Digital Payments

Sep
04

Swift unlocks potential of tokenisation with successful blockchain experiments

While tokenisation is in its infancy, 97% of institutional investors believe it will revolutionise asset management and be a positive force in the industry,

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Aug
24

Independent Reserve and Bitcoin.com.au cryptocurrency exchanges to integrate with PayPal

Australian digital currency exchanges Independent Reserve and Bitcoin.com.au have integrated PayPal to offer simple and convenient deposits and withdrawals.

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Aug
08

PayPal launches US Dollar Stablecoin, issued by Paxos Trust Company

PayPal has launched a US dollar stablecoin, PayPal USD, and is redeemable 1:1 for U.S. dollars and is issued by Paxos Trust Company.  

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Jul
28

What can e-money really do for Australia?

The reality is that despite technological advancements, our systems for handling money are far from perfect.

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Jun
23

CoinJar brings global benefits to local users: Now supports USD, EUR, AUD and GBP multi-currency transfers

CoinJar customers can now seamlessly transfer and trade US Dollars (USD) and Euros (EUR) in addition to Australian Dollars (AUD) and British Pounds (GBP) between their CoinJar wallets and their foreign currency bank accounts.

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May
22

Happy Bitcoin Pizza Day!

On this day in 2010 Laszlo Hanyecz completed the first real-world Bitcoin transaction. Laszlo purchased 2 pizzas from Papa John’s for a total of 10,000 Bitcoin.

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May
18

Westpac trials new cryptocurrency blocks to prevent scam losses

Westpac has begun trialling new customer protections for some cryptocurrency payments to reduce scam losses.

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Apr
05

Digital invoice technology based on ERC-3525 selected to participate in the RBA Central Bank Digital Currency Pilot Project

The Reserve Bank of Australia and Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre announced the 14 use cases selected to participate in the CBDC Pilot Project.

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