Currency

Nov
10

CurrencyFair sponsors the Australian Irish Film Festival 2020

CurrencyFair, the international currency exchange and payment platform, will sponsor this year’s Australian Irish Film Festival.

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Nov
09

Bitcoin surges above USD$15,000 and is closing in on record

Bitcoin soared more than seven per cent on Friday was trading above USD$15,000 (AUD$20,000) — its highest level in nearly three years

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Nov
02

RBA partners with CommBank, NAB, Perpetual and ConsenSys Software on digital currency research

The Reserve Bank is partnering with Commonwealth Bank, NAB, Perpetual and ConsenSys Software to explore the potential use of a central bank digital currency

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Nov
01

Bitcoin passes $20,000 AUD per coin for the first time since January 2018

Bitcoin exceeded $20,000 AUD at 9pm on Saturday 31st October on local digital currency exchange CoinSpot, the first time since January 2018.

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Oct
30

Azimo joins Australian fintechs in fight for cheaper international money transfers

UK Digital payments platform Azimo has become the latest international money transfer fintech to set up shop in Australia.

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Oct
23

Bitcoin goes mainstream as institutional ‘wall of money’ begins buying

Bitcoin is on track to hit US$1 million (A$1.4m) per coin in the next five years as a result of a wall of money looking to tap into Bitcoin appreciation.

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Oct
23

Days of cash payments numbered as 19% of Aussie wallets go digital

New research shows that 19% of Australians – equivalent to about 3.7 million – now use digital wallets such as Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay.

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Oct
22

PayPal to allow buying and selling of Bitcoin

Online payments platform PayPal will soon let its users buy, sell, and hold Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, and Ethereum on their accounts.

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