FinTech

Feb
24

Cryptocurrency explained on the latest episode of The Simpsons

The Simpsons featured a two-minute segment explaining how cryptocurrency and blockchain work with the actor who played Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory

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Feb
24

ACS CEO highlights opportunities for fintech sector

Australian businesses could reap up to $16b in benefits from a thriving Australian fintech sector, ACS CEO Andrew Johnson told Senators.

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Feb
21

Fintech fundraising grew strongly in major markets in 2019, Accenture

Investment in fintech has risen sharply in most major markets in 2019, led by the US and UK and emerging economies such as India and Brazil: Accenture

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Feb
21

Aussie blockchain startup Power Ledger wants changes to ICO tax rules

Blockchain startup Power Ledger executive chairman Dr Jemma Green asked that more consideration be given to allowing ICOs to operate in Australia.

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Feb
20

Aussie startups still being held back by local oligopolies: Stone and Chalk

Sydney-based innovation hub Stone and Chalk has said startups in Australia are being held back from success by the players that dominate the market.

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Feb
14

The Australian Securities Exchange is investing in more than just blockchain

The Australian Securities Exchange is building the world’s first actual industrial-scale blockchain use case – a new post-trade solution to replace CHESS.

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Feb
13

Why Australia is falling behind on AI

Catriona Wallace of Flamingo AI, said although businesses were adopting voluntary AI ethics principles, there are no AI-specific laws governing the space.

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Feb
13

Government passes laws extending fintech regulatory sandbox – finally

The government has passed new laws to finally bring its much-discussed fintech regulatory sandbox into reality.

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