Payments

Nov
04

Aussies are ditching debit cards and going digital instead, as Apple Pay and Google Pay begin to take hold

Debit cards are falling behind at just 17% of the overall spend, while buy now, pay later providers like Afterpay and Zip are still catching up.

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Oct
29

Australian FinTech company profile #61 – BidFin

Australian fintech company BidFin provides integrated payment solutions to enable sales and cash flow across the IT Supply Chain.

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Oct
28

Roadmap details ongoing plans to extend and enhance the NPP

CEO of NPP Australia, Adrian Lovney, says making the Roadmap publicly available ensures the New Payments Platform momentum will continue.

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Oct
25

Lightspeed to bolster Asia-Pacific presence with acquisition of Australia-based Kounta

Lightspeed POS has entered into an agreement to acquire Kounta, an Australian, cloud-based POS solution provider for SMBs in the hospitality industry.

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Oct
25

Airwallex collaborates with the University of Melbourne, announces scholarship

Australia’s fintech unicorn, Airwallex, has collaborated with the University of Melbourne, inspiring the next generation of tech leaders and entrepreneurs.

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Oct
18

Alipay shares transaction increase from Australian tourist sector

Alipay is used by 99% of Chinese visitors and made a notable increase by as much as 25% in Australia compared to last year during Golden Week.

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Oct
17

Introducing the World’s First Open Banking Real-Time Payments Platform

The Australian payments ecosystem is set for significant change in 2020, as Open Banking is released in stages, and real-time payments continues to grow.

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Oct
17

Square serves up custom-built solution for restaurants and loyal customers in Australia

Square has announced that it is introducing Square for Restaurants, its custom-built point of sale system designed for the restaurant industry, in Australia

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