crowdfunding platform operating in New Zealand and Australia, received an “infringement notice” from the New Zealand Financial Markets Authority (FMA). According to the FMA, Equitise had failed to file its financial statements prior to the deadline, among other concerns about… Read More

April 26, 2024 @ 5:18 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Thailand and Australia have entered into a new phase of financial collaboration with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on financial technology (fintech) cooperation. The agreement, aimed at bolstering the local fintech industries of both nations, was formalized this week between the Thai… Read More

April 18, 2024 @ 11:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

When it comes to buying investment properties millennials are not only the most active generation, but many are happy to go it alone, new data from CommBank has found. According to the data, 46 per cent of the banking institution’s new property investors in 2023… Read More

April 15, 2024 @ 7:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Xero, the global small business platform, today released a Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) special report which shows Australian small business labor productivity is keeping pace with national productivity growth, but remains below pre-pandemic levels. The report, Small business productivity: Trends, implications and strategies, is… Read More

April 9, 2024 @ 10:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chinese investment in Australia fell 36 percent to AU$1.34 billion in 2023, compared to AU$2.1 billion in 2022, with healthcare overtaking mining as the key industry. It was the second lowest year in investment value “since 2006, and the joint-lowest year in number of investment… Read More

April 9, 2024 @ 2:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Luxembourg-based Tokeny is expanding into Australia through a partnership with the SILC Group to tokenize real-world assets (RWA). The SLC Group is an alternative asset solutions provider that reports over $2 billion in assets under supervision. Tokeny will provide the tech stack to “upgrade alternative… Read More

April 8, 2024 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ANZ will invest in several new security measures and capabilities in 2024 to help protect our customers and the community from the ongoing threat of scams and financial crime. Last year, ANZ’s people and systems reportedly “prevented more than $106 million in losses to cyber… Read More

April 4, 2024 @ 6:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Westpac has turned on its proprietary PayTo digital payments capability for institutional and commercial payees, with other business customers to follow by the end of the year. Jeff Byrne, Managing Director, Global Transaction Services, Westpac said that “with the sun setting on traditional direct debits… Read More

March 29, 2024 @ 5:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australian digital wallet provider and payment startup Stables has announced the launch of international remittances for its thousands of users (focusing on the AU-PH Corridor). From today, Stables users in over 130 countries can send Australian Dollars or Philippine Pesos to over 140 million people… Read More

March 28, 2024 @ 10:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Australian Payments Plus (AP+) has issued a statement on the passage of the Digital ID Bill in the Senate. The bill passed the Senate without debate. The legislation aims to establish an accreditation path for entities providing digital ID services while expanding the Australian Government… Read More

March 23, 2024 @ 4:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia’s payments provider, Zeller, and the global enabler of restaurant POS systems, Oracle, have come together to provide restaurateurs with a complete solution for managing orders and securely taking payments at speed. For food and beverage venues across the country, this new integration that connects… Read More

March 21, 2024 @ 11:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Swift announced it has been selected to build a service that will reduce the risk of misdirected payments and increase defenses against payment fraud, providing Australians with more confidence when sending money. Swift, which built and runs the NPP, was chosen by Australian Payments Plus… Read More

March 19, 2024 @ 3:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Through a new agreement between the CommBank or Commonwealth Bank and Smartgroup, customers will be able “to gain access to CommBank’s products and special promotional offers, beginning with ten free trades on the CommSec platform.” Commonwealth Bank’s Group Executive for Business Banking, Mike Vacy-Lyle said:… Read More

March 16, 2024 @ 3:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

GoCardless, the bank payment company, has signed an agreement to acquire Sentenial Ltd, operating globally under the Nuapay brand, from EML Payments Limited (ASX: EML) subject to regulatory approvals. The acquisition will significantly scale GoCardless’ indirect channel proposition, consolidating its position as “a key payment… Read More

March 15, 2024 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ANNA is announcing that they’ve acquired GetCape, a Sydney-based fintech that operates as a business spend management platform. The acquisition signals ANNA’s aim to “create a new SaaS (software as a service) category to take on Australia’s ‘big four’ banks, ANZ, CommBank, NAB and Westpac,… Read More

March 12, 2024 @ 10:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bybit, which claims to be one of the largest crypto exchanges in terms of trading volume, is pleased to announce the Bybit Card is now available in Australia. Issued by Flywallet and leveraging Mastercard‘s global payments network to process transactions securely, this card debits crypto… Read More

February 27, 2024 @ 8:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fintech Australia is hosting a new event – Fintech Net Zero. The goal is to highlight the sector’s sustainability qualities. Fintech Australis is the association that advocates on behalf of all forms of Fintech in the country. According to a note distributed by the group,… Read More

February 22, 2024 @ 6:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NAB welcomed the announcement by the Government to begin consultation on a draft Digital ID bill, an important milestone in advancing the Australian Digital Identity ecosystem. NAB Executive Digital Governance Brad Carr said “the move will help to protect customers and provide greater convenience.” Mr… Read More

February 12, 2024 @ 6:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Businesses in Australia are reportedly faring well despite changing economic conditions, says Westpac’s latest business snapshot. Australian businesses are largely managing “slowing consumer demand and are cautiously optimistic as they head into 2024.” Westpac’s latest Quarterly Business Snapshot), which “analyzes millions of daily business banking… Read More