Fintech needs basic support from policy-makers, an industry figurehead has said. ... Read more

CFS has launched a new platform to support its adviser community. ... Read more

AMP is launching a retirement solutions product that is the first of its kind. ... Read more

The corporate regulator has made a number of blunt statements regarding finfluencers. ... Read more

Well-integrated tech is no longer “nice to have” for practices but many have not made conscious decisions on the sol... Read more

The peak body for innovation technology has asked for the inclusion of small businesses under the Privacy Act, a request... Read more

Senator Andrew Bragg has released a draft bill for consultation that, among other things, establishes disclosure require... Read more

The advice software and platform solutions provider confirmed the news this week. ... Read more

The company expanded to the US earlier this year. ... Read more

APRA has outlined its intentions to modernise the prudential architecture.  ... Read more

The discussion around “finfluencers” continues to grow as they continue to grow in numbers. ... Read more

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A local industry head has outlined the key benefits of embracing technology. ... Read more

Cyber security discussion continues to grow in the sector. ... Read more

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The Albanese government is set to launch a major audit of the crypto sector to determine how it should be regulated. ... Read more

Finfluencers are increasing the need for advisers to find their voice and to establish themselves as leaders in a highly... Read more

The use of managed accounts continues to grow at a rapid rate. ... Read more

The wrap investment platform has launched a refreshed brand. ... Read more

Crypto is now the second most popular investment product in Australia. ... Read more

Financial advisers are calling for stronger support services, according to new research. ... Read more

The new hires were announced on Tuesday. ... Read more

The former CEO of PEXA will take up the role later this year. ... Read more

The investment platform has released its June quarter results. ... Read more

FinTech Australia has appointed its first policy lead. ... Read more

Consultation on improvements to the regulation of credit, including buy now, pay later products, will begin soon. ... Read more

Equity Story Group has made it its mission to offer finfluencers shelter from ASIC by allowing them to practice under it... Read more

Count Financial and Australian technology company, Annature, have entered an exclusive partnership to provide integrated... Read more

Record levels of scam activity were seen in Australia last year. ... Read more

KPMG has shared its evaluation of the local fintech industry. ... Read more

A new report has emphasised the BNPL sector's key contribution to the Australian economy. ... Read more

The federal government has sought to clear up uncertainty about the status of crypto for tax purposes following the adop... Read more

The corporate regulator says cyber safety is a “company culture matter”. ... Read more

The IMF has called for a coordinated and comprehensive regulation of crypto-assets. ... Read more

The companies have confirmed their move. ... Read more

Cross-border payments platform Currencycloud is expanding its offering in Australia. ... Read more

The organisation has released its response to Treasury’s consultation paper on the licensing and custody requirements ... Read more

The Sydney-founded company has confirmed the investment. ... Read more

The industry body has confirmed the departure of its CEO while also appointing a new general manager. ... Read more

A consumer group has released new data into crypto-assets. ... Read more

NAB has become the latest bank to enter the BNPL market. ... Read more

The move will support the business’s growth in the local market. ... Read more

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New research into the latest developments in digital technology used to deliver wealth services has been revealed. ... Read more

The collapse of TerraUSD last week sent the crypto market into a panic, raising fears about broader financial impl... Read more

UNSW Sydney has received the largest known cryptocurrency donation to an Australian higher education institution. ... Read more

The “worst is over” in the advice industry, Senator Jane Hume said in a recent interview, while also reiterating h... Read more

The Australian crypto-asset firm has described the note as a world first. ... Read more

Open banking technology has great potential, but financial services firms must ensure they have the capacity to engage... Read more

One particular group in the financial services industry avoided the brunt of heavy regulatory reform last year, accordin... Read more

All parties should commit to stronger regulations for the BNPL sector, according to Financial Counselling Australia. ... Read more

Australia’s peak body for innovative technology has released the results from its latest survey. ... Read more

Regulators of the financial services industry are “struggling” to keep up with developments such as the rise of cr... Read more

While the spotlight shines on trendy cryptocurrencies, investors evidently haven’t lost interest in traditional ... Read more

ASIC has confirmed the charge against the Melbourne-based lender. ... Read more

An Australian fintech provider managing director believes financial planners have been the most affected by the digital ... Read more

The advice software and platform solutions provider has officially announced the rebrand. ... Read more

Investment Trends will join forces with an independent global technology consultancy to deliver new research into financ... Read more

The wealth management business has confirmed a new appointment. ... Read more

HUB24 has appointed a chief growth officer to lead the company’s distribution and marketing functions. ... Read more

Minister Hume has pledged minimalist regulation for the emerging blockchain and crypto sector, declaring the government ... Read more

The corporate regulator’s address to financial influencers - or “finfluencers” - this week is a “wake-up call”... Read more

The corporate regulator has published an information sheet on how the law applies to social media influencers or “finf... Read more

The local fintech says its technology will “revolutionise” equipment finance lending. ... Read more

The government has proposed expanding the Consumer Data Right to non-bank lending as well as superannuation and general ... Read more

The price of bitcoin spiked after the executive order on digital assets was revealed. ... Read more

‘Beefed up’ crypto regulation must also still allow new entrants to emerge, according to Senator Andrew Bragg. ... Read more

The wealth management software provider has confirmed new appointments in its distribution, risk, compliance and develop... Read more

The Australian fintech has named its new chief operations officer. ... Read more

Revolut has added its Stock Trading feature to its Australian offering, helping local investors access the US stock ma... Read more

An Aussie bitcoin mining startup Arkon Energy has raised $2.6 million in pre-seed funding, setting an Australian record.... Read more

Hummgroup delivered a cash net profit after tax of $27.8 million. ... Read more

Australian mergers and acquisitions activity reached record highs in 2021. ... Read more

The financial services and advisory firm has selected Iress’ Xplan to “increase efficiency and unlock scale across i... Read more

The wealth platform says advisers taking up managed accounts (MAs) solutions on BT Panorama have driven its growth in th... Read more

A property finance specialist has announced a new marketplace where self-managed super fund (SMSF) borrowers can find th... Read more

Melbourne-based fintech Timelio will be acquiring the invoice finance business of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank. ... Read more

The Supreme Court of NSW has approved the arrangement under which HUB24 will acquire all the shares in Class. ... Read more

The corporate regulator said investor protection is the biggest factor for its surveillance on the rise of crypto-asset ... Read more

Younger people will revert back to traditional financial advice services over “finfluencers”, an advice tech provid... Read more

The regulator has challenged regtechs to identify and assess poor market disclosure using technology. ... Read more

The number of crypto owners worldwide grew to 295 million in 2021, according to a new report. ... Read more

The corporate regulator’s new warning about SMSF crypto investments has received a mixed reaction. ... Read more

Some bitcoin backers are jumping at the chance to gain from recent losses in the cryptocurrency market. ... Read more

A crypto startup is branching into BNPL. ... Read more

The buy now, pay later company has confirmed a new member to its ANZ leadership team. ... Read more

Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has outlined the government’s plans to move forward with a tranche of new crypto-ass... Read more

The financial services software provider has announced its new chief communications and marketing officer. ... Read more

Liquidators have been called in following the collapse of an Australian cryptocurrency exchange. ... Read more

Two more crypto ETFs are coming to the Australian market. ... Read more

Omicron has taken the wind out of bitcoin’s sails, but crypto evangelists say the sector remains on track. ... Read more

ASIC’s Joe Longo described CBA’s entry into the crypto-trading marketplace as “telling” of the reputation crypto... Read more

The AIOFP has accused the government of overlooking the facts as it pursues the introduction of robo-advice. ... Read more

Retail industry fund Rest is considering cryptocurrencies as a way to diversify members’ retirement savings. ... Read more

The RBA’s resident payments expert says current speculative demand for cryptocurrencies could begin to reverse, ... Read more

Financial advisers are bullish about future growth prospects despite ongoing challenges. ... Read more

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Experts say that this week’s triumphs for the crypto market are the result of investors looking to dodge rising inflat... Read more

China is no longer the biggest contributor to the global hash rate. ... Read more

Bitcoin is sprinting towards a new all-time high. ... Read more

Australia’s first crypto ETF has broken ASX trading records within hours of its arrival. ... Read more

Change Financial has added two new members to its board. ... Read more

Iress has announced that its chief commercial officer, Michael Blomfield, and chief communications and marketing offic... Read more

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Senator Bragg’s proposed market licensing regime for digital currency exchanges has been met with a welcome rece... Read more

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Cathie Wood warns against underestimating disruptors, meme-stocks and says that bitcoin is being held back by inst... Read more

Colonial First State (CFS) will be the first investment platform to sign onto Iress’ new blockchain-based solution f... Read more

Australia’s biggest crypto exchanges are making regulatory breakthrough overseas, while local legislation remains in t... Read more

New research into the changing attitudes around investing in cryptocurrencies suggests that those who don’t yet ... Read more

Airwallex has announced the appointment of two new senior executives. ... Read more

Zepto, formerly known as Split Payments, has hired Carolyn Breeze as its new chief commercial officer. ... Read more

Twitter will now let users tip one another in bitcoin, but not everywhere. ... Read more

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Australian company Tic:Toc has announced a new chief technology officer this week. ... Read more

Airwallex, a Melbourne-based global payments platform fintech, announced that it raised a further US$200 million followi... Read more

Australian company Tic:Toc has announced a new chief technology officer this week. ... Read more

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Investments in big data, blockchain and machine learning are helping close the gap, but the track record remains mixed w... Read more

A new report has revealed advisers will have to up their digital capabilities to ensnare a younger millennial audience... Read more

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Bamboo, Australia’s only cryptocurrency micro-investment platform, has announced the appointment of key leadership p... Read more

After being caught off guard by BNPL, banks are thinking more seriously about financial wellness. ... Read more

An Aussie fintech has announced the appointment of a former executive of global payments giant Venmo as its new CFO. ... Read more

The corporate regulator has warned investors that using overseas crypto operators will not provide the same consumer pro... Read more

Promoted by TSA Group The traditional debt collection model needs a makeover. The big opportunity facing lenders is to ... Read more

The bank announced the acquisition as part of its half-year results announcement on Monday, and says the purchase will a... Read more

The fintech industry body has announced its chief executive will depart for a new role at a venture capital fund. ... Read more

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s payments platform will acquire Australia’s original buy now, pay later success story f... Read more

The financial advice technology group has recently rejected two takeover bids from a European private equity consortium ... Read more

As the COVID pandemic sees first-time retail investors explode in number and online trading start-ups race to become “... Read more

Adding to further competition in the challenger bank space, a new digital bank has been granted its provisional licence ... Read more

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The global investment giant has slashed costs on its investment platform as competition in the low-fee brokerage space h... Read more

As the emerging asset class continues to take hold across the world, Australia has emerged as the eighth-most “crypto ... Read more

Australia has climbed up the rankings to sit just outside the top five fintech hubs in the world, according to a new rep... Read more

A goals-based advice platform has announced the appointment of two experienced industry executives as it closes out a c... Read more

The expanding digital advice group has appointed a longstanding financial services executive to its board. ... Read more

Promoted by UNSW. University of New South Wales (UNSW) Online is providing finance and IT professionals with the skills... Read more

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The Biden administration’s moves to tax cryptocurrency transfers could be the first in a series of regulatory changes ... Read more

While this year’s budget contained positive measures to boost Australia’s entrepreneurial talent pool, the governmen... Read more

The non-bank lender is set to list on the ASX, having launched an IPO at an offer price of $2.89 per share to raise $500... Read more

SS&C has upped the ante with its bid for investment administration provider Mainstream after rival Apex fired off a ... Read more

AMP Australia has rolled out several pricing changes to its platforms in a bid to offer a more attractive offer than i... Read more

Industry body FinTech Australia has appointed a former senior Turnbull and Morrison government adviser to its board as a... Read more

The advice software provider has inked a new integration deal with a client wealth portal that allows advisers to easily... Read more

Former AMP Capital APAC managing director Craig Keary has found a new home as Asia chief executive of digital advice pro... Read more

The investment software provider has raised its forecast profit range for the full year by $14 million, on the back of w... Read more

Trading and wealth management fintech OpenMarkets Group has launched a significant board shake-up and acquired a goals-b... Read more

The Senate fintech committee has tabled its second report for its inquiry into the sector, listing 23 recommendations to... Read more

Australia is behind on its treatment of blockchain products, Liberal senator Andrew Bragg has warned, which could drive ... Read more

Financial planners are improving their attitude to technology as the COVID crisis has acted as a catalyst for many to em... Read more

The investment platform has lured almost $2 billion in net inflows over the March quarter, with its acquisitions driving... Read more

Mainstream’s board of directors has unanimously recommended an acquisition offer from US-based SS&C that values th... Read more

The chief of the big four bank has denied the 86 400 takeover will kill industry competition, insisting the deal will in... Read more

Praemium's funds under management reached a new record for the March 2021 quarter amidst a “busy period” for its Aus... Read more

FinTech Australia and the Australian chapter of the Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA) have partnered up ... Read more

Data administrator Link Group has partnered with wealth technology provider Retirement Essentials, to roll out a person... Read more

UK advice software provider Intelliflo has named Geoff Rogers as its first head of Australia, as it steps into the loca... Read more

The lender has upped the limit of its automotive warehouse facility from $275 million to $350 million. ... Read more

International money transfer platform CurrencyFair and Aussie fintech Assembly Payments are set to join forces, with the... Read more

The Australian Trade and Investment Commission has promised to support offshore expansion and foreign investment for the... Read more

The competition watchdog has cleared the way for NAB’s proposed acquisition of neobank 86 400, ruling other fintechs i... Read more

Consumer awareness of buy now, pay later services, including AfterPay and Zip, continues to grow as Aussies look for alt... Read more

The group flagged that it had transferred almost 40,000 clients onto its Panorama platform over the past week as part of... Read more

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Digital assets exchange BTC Markets has called for policymakers to update Australia’s “unclear… and outdated” re... Read more

Praemium has made a number of appointments in its sales team as it looks to grow the reach of its managed accounts platf... Read more

The digital signature services provider is partnering with Australia Post to integrate its ID verification with Australi... Read more

Victoria has become the first state to make permanent reforms that will allow the use of digital signatures for mortgage... Read more

Non-bank lender Capify has rolled out a new loan product extending flexible repayments to SMEs to help them “recover a... Read more

The recently declared entrances of CBA and PayPal into the buy now, pay later space could shake up the market and regula... Read more

The Senate has voted to expand the scope of the fintech select committee, changing its remit to boosting Australia’s p... Read more

CBA’s new buy now, pay later (BNPL) product might not be a gold-plated money maker – but it is a sign of things to c... Read more

The neobank is preparing to accelerate its banking-as-a-service offering to businesses following a new partnership with ... Read more

Platform provider HUB24 has flagged the launch of new compliance technology for advisers following its purchase of a sta... Read more

The governor of the Reserve Bank has said investments into data and digital infrastructure will be essential for the Aus... Read more

Mainstream Group has secured a $180.1 million takeover bid from Hong Kong-headquartered fund administrator Vistra, but i... Read more

While robo-advice has failed to thrive in the Australian market, there are important lessons financial advisers can take... Read more

The national president of an advice industry peak body has called for the government to put its money where its mouth is... Read more

The digital property settlement service provider has teamed up with an organisation that tackles homelessness in Austr... Read more

The minster for financial services has taken over from the ACCC as Consumer Data Right rule maker. ... Read more

The advice technology group has said it will deliver an industry standard technology solution to store data required by ... Read more

The wealth management software group announced plunging profits for the first half of the 2021 year as it conceded the C... Read more

The neobank has partnered with affiliate marketing firm Rakuten, indicating it will start looking to advertise through i... Read more

ASIC has launched civil penalty proceedings against CommSec and AUSIEX for “systemic compliance failures” over a “... Read more

Superannuation research hub Chant West has entered into an agreement to purchase comparison software brand Galaxy Insura... Read more

Frerk-Malte Feller, former executive for eBay, PayPal and Afterpay has become chief executive of payments technology pro... Read more

Nearly half of all global banks want to become digital ecosystems in the wake of open banking, with incumbent banks set ... Read more

The SME lender continued to recover from its COVID trough, but loan originations in the first half of the 2021 financi... Read more

The document collection platform has qualified as an accredited data recipient under the Consumer Data Right. ... Read more

New research has revealed the top platforms in the Australian market according to adviser preferences, with one listed c... Read more

HUB24 has outlined expectations it will double the funds administrated by its platform in the next two years, as it has ... Read more

Small-business platform Xero has recruited two big four bank veterans to be its executive general manager for financial ... Read more

Only a third of businesses in the APAC region have actively adopted fintech solutions, according to a survey by fintech ... Read more

The challenger bank has closed its $284 million Round 4 capital raise, with six new investors backing the Australian f... Read more

The platform provider lured $4.5 billion in net inflows for administrated funds during the first half of the 2021 financ... Read more

The chair of the weatlh technology provider is set to step down in a few months’ time, with the current chair of Webje... Read more

The minister for the digital economy and financial services has indicated she is watching how emerging technology could ... Read more

Social media influencers are propagating misleading investment advice and holding a high amount of sway among young peo... Read more

The new goals-based advice platform has announced an agreement with an open banking group to give real-time access to cl... Read more

Wealth platform provider Praemium saw record first-half results with profit and funds under administration both soaring ... Read more

A deal with a UK software provider will see listed advice group Centrepoint Alliance allow its advisers to access new t... Read more

Global fintech Milestone has announced the launch of a new institutional asset allocation solution targeting Australia�... Read more

A committee assembled by senator Andrew Bragg has urged the government to slash convoluted tax and regulatory obligation... Read more

A HUB24 non-executive director has joined the board of Easton Investments, as the first of two new additions under the... Read more

The institution has appointed a former head of MLC's MasterKey platform to lead the migration of customers onto its Pano... Read more

LG Solar and Energy has pointed to SME lender Grow Finance as its preferred finance supplier. ... Read more

SME lender fintech Lumi has nabbed a $40-million warehouse facility, allowing it to expand its loan offer size. ... Read more

Fragmented property platform Bricklet has completed its Series A capital raise – with News Corp and REA Group signing ... Read more

NAB has bought upstart challenger 86 400, signalling it will merge the neobank with its digital banking business UBank.�... Read more

Loan platform Lendi has revealed a rise in mortgage activity in January, with there being pressure on banks to keep up. ... Read more

Advice technology provider Ignition Advice has recruited a new deputy chair. ... Read more

Advice technology provider WealthO2 has continued its hiring spree with the appointment of a new chief distribution offi... Read more

Fintech lender Jacaranda Finance has teamed with payments provider Monoova to roll out automation across its payments. ... Read more

An international poll has found more than 90 per cent of consumers over the age of 60 have used online banking for the f... Read more

A researcher has cautioned fintechs such as UK-based Monzo Bank could face the same fate as Xinja if they don't make the... Read more

The neobank has transferred its remaining $65,809 worth in deposits to NAB after it declared its exit from the industry.... Read more

The final report into the Inquiry into Future Directions for the Consumer Data Right has recommended third parties shoul... Read more

Despite the COVID crisis, Netwealth has upped its forecast inflows for the 2021 financial year, after pulling a $4.8 b... Read more

Platform provider HUB24 has revealed it will instruct the listed advice group to conduct a “strategic review” with a... Read more

Tyro has paused its share trading after being singled out as the “most unreliable and technologically inferior fintech... Read more

The neobank's debit card and pay facilities have come offline following its decision to exit the banking industry. ... Read more

Advice licensees have come to a consensus on the need for a centralised data source for the industry that would allow pr... Read more

ASIC’s new design and distribution obligations will place pressure on super funds to shift their strategies and leader... Read more

Praemium saw a 128 per cent increase in inflows through December as it realised the scale benefits of its Powerwrap acqu... Read more

The founder of Macquarie Wrap will join advice technology provider WealthO2 as its new chairman, while the co-founder of... Read more

The corporate regulator has commenced civil penalty proceedings against a superannuation-focused fintech over alleged ma... Read more

A US-listed technology company has withdrawn its bid for the Australian super administration group after its board said ... Read more

Brisbane-based mobile payments platform Sniip has partnered with the US giant, with the collaboration expected to grow i... Read more

Growth in the wealth sector of fintech is stagnating due to profitability and scale challenges faced by “wealth-tech�... Read more

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The opening up of data under the open banking regime will generate a more competitive landscape for fintechs and growth ... Read more

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has signalled that Australia will welcome skilled workers to further develop its fintech i... Read more

Financial advice software as a service (SaaS) company Lumiant has announced the appointment of Sue Viskovic to its board... Read more

The fund administrator’s board has signalled the named price for an acquisition offer from a US tech company is not hi... Read more

ASIC is taking embattled fintech iSignthis and its chief executive John Karantzis to court over sweeping breaches of dis... Read more

DTCC, market infrastructure for financial services, has acquired Publicis Sapient’s platform for compliance management... Read more

Neobank Douugh and buy now, pay later vendor humm have entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to e... Read more

The neobank has teamed up with a data aggregation platform to allow its customers to view all their accounts in one plac... Read more

Platform provider Cashwerkz has neither confirmed nor denied speculation of it teaming up with a boutique to make a bid ... Read more

A new wealth management platform has rolled out, promising to give consumers low cost access to money coaches, mortgage ... Read more

The software group will roll out a new compliance offering to more than 100 advisers after securing a deal with a listed... Read more

Crowd Bank, a Japanese crowdfunding platform, has entered into the Australian market after becoming an investor in marke... Read more

Global payments company TransferWise has become the first company in more than 10 years to be granted a Purchased Payme... Read more

To date, no APRA-regulated bank, insurer or superannuation fund has suffered a substantial cyber attack, but APRA execut... Read more

An obsessive focus on compliance following the royal commission is causing executives at financial institutions to take ... Read more

The investment platform has appointed the former chairman of Powerwrap to its board while revealing an “administrati... Read more

Hostplus has signed a new agreement which will see a service centre for the fund established under data administrator Li... Read more

Australian advice software-as-a-service platform Lumiant has opened a capital raise aiming to gather up to $1.5 million,... Read more

Irish SME finance platform Swoop has entered the Australian market, having appointed a new chief to lead the local ventu... Read more

The industry body has signed on customer-owned financial institution, Newcastle Permanent, as a partner. ... Read more

The big four bank has partnered with Lighter Capital, a fintech lender that supports early stage start-ups. ... Read more

The major bank has made a strategic investment in a fintech to provide SMEs with data-driven insights into their cash fl... Read more

A former promoter for collapsed cryptocurrency platform BitConnect Australia has been charged following an ASIC investig... Read more

Half of all financial advisers believe businesses using outdated technology will not survive and that COVID-19 has widen... Read more

UK neobank Revolut has rolled out its commodities feature to the Australian market, allowing users to purchase or sell p... Read more

Raiz Invest has appointed a digital marketing specialist with multinational board and governance experience as its new c... Read more

The entry of trading platforms such as Superhero in the Australian market is expected to further fuel the growth of the ... Read more

Australian fintech Finspo has launched a mortgage broking capability and appointed a chief lending officer to lead the s... Read more

The buy now, pay later segment has continued to soar, almost doubling the amount of credit it extended in the 2018-19 fi... Read more

The listed investment platform provider has transitioned to Iress ownership following court approval of its acquisition... Read more

The Senate select committee on financial technology and regulatory technology is collecting further evidence before it t... Read more

Although the vast majority of banks, lenders, fintechs and technology providers are expecting to gain access to data und... Read more

The Reserve Bank has teamed with CBA, NAB and Perpetual, as well as blockchain technology provider ConsenSys Software to... Read more

The listed platform group has announced it will sell its advice licensee for $4 million and acquire a managed accounts p... Read more

Online trading platform Bell Direct has made two new hires from CommSec One as it looks to expand its client offering. ... Read more

Financial services consultant and actuary Rice Warner has extended its in-house expertise on financial technology, with ... Read more

Fractional property investment platform DomaCom has signalled that it will enter into an agreement to acquire dairy pr... Read more

Wisr has increased its warehouse loan funding facility to $250 million, reporting accelerating loan originations growth ... Read more

Australia’s fintech industry has continued to grow through COVID-19, but headwinds loom for many fledgling companies. ... Read more

Westpac has sold its 10.7 per cent stake in Zip Co, after teaming up with buy now, pay later rival Afterpay. ... Read more

Wealth platform Stropro has announced the appointment of Citi’s former head of banking and wealth management distribut... Read more

While Afterpay is still green behind the ears, co-founder Anthony Eisen is already thinking about how he’ll manage suc... Read more

Providing affordable, scaled advice will only be possible if advice practices overcome the myths around automation and i... Read more

The founder and chief of Paypa Plane has been named as the new chair of FinTech Australia, while an Afterpay regulatory ... Read more

Bendigo Bank has signed ASX-listed fintech Tyro Payments as its exclusive merchant acquiring partner for its business ba... Read more

The assistant minister for fintech and financial services has said the government is weighing up whether regulators sho... Read more

A new report has forecast consumers will increasingly expect advice businesses to personalise their service based on the... Read more

The fintech lender has seen a sharp increase in lending volumes over the first quarter of the 2021 financial year. ... Read more

The fintech sector has largely welcomed the government’s pivot away from its previous proposed cuts to the R&D tax... Read more

The boss of the high-net-worth platform will step down from his role following the company’s acquisition by a listed m... Read more

Specialist SME business payments provider Finstro has been made an approved lender in the federal government’s second ... Read more

Investors should not be afraid to overpay for tech-focused names that are likely to continue to dominate the global shar... Read more

The platform provider saw funds invested in its managed accounts climb in the year to September, despite the volatility ... Read more

Fintechs operating in lending have largely embraced the move by the government to ease its responsible lending criteria,... Read more

Senator Andrew Bragg has said the Liberal Party was wrong for initially voting against a number of reforms in the financ... Read more

A new survey has found around 90 per cent of institutional investors believe pension funds, insurers, family offices and... Read more

The banking and financial services industry has been predicted to be the most likely to embrace robotic process automati... Read more

The buy now pay later giant's chief financial officer will step down after three years with the group, as it makes a sle... Read more

Wealth software providers Brokerpad and Optimo Financial have rolled out an integrated platform for financial advisers. ... Read more

A majority of advice firms may be falling victim to cyber security attacks similar to the incident that drove ASIC to ... Read more

The fintech lender has signalled plans to raise $20 million in capital for doubling its team and market footprint over t... Read more

The Asia-Pacific region has seen the highest cyber attack rates during the first half of the year, according to a new re... Read more

Fintech Padua and financial services and advisory firm Findex have announced a new strategic partnership. ... Read more

Fractional property investment platform DomaCom has announced a $3.6 million capital raising to fund the acquisition of ... Read more

Netwealth has entered a partnership with specialist fintech data solutions provider Xeppo, with plans to expand its tech... Read more

The payments giant has rolled out a proprietary virtual testing environment for central banks to assess digital currenci... Read more

A fall in mergers and acquisitions and private equity activity in Australian fintechs has driven total investment to fal... Read more

Global investment fintech Milestone Group has picked a former JP Morgan head of product to be its new managing director ... Read more

Global corporate and fund tech solution provider Intertrust Group has broadened its Australian offering to include regul... Read more

Iress has named its new chief product officer, who has joined from a US AI platform provider. ... Read more

Digital platform Ignition Advice has partnered with global financial services technology provider Avaloq to expand into ... Read more

Investment app Raiz has celebrated the fintech Senate committee railing against a ban on screen scraping, as a victory i... Read more

The neobank has rolled out a cryptocurrency offering, allowing its customers to buy up to six different cryptocurrencies... Read more

The financial regulators have been labelled as “fragmented and unclear” in their approach to policing competition in... Read more

The corporate regulator has banned a sales representative of an online cryptocurrency platform from financial services f... Read more

Australia’s online investor population has passed one million whilst changing trends in investor behaviour are being s... Read more

BT will look to migrate around $50 billion worth of client funds from its legacy platform BT Wrap to new-generation offe... Read more

The electronics giant has reported growing demand for digital payment solutions as it has partnered with Bankwest, allow... Read more

Regtech solutions that help lenders and brokers more efficiently assess credit files and risk profiles have “the poten... Read more

The open banking regime is unlikely to spark customer movement away from the major banks into smaller banks and fintec... Read more

Iress saw a 14 per cent drop in net profit after tax despite strong underlying performance and its expansion across the ... Read more

As advisers continue to migrate to ‘new generation’ platforms, two of the major providers in the market have provide... Read more

Australia’s investor population has soared by almost 50 per cent despite ASIC warning the wave of rookie investors sta... Read more

Australian debit card system eftpos has launched a new digital payment solution for businesses, now offering a digital p... Read more

The neobank has ended its beta stage and rolled out its app to the broader Australian market, with plans to give custome... Read more

Advisers are lowering their prices to compete with automated investment offerings as their clients increasingly look to ... Read more

The non-major bank has introduced AI-driven digital banking services that are built into customers’ everyday transacti... Read more

Listed platform provider OneVue has confirmed it is taking Chinese financial services group China-Taiping to court after... Read more

Iress has appointed the CEO of research house Investment Trends to the newly created role of chief commercial officer. ... Read more

Australian firm DayTek Capital has signalled it is closer to rolling out its new digital bank on the market, having secu... Read more

Link Group has indicated its managing director and chief is set to retire early next year, with the QBE boss to take his... Read more

Fintech Business, in partnership with Mortgage Choice, is pleased to announce the finalists for the Fintech Leader of th... Read more

Many single adviser practices are still managing their business and compliance processes through paper-based spreadsheet... Read more

The non-bank lender’s FY20 results revealed that loan originations saw an uplift in June, following a quiet few months... Read more

The neobank has partnered with a cloud services provider to manage its API connectivity when it launches its forthcoming... Read more

A CBA-owned fintech has launched an app for SMEs to start their business, along with a cash incentive for SMEs that laun... Read more

A spike in loan originations has contributed to an 18 per cent increase in the fintech’s operating revenue, its latest... Read more

Mastercard has expanded its cryptocurrency program, having signed the first crypto-native platform to be granted a membe... Read more

Financial services businesses have been slower than other industries to adopt technology as a result of the COVID-19 pan... Read more

OneVue has put back the completion of the sale of its business to advice technology giant Iress as it works to get all r... Read more

HUB24 recorded a 34 per cent rise in funds under administration during the financial year from the year prior, to $17.2 ... Read more

The neobank is set to launch a US share trading platform for Australian investors. ... Read more

The peak fintech industry body has signed on Amazon Web Services and Visa as corporate partners. ... Read more

While the majority of banking executives believe AI will separate winning banks from “losers”, new research has show... Read more

The “large-scale shift” to digital banking and remote work off the back of the COVID-19 crisis has heightened the ba... Read more

Almost two-thirds of consumers favour taking the adviser relationship entirely online, according to new research from KP... Read more

The major bank has announced that it is introducing a new digital signature and document execution process, effective 27... Read more

A major platform provider has made changes to its functionality to make it easier for advisers to manage incoming change... Read more

The neobank has signalled it will be entering its next phase of growth, with plans to expand into new segments such as s... Read more

Afterpay has reported surging growth and record global sales performance as its share price continues to stage a massive... Read more

Adviser dealer groups are hampering the ability of financial planning technology to make breakthroughs in the sector by ... Read more

Flexigroup has appointed the former customer executive of NAB Private as its new chief financial officer. ... Read more

A listed managed accounts group has made an off-market takeover bid of over $55 million for an adviser platform provid... Read more

Platform provider Iress has said its group head for product will step down from his executive responsibilities in August... Read more

An industry body has said developing local technology and building up the sector’s access to capital should be a focal... Read more

An advice industry body has pointed to a lack of integration between financial technology systems and a pile on of compl... Read more

A new fintech has launched an AI-backed digital platform for mortgage brokers. ... Read more

Fintech company Moneytree is urging the ACCC and Treasury to “reconsider” the draft rules around consumer data right... Read more

A NAB-backed fintech has helped facilitate the first loan approval under the new open banking regime. ... Read more

The first free trade agreement negotiated between Australia and the UK in over 40 years could see the creation of a pass... Read more

The payments giant has entered into an agreement to acquire financial data provider Finicity for US$825 million ($1.2 bi... Read more

The competition watchdog is consulting on draft rules that enable authorised third parties with “unrestricted” acces... Read more

The peak body for the banking industry has inserted a number of changes to its code of practice to extend expected consu... Read more

The chief of an investment bank has said open banking will see client expectations evolve, ahead of the regime’s launc... Read more

Big four bank-owned retail investing platform nabtrade saw new applications more than triple during the last three month... Read more

Payment solution provider Checkout.com has tripled its valuation to US$5.5 billion ($8 billion), having declared a US$15... Read more

An ASX-listed fintech has signed a five-year agreement with payments giant Mastercard, to accelerate the adoption of its... Read more

Australia lags behind other countries on robo-advice but women investors are driving increased uptake around the world... Read more

A coalition of associations has called on government to make permanent the temporary rules that allow lenders to process... Read more

Two-thirds (66 per cent) of Aussies want to hear more from their super fund about their investments and protecting their... Read more

A listed dealer group has completed its purchase of an advice technology business from a super research firm. ... Read more

A Melbourne-based fintech company has launched a new online home loan application platform aimed at minimising friction ... Read more

The Australian Office of Financial Management has approved a maximum investment of $90 million into online business lend... Read more

The two tech-driven financial services have announced their new partnership, noting their “shared mission” in making... Read more

The majority of financial firms’ risk managers in Australia don’t believe they can adequately assess the risk of dis... Read more

The banking sector is set for sweeping change as new technologies – and regulations – change how banks do business. ... Read more

CBA has updated its policy around its digital banking platform, with customers caught sending abusive messages to others... Read more

Chant West Holdings, the parent company of the superannuation research hub, has signed off on the $1.5 million sale of i... Read more

The government has announced that it has now finalised its “enhanced” regulatory sandbox, allowing fintechs to test ... Read more

The ACCC has travelled one step further towards rolling out open banking in July, having debuted a platform allowing ban... Read more

Global payment solution provider Checkout.com has acquired Australian start-up Pin Payments, as part of a move to expand... Read more

A director of ME Bank will be giving up her seat on the board, having already become the chair of Afterpay. ... Read more

Australia’s biggest provider of financial advice technology has announced it will acquire a major listed platform prov... Read more

Platform provider OneVue has conceded that a recent claim from a Chinese creditor regarding the collapse of Sargon could... Read more

An advice technology provider has appointed a new chief technology officer as it doubles down on technology investment a... Read more

The non-major bank has announced that digital signatures acquired through legitimate e-signature platforms will now be a... Read more

New Payments Platform Australia has signalled it will allow customers to authorise third parties to initiate real-time a... Read more

Volt Bank is delaying the launch of its loan products to ensure its foray into lending is done “in a very prudent way�... Read more

Remote verification of identity processes need to be maintained and standardised following the COVID-19 lockdown, the ex... Read more

A major platform provider has secured a five-year deal with a US-based alternative investment group, that will see it di... Read more

Dampened interest rates and a surge in demand for digital services and corporate accountability have been listed among t... Read more

Digital receipts provider Slyp has claimed to be the first independent fintech to have the backing of all big four banks... Read more

The supply of bitcoin is set to halve, opening up the possibility of a repeat of the massive rally seen in 2016. ... Read more

The CEO of online broking platform Lendi has said that he is “disappointed” at the delay of the implementation of th... Read more

Brokers and lenders will be able to bid on more loans being put up for reverse auction after LoanDolphin and Joust merge... Read more

A fintech providing derivates risk management software has finalised the acquisition of an ailing advice technology prov... Read more

A platform provider has filled its newly created position of president and chief operating officer. ... Read more

The government will be looking at ways to boost private sector investment in the fintech and regtech industry, the assis... Read more

Xinja has been forced to lower interest rates across its savings accounts to keep up with the RBA’s unprecedented poli... Read more

A Chinese tech conglomerate has become a substantial holder in one of Australia’s most famous fintechs. ... Read more

A newly formed entity has purchased a number of superannuation entities from the embattled fintech. ... Read more

A listed wealth management provider has launched a new responsible entity solution for advice groups wishing to implemen... Read more

Refinitiv has partnered with a boutique private wealth firm to provide a customised open data platform, aiming to delive... Read more

The Senate’s inquiry into the fintech industry has been extended for six months, with the probe set to wrap up in Apri... Read more

The non-major lender has partnered with a cloud-based software solutions provider to offer brokers a loan origination pl... Read more

Swiss software company Temenos has launched a range of new artificial intelligence models aimed at helping lenders onboa... Read more

Three fintechs have joined forces to develop a wealth platform for the Australian market, with a former Citi banker havi... Read more

The government’s one-size-fits-all stimulus packages have done little for Australia’s struggling fintechs. ... Read more

A fintech company has purchased the intellectual property of an advice technology firm that was put into administration ... Read more

Fintech lender Lumi has released a new line of credit product after becoming the latest non-bank lender to be appointed ... Read more

Licensees and platform providers have teamed up to define an industry standard approach for managing new requirements un... Read more

The current crisis should be used as an opportunity for lenders to overhaul their processing platforms and embrace new t... Read more

Concerns around physical contact and cash during the coronavirus pandemic may boost digital currency adoption in the nex... Read more

A global cryptocurrency from one of the world’s largest software companies has undergone sweeping changes after drawin... Read more

Platform provider Xplore Wealth saw roughly two to three times its normal level of trading in March, as investment manag... Read more

A payments fintech has closed a $252 million raise, with plans to put the funds to work in accelerating worldwide growt... Read more

Brokers are being urged to be wary of scam emails claiming to be from regulators or lenders during the COVID-19 pandemic... Read more

A fintech platform has revealed that demand for asset finance from some business industries has doubled amid the social ... Read more

A new report has projected the total cost of financial crime compliance globally now amounts to $282 billion (US$180.9 b... Read more

Digital wallet transactions have hit record numbers amid the coronavirus outbreak as users move away from cash transacti... Read more

The new non-executive director is an industry veteran who has served in senior roles at American Express, AXA, and AMP. ... Read more

APRA’s decision to suspend issuing licences could bleed Australia’s fintech industry of money and jobs. ... Read more

Superannuation technology provider OneVue has called out for its share in the sale of its previously owned trustee busin... Read more

An Australian neobank has completed a series A round, having raised $34 million to accelerate its product development. ... Read more

Finance is constantly under threat from data breaches and new forms of cybercrime, but many institutions are still faili... Read more

An investment platform has appointed a former UBS fixed income head as its new chief executive. ... Read more

The rapid move to support digital mortgages amid the coronavirus pandemic “will have a dramatic effect” on how peopl... Read more

An up and coming financial advice technology provider has entered voluntary administration following a capital raising b... Read more

A new monthly business confidence survey has launched today seeking to uncover the impacts of COVID-19 on Australian bus... Read more

Tech sector lobbying body Australian Innovation Collective has made submission to the government urging for support for ... Read more

The government’s fintech committee has abandoned its original timeline for its inquiry and final report due to the cor... Read more

According to a data analysis agency, one in four ADIs could exit the market within the next five years, as unemployment ... Read more

An advice technology provider has launched a new support hub for advisers giving guidance on how to effectively use tech... Read more

One of Australia’s underdog neobanks has received $443 million in funding from a global banking industry investor. ... Read more

The peak industry body for fintechs has pushed for the government to broaden the R&D tax incentive, following the un... Read more

The prudential regulator has halted the majority of its planned policy and supervision initiatives in response to the im... Read more

An online wealth management platform has seen users double as the coronavirus forces more and more advisers to go into l... Read more

A Melbourne-based fintech has partnered with a bank to launch new mortgage offerings processed via its digital platform.... Read more

A wealth management group will migrate over $1 billion in client funds from its current in-house platform to an independ... Read more

A global wealth management firm has launched a ‘contactless advice’ service offering clients remote consultations, r... Read more

A financial technology provider has called for an industry standardised approach based on blockchain, responding to new ... Read more

A new study has estimated the global artificial intelligence software market will increase in size by five times to reac... Read more

An Australian fintech has named an ex-managing director of an investment banking giant as its new boss. ... Read more

Incumbent banks need to leverage data technology to improve product innovations and stay ahead of upstart challengers, a... Read more

An online trading platform has made a senior appointment as the platform sees strong growth among the financial adviser ... Read more

Fintech InvestCloud has rolled out InvestCloud White, a platform designed to be a complete solution for independent fina... Read more

Almost half of all bank workers and a similar number of financial brokers face the threat of losing their jobs to techno... Read more

Alternative assets investment fintech iPartners has launched a US student housing opportunity on its platform, the first... Read more

More Australian women are investing online than ever, with new research capturing their investment behaviour and how fin... Read more

Xinja has ceased the roll-out of its new savings account as record low rates weigh on its business. ... Read more

Using digital advice tools can be an effective way for advisers to scale their business, but only if they are clear abo... Read more

There has been a rise in demand for data remediation experts in the financial services sector post-royal commission, a... Read more

The board of Raiz has cast off Sargon Capital-owned corporate trust business, Australian Executors Trustee, telling shar... Read more

The regulators have told the fintech Senate committee they do not feel a need to block firms from accessing banking data... Read more

Volt has teamed up with the Cotton On Group to encourage staff and customers to sign up to the neobank through a savings... Read more

Troubled fintech group Sargon Capital has entered a sale agreement for its eight companies under administration. ... Read more

Xinja has slammed the New Payments Platform (NPP), saying the infrastructure primarily owned by the major banks has prov... Read more

Class Limited has appointed a new chief technology officer in the form of tech and finance veteran Alexis Rouch. ... Read more

Australian electronic payments provider Eftpos has revealed that it will push into the local digital identity market wit... Read more

FinTech Australia has made two board appointments, alongside relocating its operations into two new co-working spaces. ... Read more

iSignthis has taken a strategic investment in upstart exchange NSX and announced a new joint venture in the hopes of cre... Read more

The Australian version of the NASDAQ has gone live, with technology minister Karen Andrews anticipating the new index wi... Read more

Assistant minister for superannuation, financial services and financial technology Jane Hume has heralded fintechs as ho... Read more

Superannuation technology services provider OneVue has managed to recoup $4.36 million from casting off Sargon Capital�... Read more

Morgan Stanley has pushed into retail in the largest Wall Street acquisition since the GFC. ... Read more

Up has reported an influx of more than 165,000 customers for the half year ending in December, while parent company Bend... Read more

The Australian parliament has passed laws allowing fintechs to test new products and services for two years without obta... Read more

Cashwerkz has partnered with HUB24’s Agility Applications to develop an app for streamlining the management of At Call... Read more

New research has shown 54 per cent of IT professionals believe artificial intelligence will eliminate finance jobs over... Read more

Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms are beginning to challenge bank loans, with their simplicity and accessibility appe... Read more

With originations climbing to almost $1 billion, consumer marketplace lender SocietyOne has established a new warehouse ... Read more

The peak Australian and Swiss fintech industry bodies have signed an agreement to help drive increased collaboration as ... Read more

Payments provider Monoova has hired PayPal service Braintree’s former APAC boss as its new head of growth, with plans ... Read more

Demand for alternative lending is on the rise and fintech lenders are snapping up market share from their big bank compe... Read more

The consumer data right (CDR) rules have come into effect, marking a milestone in the progress of Australia’s open ban... Read more

Superannuation services fintech OneVue has taken control of Sargon Capital’s financial advice dealership Madison Finan... Read more

Raiz has taken the Commonwealth Bank to task over its X15 Venture, saying that open banking laws will give the bank’s ... Read more

CBA has unveiled X15 Ventures, a new technology-building entity, setting its sights on launching at least 25 businesses ... Read more

CBA has teamed up with Swiss buy now pay later (BNPL) provider Klarna to launch its Australian arm, giving the fintech a... Read more

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) service providers including Afterpay and Zip have signed up to a new code aiming to form safeg... Read more

EML has signed a partnership agreement with Mastercard and CleverCards to issue and process a new mobile gift card acros... Read more

Investment app Raiz Invest has blasted the open banking regime and pushed for an overhaul of regulatory processes, sayin... Read more

An alliance of cryptocurrency businesses is helping to support Australians impacted by the recent bushfire crisis. ... Read more

Regulatory hurdles and anti-competitive conduct from the major banks have been cited as commonly faced issues for newcom... Read more

World leaders who convened at Davos need to go forward and pledge time and money to fintech, multinational financial ser... Read more

The Morrison government has indicated it will be probing the Consumer Data Right, looking over factors such as third par... Read more

Xinja Bank has recorded massive inflows in the first week of its new savings account in what the bank is calling a “vo... Read more

SMSF tech provider Class Limited has acquired a leading corporate compliance and documentation fintech as part of its st... Read more

Platform providers are quick to showcase their savvy tech credentials and marketing prowess. But what is the engine that... Read more

Australia’s development in the direct-to-consumer investing segment has lagged behind other markets, a research house ... Read more

Digital banks are set to be on the rise in 2020, according to an industry survey, which has tipped new challengers will ... Read more

The Reserve Bank is looking into forming an Australian digital currency that could be used by wholesale market participa... Read more

The ACCC has hired a former NAB, CBA and Westpac staffer to lead its new separate consumer data right division. ... Read more

Xinja has rolled out its Stash savings account, claiming the highest ongoing interest rate for similar products in the A... Read more

Peer-to-peer lender Wisr has closed a $33.5 million raise, with plans to accelerate growth. ... Read more

Neobank Volt has appointed an international banking and cryptocurrency expert as an adviser and closed a multimillion-do... Read more

Specialist SME lender Finstro has donated $50,000 to the Australian Red Cross via the Broker Bushfire Appeal. ... Read more

Neo-lender Wisr reported its new loans for the first half of financial year 2020 nearly doubled year-on-year, with total... Read more

Payment processing provider InPayTech has appointed VicSuper’s executive company director and chief technology officer... Read more

Iress has nabbed blockchain communication platform firm BC Gateways, with goals to expand the data sharing technology ac... Read more

Investment platform Xplore Wealth has employed a former HUB24 business development manager to run its distribution netwo... Read more

Saxo Bank has teamed up with Geely to establish a financial and regulatory technology provider in China. ... Read more

The libra cryptocurrency could receive a rough reception in Australia, with the RBA calling into question its legality a... Read more

The Australian buy now, pay later giant confirmed it would be looking at expanding into the US market, following its sub... Read more

Testing for the new open banking regime will not be completed by its original planned date of February, with the ACCC de... Read more

Morningstar has predicted financial services software provider Iress will be able to escalate its market share from 65 p... Read more

Australian cyber security firms are set to grow substantially overseas, a new report has predicted. ... Read more

New York-based data and information technology company Dataminr has entered the Australian and New Zealand markets, havi... Read more

Data will be of the utmost importance in reshaping the banking landscape, according to the Reserve Bank’s head of fina... Read more

The UBank app will use machine learning to give customers a more complete breakdown of their finances, with a predictive... Read more

The Morrison government has announced a grant to start-up generator Antler. ... Read more

Investors are demanding that controversial crypto mogul Gerald Cotten be exhumed after he died with the password to $145... Read more

Mortgage marketplace Funding.com.au has raised $3.7 million in a Series A funding round from local venture capital fund ... Read more

Xero and NAB have teamed up to establish a payments platform for small businesses. ... Read more

APRA has given the green light to a digital bank founded by a former BNP Paribas executive, granting a restricted author... Read more

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Investment platform forces such as Netwealth as well as legacy providers including IOOF could be vulnerable to new playe... Read more

Cashwerkz has integrated its investment platform with Complii FinTech Solutions, providing a centralised framework to ma... Read more

Despite falling low on the global charts for internet speed, Australia has been ranked among the top ten centres for fin... Read more

The vast majority of Australians remain in the dark on open banking, with more than three-quarters (77 per cent) saying ... Read more

As Australia continues moving towards a cashless society, it’s important to be critical. ... Read more

Payments and identity technology firm iSignthis has downgraded its full year earnings guidance, following its commenceme... Read more

KPMG in Australia, China and Japan has rolled out a blockchain-based “track and trace” platform to support industrie... Read more

Digital wealth management solution provider Quantifeed has co-developed a robo-investment service with China CITIC Bank ... Read more

Banking software multinational Temenos has appointed a former Microsoft digital strategy director to be its new managing... Read more

New research has found Australian parents are concerned about the impact a cashless society will have on their children,... Read more

Data-driven presentation platform Salespreso has leveraged an integration with Iress’ Xplan platform to launch a new s... Read more

Payment vendor TransferWise has appointed a new Australian country manager and chief risk officer, with the company look... Read more

BNP Paribas Securities Services has taken a strategic stake in fintech AssetMetrix, giving the European investment techn... Read more

Westpac has rolled out a new Microsoft Azure-based platform which draws on data sources from across the bank to deliver ... Read more

Banks and governments are poised to significantly boost uptake of fintech solutions next year, according to a new report... Read more

Afterpay breached money laundering law because of bad legal advice, according to an independent auditor. ... Read more

Life insurer TAL has partnered with Deloitte to deploy a regtech solution using artificial intelligence (AI) and voice r... Read more

Marketplace provider 9 Spokes could be looking to make its platform and business app available to Visa issuers worldwide... Read more

High-profile escort Madison Ashton has slammed banks and fintechs for blocking merchant services to sex workers, saying ... Read more

Payment vendor Verrency has appointed Dickson Chu, a former fintech payments expert for PayPal, to its global advisory b... Read more

The impending launch of Facebook-backed cryptocurrency Libra in 2020 has pushed regulators across the world to put forwa... Read more

Insurance distribution platform Cover Genius has raised US$10 million in a Series B funding round as it continues its gl... Read more

Fintech 86 400 has unveiled its new digital home loan offering, becoming the first neobank to enter the mortgage market.... Read more

Marketplace lending platform Marketlend has launched its own blockchain digital currency, black. ... Read more

Samsung has teamed up with comparison site Finder to roll out Promoted Cards, a new credit card feature for the electron... Read more

Business loan platform provider Lend (Lend.com.au) has launched a new tool to help finance brokers source funding for sm... Read more

Marketplace provider 9 Spokes has rolled out its next-generation platform, with Bank of New Zealand being the first comp... Read more

Raiz Invest has completed a placement of seven million fully paid shares at 86 cents per share, raising a total of $6.02... Read more

New research has shown 1.95 million Australians have used buy-now-pay-later digital payments methods such as Afterpay or... Read more

Payment technology providers are set to play a crucial role in superannuation as funds ride a wave of industry consolida... Read more

New Payments Platform Australia (NPPA) has published its ongoing development timeline, signalling when it intends to int... Read more

Wealth management software provider Iress has signed on to provide automated administrative services to Emergency Servic... Read more

Artificial intelligence is likely to revolutionise the investment landscape, an expert has forecast, predicting the meet... Read more

Platform provider Bravura has acquired Australian fintech FinoComp, a specialist in software solutions for the UK weal... Read more

Upstart stock exchange Chi-X has slammed rival ASX, questioning the efficacy and reliability of its blockchain CHESS rep... Read more

The Australian finance sector is now at greater risk of cyber attack than ever before due to outdated IT systems, an aca... Read more

Global payment platform Airwallex has collaborated with the University of Melbourne, inspiring the next generation of te... Read more

One of Europe’s largest fintechs has completed its first ever acquisition as it looks to accelerate growth. ... Read more

A Sydney-based financial services licensee has voluntarily closed down two digital advice tools following concerns raise... Read more

Aussie fintech firm Padua Financial Group has launched a new online product comparison tool for financial advisers. ... Read more

Afterpay has not had it easy these last few months. AUSTRAC has ordered the buy now, pay later service to appoint an in... Read more

Access to capital, regulation and culture is among the issues for Australian fintechs by the sector’s dedicated Senate... Read more

One of the co-founders of Xinja has indicated the neobank could be forming an industry body for digital banks with peers... Read more

Volt Bank has foreshadowed it will be rolling out its first product in the coming month, with 40,000 customers on its wa... Read more

New players entering the finance sector are forcing banks to rethink how they operate, Wisr chief Anthony Nantes has sai... Read more

International payments technology provider TransferWise has launched for banks in Australia, with its first partnership ... Read more

Latitude Financial’s public offering was set up to be one of the largest of the year, but the fintech failed to list... Read more

New research has found almost nine in 10 (87 per cent) of Australian employers anticipate challenges in upskilling staf... Read more

Three-quarters of Australian fintechs consider the banking royal commission to have provided opportunities for the local... Read more

Larger banks have been neglecting a need to shake up their legacy systems, leaving gaps in the market for fintechs to cr... Read more

Perth Mint has teamed up with precious metals digitisation firm InfiniGold to launch a gold token cryptocurrency. ... Read more

Small business marketplace 9 Spokes has appointed a new independent non-executive director, who will chair its board of ... Read more

Business lending platform Moneytech has hired new head of software engineering as the latest in a number of appointments... Read more

Addressing the Future Banking Forum on Wednesday, APRA General Manager Melisande Waterford said that neobanks could have... Read more

Former Westpac chief technology officer Robert Wilson has joined the global advisory board of digital payments fintech V... Read more

Wealth manager IOOF has launched a goal-based budgeting app that gives users a complete view of their net worth and cas... Read more

Proximity to investors and a favourable regulatory environment make Sydney an ideal fintech hub, according to Bailador C... Read more

The banking industry could be set to adapt to a platform-based model in the coming years, according to financial service... Read more

Sydney data start-up Slyp has raised $2 million in a seed funding round led by NAB Ventures, with the big four bank look... Read more

Adatree, a technology company specialising in consumer data right compliance, has launched what it says is the first agg... Read more

Cashwerkz has added wholesale corporate trustee AMAL Trustees as the latest in a growing number of financial institution... Read more

Alternate lender SocietyOne has established a new peer-to-peer (P2P) lending model, rolling out two different offerings ... Read more

Israeli payment app PayK has arrived on Australian shores, having opened its international headquarters in Melbourne. ... Read more

Global wealth manager Skybound Capital has secured the majority stake of Western Australia fintech Fair Go Finance, inve... Read more

Fintechs Frollo and Moneytree along with neobank 86 400 have been included among the first 10 firms outside of the big f... Read more

Business and client management platform FinPal will be consolidating with software services firm MiiiA, with plans to me... Read more

Morningstar has low hopes for new banks like Volt, Xinja, 86 400 and Judo, which it says are at high risk of taking on l... Read more

Douugh has launched a new service to its banking platform while expanding the rollout of an existing product across the ... Read more

Australian fintech property start-up Brickfloor has revealed a service targeting Australians nervous about selling their... Read more

Legaltech start-up firm Immediation has launched a dispute resolution platform that enables lawyers, general counsel and... Read more

The amount of non-cash payments made in Australia went up by over 11 per cent, making it number three globally in terms ... Read more

Boards of companies who fail to understand the importance of innovation may be constraining business growth opportunitie... Read more

Nasdaq-listed Northern Trust has become a member of Australia’s high-value clearing system and will now process and s... Read more

Parliament has approved the establishment of a new Senate select committee on financial and regulatory technologies. ... Read more

Industry Fund Services has collaborated with fintech firm Advice RegTech in launching a new artificial intelligence pla... Read more

Fintech start-up Wildcard has launched an interest-bearing transaction account making it the first launched product of ... Read more

Crypto Sydney, an online cryptocurrency group, is launching its national roadshow this week. ... Read more

Avaloq has launched a data analytics solution for banks and wealth managers. ... Read more

Australian fintech start-ups have bucked the global trend by reporting a threefold increase in investment compared to th... Read more

Within two months of being granted a full licence 86 400 has become the first neobank to launch its products to the gene... Read more

Bank of Queensland has signed on to transfer its existing debtor finance business to supply chain finance specialist Oct... Read more

Fintech Frollo has bought Brisbane-based Hip Money, a start-up aimed at using artificial intelligence to help consumers ... Read more

Four Australian universities have jumped on board to push for cryptocurrency Libra to be established locally, with the F... Read more

A new CEO was the push that Nimble needed to pivot away from the controversial payday lending space and into the banking... Read more

A new fintech has launched that will give fintechs a new method to access finance and help them solve cash flow issue... Read more

APRA has granted neobank Xinja its full banking licence with the digitally designed bank already offering accounts to ea... Read more

LinkedIn has released its Top Start-Ups List today and fintechs dominate the list with the top going to one of the neoba... Read more

Mine Digital, a new crypto exchange and broker has launched in Sydney, with an aim to fill a gap in the sector’s Asia-... Read more

The Westpac Innovation Challenge has launched with its theme this year being data, giving start-ups, scale-ups and entre... Read more

Cloud business management solutions provider Sage has launched its financial management platform Sage Intacct. ... Read more

Moneytree Grow is a new paid service launched by Moneytree that will help Australians better manage their daily expenses... Read more

Lender Moula has launched Moula Pay to help merchants offer affordable payment terms and sell more to customers. ... Read more

Cashwerkz has rolled out a new tech platform that will reduce the time to market for new online cash investing features.... Read more

Westpac has teamed up with US business spend management technology provider Coupa to roll out a cloud-based procurement ... Read more

Fintech Identitii has entered a licence agreement with HSBC Bank Australia to provide its Overlay+ peer-to-peer communic... Read more

Company culture has been signalled to have the greatest impact on corporate cyber security in the coming months, with a ... Read more

The Australian fintech Look Who’s Charging has been acquired by Experian Australia and New Zealand to bolster its open... Read more

Up bank has released a range of new services for its customers, with one of the biggest being the introduction of BPAY p... Read more

UK-based neobank Revolut has strengthen its executive team with the hiring of a new treasurer, director of financial cri... Read more

Mortgage aggregator Finsure has launched a customer relationship management platform to boost its service proposition fo... Read more

The wealth platform provider has posted a 108 per cent increase in total funds under administration to $16.1 billion ove... Read more

The World Bank has raised an additional $50 million for its Kangaroo bond, the first bond created and managed entirely t... Read more

TransferWise had launched two debit cards in Australia that will primarily assist travellers and expats by providing che... Read more

APIR Systems has launched key upgrades to its data capabilities by creating more flexible delivery methods and adding a ... Read more

A former executive for American neobank Moven has been appointed as chief technology officer for Australian neobank Xinj... Read more

Global fintech Ebury has experienced a period of nationwide growth and has opened a new office in Melbourne as a result.... Read more

A new partnership will enable virtual currency assets to be securely used at any merchant and will be offered to banking... Read more

eToro has added Tezos to its platform making it the 16th cryptoasset available to retail investors on the platform. ... Read more

Saxo Bank has completed its acquisition of Dutch-based BinckBank, with the investment bank set to now service around fou... Read more

Macquarie has launched a new digital security app that it claims is the first in Australian financial services to give c... Read more

The Commonwealth Bank has announced a multimillion-dollar investment that will bring a new buy-now-pay-later provider to... Read more

Over half of all financial services organisations believe that cyber criminals will succeed in their network attacks eve... Read more

The banking industry of 2030 will look radically different from what it is today with more competition, efficiency and i... Read more

A European neobank has launched a stock trading service shortly after its launch in Australia. ... Read more

The government passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Consumer Data Right) Bill 2019 through both houses earlier this week ... Read more

The government passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Consumer Data Right) Bill 2019 through both houses earlier this week ... Read more

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Commonwealth Bank has unveiled the latest version of its banking app which it says will offer greater personalisation. ... Read more

Elite investors have driven a record-breaking equity raise of $400 million for one of Australia’s first SME banks. ... Read more

One fintech has called Melbourne the epicentre for Australian start-ups saying its an easy choice over Sydney. ... Read more

A new partnership has been announced that will tackle the problem of late payments for Australia’s two million small- ... Read more

Cloud technology delivered over $9.4 billion in productivity benefits to the Australian economy over the past five years... Read more

Volt has partnered with technology company FIS to power its mobile and card payment services as it moves to offer servic... Read more

Fintech Airwallex has appointed a chief compliance officer and general counsel who joins from international law firm Pau... Read more

Fintechs have been cited as the motivation for a recent update to the Exchange Settlement Account policy by the Reserve ... Read more

Fair Go Finance is growing rapidly in the non-bank lending sector and as part of that development has launched a new tec... Read more

Commonwealth Bank’s digital broking platform CommSec has launched a micro-investing app for retail users. ... Read more

Facebook and Apple are seen by Asia's incumbent banking community to be bigger threats to the system than the rise of ne... Read more

Temenos has acquired a SaaS-based AI platform to accelerate its roadmap and expertise. ... Read more

The government has confirmed that it will introduce the Consumer Data Right legislation to parliament this week. ... Read more

New research has found that confidence in a brand’s data security influences how consumers spend their money with th... Read more

Online SME lender OnDeck has joined the panel of leading aggregator Finance & Systems Technology or FAST. ... Read more

Last week APRA approved the full ADI licence for neobank 86 400, the first step in the bank's journey to taking on the b... Read more

A new global study has found that financial services organisations are more vulnerable to certificate-related outages th... Read more

One of the genuine alternative’s to the major banks has been granted its full ADI licence from APRA. ... Read more

ClearSale has launched operations in Australia in a bid to grow the company’s global presence. ... Read more

Open banking has been introduced into the big four banks but there are now fears that its timeline could be disrupted, w... Read more

Lakeba Group has acquired Titlexchange to help free brokers and others from computer processing work. ... Read more

Crypto firm Zebpay has launched a referral program to coincide with its Australian expansion in an effort to grow crypto... Read more

Westpac had partnered with Kounta to help make in-store payments a faster and more seamless experience for retailers. ... Read more

A multi-asset investment platform has launched its latest portfolio, which will allow investors to take a stake in the c... Read more

Laneway Analytics has announced a new partnership agreement with REI Super to power new analytics and insights capabilit... Read more

A global RefTech platform has been launched by two former KPMG partners to automate regulatory compliance. ... Read more

Xinja has unveiled its product roadmap in an effort to launch a beta Xinja bank account in the next few months. ... Read more

Nominations are now open of the Fintech100 list which recognises leading fintech innovators from around the globe. ... Read more

Australian fintech Nimble has announced that it will exit the controversial payday lending space to enter the banking in... Read more

A new global poll has found that fintech products and services are used by over half of all financial services around th... Read more

Open banking is officially rolling out in Australia, with the majors having to start producing data for a variety of pro... Read more

The 50 winners of the Inclusive Fintech 50, run by MetLife Foundation and Visa Inc., have been announced, with each winn... Read more

Ebury, a corporate banking services provider for SMEs, is entering Australia’s non-bank lending market with a direct c... Read more

A new collaboration between DXC Technology and Zafin Partners will help banks manage conduct risk and increase customer ... Read more

Everyone knows who the big four banks are, but what is less well known are the new neobanks that are presenting a challe... Read more

From today, the four major banks have to offer data on a variety of products as part of the roll-out of the open banking... Read more

A third-generation software has been launched by fintech provider AstuteWheel to provide advisers with new technology t... Read more

Promoted by Basiq. Financial advisers are under more pressure than ever to offer personalised advice at lower costs. Op... Read more

FinTech Australia has held its 2019 AGM and has restructured the organisation by introducing new director roles. ... Read more

OpenMarkets Australia has launched a new trading platform to meet the needs of self-directed investors and advisers want... Read more

Douugh is getting ready for an ASX-listing but don’t confuse the company for a traditional bank, because that is not i... Read more

As the end of financial year approaches, ATO scams pick up with more Aussies being scammed online and risking their data... Read more

FinTech Australia has expanded its membership structure by adding two new categories to open the body for collaboration.... Read more

Map My Plan has won the EY Financial Well-being PitchFest for its customer-centric financial proposition, beating out a ... Read more

The fintech industry has expressed excitement over the announcement by Facebook that it was set to introduce a new crypt... Read more

A new fintech start-up has launched a world first crypto card that will enable the online coin to go liquid around the w... Read more

Verrency has closed a $10 million Series A funding round thanks to a number of long-term agreements that will let it ex... Read more

NAB Asset Servicing has partnered with global tech provider GBST to implement a digital tax reporting platform, just in ... Read more

A new report has revealed that fintech usage is over the tipping point with more than half of Aussie conumers being acti... Read more

Stone & Chalk Melbourne has launched a ‘Female in Fintech’ program that will create a network for women working ... Read more

UK neobank Revolut has rolled out its beta launch in Australia, with around 20,000 consumers on the waitlist to try out ... Read more

Australian companies are creating a major security blind spot with over 50 per cent of data unclassified or ‘dark’. ... Read more

Liquidnet has acquired NLP provider Prattle to expand its AI-based trade and investment analytics. ... Read more

New research has revealed that direct debit is still the most popular way for Australians to pay for household bills and... Read more

Afterpay is currently in a dialogue with financial intelligence agency AUSTRAC regarding issues around their anti-money ... Read more

Splitit Payments has announced the appointment of a former Intuit vice president of marketing to lead its Northern Ameri... Read more

Digital platform Cashwerkz has aligned with investment manager Praemium, with its marketplace now being available to Aus... Read more

A consortium of major companies have launched b.yond, a financial innovation platform that will allow businesses to rapi... Read more

Asia-Pacific companies are set to increase investments in innovation and technology in an effort to fight rampant financ... Read more

The Austrade Landing Pad in Singapore has unveiled its latest cohort of promising start-ups who will undergo a tailor-ma... Read more

The take-up of regulation by financial services firms has been slow in Australia largely due to it being seen as not an ... Read more

ASIC has released new information to help business involved with ICOs and crypto-assets to consider their legal obligati... Read more

Two global fintechs have partnered to accelerate digital transformation in global trade through tokenization. ... Read more

Promoted by Basiq. Recent updates to ASIC’s guidelines around responsible lending highlight the importance of income ... Read more

A mobile payments company has become the first ever non-bank to be on the BPAY platform after sponsorship by e-payments ... Read more

CBA plans to relaunch its CommBank app with a plan to become a completely personalised and smart banking experience. ... Read more

It is undisputable that there is too much plastics in our oceans but now a new bank has been established to help clean i... Read more

The Fintech industry will now be included in the treasury portfolio after a new assistant minister was appointed by Prim... Read more

Consumers don’t need to know about open banking and that it is not necessary to educate them, according to one expert ... Read more

Liquidnet has just hosted its annual Labs Live event in Sydney to trial its new technology on institutional traders and ... Read more

UBank has a mandate to disrupt banking for good and to do so they have placed technology at the forefront of the custome... Read more

A new report from EY has found that increasingly clients are looking to switch wealth manager providers, with fintech to... Read more

Australia’s large banks have the financial resources to be able to invest in new technology, positioning themselves to... Read more

National Australia Bank has finally introduced Apple Pay to its customers with the service live from this morning.  ... Read more

A new study by Accenture has found consumers are willing to share significant personal data with banks and insurers in e... Read more

TransferWise has just opened up their API for Australian businesses and banks to enable organisations to integrate Trans... Read more

Insurance firm QBE is seeking investment opportunities through its investment arm QBE Ventures to support its digital tr... Read more

The inaugural review of the Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme has revealed that the finance sector is one of the most at-r... Read more

CBA, together with the World Bank, have enabled secondary market trading recording on blockchain for bond-i. ... Read more

Suncorp is inviting fintech startups to come and collaborate with the group on new and innovative projects as part of it... Read more

Judo Bank has gone live with Temenos T24 Transact in an effort to outmanoeuvre the incumbent banks with nimble technolog... Read more

Kasada, a cyber security vendor, has announced a $6.5 million capital raising from CSIRO-based venture firm Main Sequenc... Read more

Morningstar has listed Chi-X Australia among its global market data solutions, with the move to give investors data on p... Read more

Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) has partnered with marketplace and insights technology provider 9 Spokes, being the third bank... Read more

A Brisbane-based fintech is gearing up to launch to market with the unique business proposition of giving Australians ... Read more

A new report from EY has found that Australia’s insurtech ecosystem has grown by 53 per cent over the last year and is... Read more