Australia recognised as “strong fintech hub” globally
Australia is showing itself to be a strong fintech hub globally, with solid investments in H1’20 despite rising pandemic concerns
All fintech companies will use blockchain within 10 years: Aussie government report
Most fintech and regtech projects will either be built on distributed ledger technology or blockchain or heavily using that within the next 10 years.
Call to grab fintech opportunity
Australia should continue developing as a leading Asia-Pacific fintech nation especially as Hong Kong declines as a financial centre.
ASIC vows four-year focus on technology
The focus on technology will be beneficial to consumers, investors and markets, and ASIC said it would also support fintech, suptech and regtech sectors.
x15 calls for start-ups to help young Australians get ahead
Investment vehicle x15ventures has launched its second Xccelerate pitch event, this time with a focus on helping young Australians get ahead financially.
SA crypto startup expands into Australia
South African crypto startup Luno, with reported five million customers across the world, has announced it’s expanding into Australia.
Australians at risk of missing out on estimated $1.1B in eligible working from home deductions
TaxFox, a new personal finance app that helps users maximise tax refunds, reveals Australians are at risk of missing out on working from home deductions.
Australia’s financial services sandbox gets a makeover
ASIC is shuttering its existing financial services regulatory sandbox initiative, replacing it with what it has labelled the enhanced regulatory sandbox.
