Author: Reposted by Australian FinTech

Apr
30

e-Pocket: new platform brings crypto and traditional currencies into one digital wallet

E-pocket is a new platform set to transform the mobile payment market by making cryptocurrencies just as easy to earn, spend and manage as your regular Aussie dollar.

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Apr
30

Financial world watches as ASX launches blockchain test

Eleven early adopters of the ASX’s planned equities blockchain will begin testing the new technology from Tuesday, when the exchange switches on a test site that allows them real-time access to its data store.

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Apr
30

Jaguar could pay you every time you drive your car

Your driving data is important and Jaguar Land Rover wants to pay you for it. And the company will use it in a surprisingly worthwhile way.

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Zip Co revenue soars as new partners come on-line

Shares in buy now pay later company Zip Co have surged higher after the group reported a 20 per cent lift in revenue for the third quarter.

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Apr
29

No more PIN payments as fingerprint-scanning bank cards launch in the UK

Biometric cards which enable people to verify payments using their fingerprint rather than needing to enter a PIN are now being trialled for the first time.

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Apr
29

Octet CEO Clive Isenberg honoured among 2019’s Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs

Octet CEO, Clive Isenberg, has been recognised as one of the Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2019 by Goldman Sachs at its Builders + Innovators Summit.

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Apr
29

PayPal agrees to invest $500m in Uber, says it will help develop taxi operator’s digital wallet

Global online payments operator, PayPal, has gotten into an agreement to invest $500 million in cab aggregator provider, Uber.

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Apr
29

30% of Aussies trust robo-advice

Nearly a third of Australians trust robo-advice, new research from Thinque has shown, which it said is a reflection of diminishing faith in human advisers.

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