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Feb
04

Neobank offers multiple accounts for savers

Neobank 86 400 has launched three new savings accounts, each earning a maximum interest rate of 2.25% for balances up to a combined $300,000.

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Feb
03

Is Google trying to kill Bitcoin?

Google, the internet search giant that owns YouTube and the Android mobile operating system, has a fraught relationship with bitcoin and crypto.

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Feb
03

Payments emerge as growth area in fintech

The fintech sector now comprises a critical mass of start-ups across many different sectors within financial services.

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Jan
31

Fintechs divided on screen scraping ban

Verifier CEO Lisa Schutz has urged for the Australian government to follow in the footsteps of the European Union (EU) and cease screen scraping.

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Jan
30

CBA launches app for faster lending decisions

CBA has launched BizExpress, a business lending app which provides small businesses a faster lending decision and faster funding for loans up to $1m.

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Sweden’s Klarna launches in Australia and partners with CommBank

Klarna, the global payments and shopping provider, officially launches in Australia by introducing the Klarna Shopping app.

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Jan
30

Open banking and neobanks to continue their slow burn in 2020

According to RFi research there is minimal consumer awareness of open banking and neobanks in Australia

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Jan
30

Australia’s buy now pay later companies are pledging to do better by their customers. Here’s what they’re promising.

Buy now pay later (BNPL) companies like Afterpay and Zip look set to sign a voluntary code of conduct that would help protect customers.

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