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British fintech aims to ride virus tailwind into Australia
Jul
27

British fintech aims to ride virus tailwind into Australia

British fintech OakNorth, a business lender and provider of credit-risk assessment tech, has just opened an office in Sydney.

Borrowing . FinTech . Lending
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Send partners with Woolworths Employees Credit Union to integrate their FX platform
Jul
24

Send partners with Woolworths Employees Credit Union to integrate their FX platform

Send announce they have partnered with Woolworths Employees Credit Union to offer members and their families preferential foreign exchange rates.

Currency . FinTech . Payments
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Australian neobank Volt integrates with IBM and ISW for Safer Payments
Jul
24

Australian neobank Volt integrates with IBM and ISW for Safer Payments

Volt Bank has integrated IBM’s Safer Payments solution into its online banking platform to give clients a more seamless and secure banking experience.

FinTech . Payments
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Six Park appoints partnerships lead, shifts B2B business
Jul
24

Six Park appoints partnerships lead, shifts B2B business

Online investment service Six Park has recruited a former AustralianSuper education development manager to its management team as the company consolidates its business-to-business activities. Ha-Dieu Ford has joined the group in its newly created role, head of partnerships. She is reported to have more than 20 years’ experience in the financial services sector, having held roles such as partnership manager at BT Financial Group and senior relationship manager at Westpac. Six Park co-chief executive and co-founder Pat Garrett said the company is pleased to welcome Ms Ford to help accelerate its B2B activities. “More and more adviser groups and wealth management firms are seeking efficient ways to implement digital investment […]
FinTech . Robo-Advice
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Visa, Mastercard and PayPal are changing their tune on Bitcoin and Crypto
Jul
24

Visa, Mastercard and PayPal are changing their tune on Bitcoin and Crypto

Payments giants Visa, Mastercard and PayPal have had a rocky relationship with bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in recent years.

Bitcoin . Currency . FinTech . Payments
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Govt sinks another $20m into consumer data right
Jul
24

Govt sinks another $20m into consumer data right

The federal government has handed Treasury and the ACCC $19.2 million to continue the implementation of the consumer data right over the next 12 months.

FinTech . Investing
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Birchal publishes update on crowdfunding in Australia
Jul
23

Birchal publishes update on crowdfunding in Australia

Investment crowdfunding platform Birchal has published a report updating on the progress being made in crowdfunding in Australia.

FinTech . Investing
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AMP the latest bank to turn on Apple Pay
Jul
23

AMP the latest bank to turn on Apple Pay

Another Australian bank is switching on Apple Pay after AMP announced to its customers that they can now use the mobile payment and digital wallet service.

Banking . FinTech . Payments
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