CommBank will take on Afterpay in buy-now pay-later market
CommBank is moving with the times in a financial market where buy-now pay-later companies like Afterpay and Zip Co have gained traction with consumers.
Make room in your digital wallet: Apple Card makes its debut
Apple is rolling out its new Apple Card credit card to appeal to iPhone users while expanding the market for the tech giant’s growing services business.
Unique fraud fighting platform eftsure secures additional $2.5m funding
Australian fintech company eftsure has just secured an additional $2.5 million in funding to accelerate its growth and meet the demand for its protection platform.
The 4th Annual Australian FinTech Awards finalists have been announced
The 4th Annual Australian FinTech Awards will be held in Sydney tomorrow night, Thursday August 1, 2019. Congratulations to all the finalists.
Apple Pay is growing faster than the internet’s favourite payment service, PayPal
Apple CEO Tim Cook said that Apple Pay is now completing nearly one billion transactions per month, which is more than twice the volume of a year ago.
Zip & Afterpay rival Sezzle Inc debuts on ASX following its oversubscribed IPO
Technology driven payments company Sezzle Inc commenced the trading of its CHESS Depositary Interests (CDIs) on a deferred settlement basis on the ASX today
Buy now, pay later platform Payright raises $27 million, total fundraise exceeds $55 million
Innovative payment plan provider and Australian fintech Payright has completed a $27 million Series D fundraise through a mix of debt and equity.
Australian draft bill excludes digital currency from new cash payment limit
This makes it difficult to apply the cash payment limit in a way that would not largely prevent the use of digital currency in Australia.
