CBA joins regtech group to improve compliance
CBA’s head of governance and assurance, Jasper Poos, will join the board of the RegTech Association, a one-year old industry association.
Open banking: risk and opportunity
The imminent open banking scheme presents huge opportunities for Australian FinTechs, but comes with some very real risks, SocietyOne chief executive Mark Jones said. The peer-to-peer lender recently hit $500 million in lending, a record for an Australian company, and with open banking, a comprehensive credit reporting scheme and the Royal Commission driving customers away from the big banks, the future looks bright for the local FinTech sector. The open banking scheme starts from July next year, with the big four banks required to provide customer data on request to data recipients – largely FinTech companies such as SocietyOne, but also between each other. While this provides big opportunities to […]
Fintechs outpacing banks in digital payments
The digital payments market is experiencing rapid disruption, with non-bank contactless/cardless mobile payment systems now being used by more Australians (6.5%) than bank-owned solutions (6.4%) according to the newly released Roy Morgan Digital Payment Solutions Currency Report. Fintech market entrants such as Apple Pay, Android Pay and Google Wallet, are taking market share from incumbents, in a market where 93.6% of Australians aged over 14 are aware of at least one digital payment solution, and 72.4% have used at least one digital payment solution in the past 12 months. Roy Morgan’s report, based on more than 50,000 face-to-face consumer interviews, provides a 12 month perspective of how consumers are changing […]
Digital banking and neobanks
If all you’ve ever known is dollarmites and the big four, the idea of an online bank may seem a bit intimidating to you. But as banks roll out new app features and handy online services, the reliability of online banking grows, and makes room for digital banks and neobanks to emerge. If you’re curious about the world of online banks, we’ve answered some frequently asked questions below. What is digital banking and what online-only banks are there in Australia? Digital banks, or online-only banks are exactly what they suggest, banks that operate online through a computer or app on your phone. This means they don’t offer in-branch service like […]
‘The clock is ticking for banks’: Morgan Stanley warns banks need to up their game before they get disrupted
Banks need to transform themselves or they’ll be left in the dust by new fintech companies, according to a new report. With fintech companies raising $58 billion globally in the first half of 2018, banks are feeling more pressure than ever to spend on their own technology. This is compounded by the fact that fintech companies don’t suffer from legacy IT systems and can provide banking services 50% cheaper than big banks. “Pressure is mounting for banks to innovate and disrupt themselves fast, before someone else ‘eats their lunch’,” Morgan Stanley analyst Betsy Graseck wrote in the report. Big banks are already stepping up their tech investments in response. JPMorgan’s […]
Fintech 101: Core concepts for the future of banking
Everyday it feels like someone, somewhere has coined a new banking term. But as Australia continues to take big steps towards innovation, the average Aussie might feel left in the dark when it comes to understanding what’s in store for the future of banking. So to keep you in the loop with all the latest in fintech, we thought it might be worth getting the basics down first. What is fintech? Put simply, fintech stands for ‘financial technology’ and can refer to any technology that is used in the finance industry to provide products and services. Just remember that fintech usually refers to newer, innovative products and services. For example, […]
ANZ bank launches phone wallet to withdraw cash from ATMs
The days of carrying a plastic bank card could be numbered, with ANZ customers now being offered the option of ditching their wallet for an all-digital profile. The bank’s latest innovation is technology allowing consumers to use a smartphone or watch to withdraw their cash from an ATM. The move means all ATM functions can now be completed without a card, and follows the widespread use of devices to process payments and purchases. “It is more secure than plastic cards because customers have to either use their face ID, or thumbprint or pin on their phone before they can even use cash, and take the cash out at the ATM,” […]
Aussie banks dragged into the ‘open source’ era via GitHub
Financial policy making is getting the open source tech treatment, courtesy of Data61. The use of GitHub to manage the development of open banking technical standards represents a significant innovation in Australian policy making. GitHub, which is used by 28 million software developers around the world, was bought by Microsoft in June for $US7.5 billion ($10.5 billion). The open banking Data Standards Body, which is being run by the CSIRO’s Data61 unit, is using the online service to manage feedback and comments for the technical standards that will govern the movement of data in the new economy. All decision proposals and final decisions for the open banking standards will be […]
