Don’t miss out on Moneytech’s Coding For Payments workshop
Building tailored payments workflows is often difficult. But as people increasingly are expecting seamless movement of funds as part of their app/product/service experience, coding for payments is becoming more important. Simply adding a credit-card gateway might not be enough. This workshop is about exactly that: how do we build tailored API-driven payments workflows. From “receive” through “manage” to “pay”. The Moneytech workshop will cover the following: Non-technical overview of payment landscape and what NPP and Open Banking means High-level compliance considerations The “building blocks” of Australian payments – direct entry, BPAY, credit cards, NPP, virtual accounts, tokens etc – and things to think about for each of them Practical code […]
XRP reaches Australia as FlashFX adopts Ripple’s cryptocurrency
In a move that has given a boost to the cryptocurrency market, FlashFX, a payment transfer platform, has announced the launch of its latest cross border payment solution using XRP that is targeted to improve the concept of foreign exchange in Australia. Nicolas Steiger, the Chief Executive Officer of FlashFX stated that: “We are excited to be part of the evolution in international payments processing. It’s about time that consumers and businesses saw a meaningful change in how money is sent across borders. The service provides an alternative for Australians who want to send a payment faster and cheaper than banks currently provide.” FlashFX has always worked with the mantra […]
Square launches payments SDK, enabling developers to process payments with Square in their mobile apps
Today Square announced the launch of the Square In-App Payments Software Development Kit (SDK), enabling developers and businesses to process payments with Square within their consumer-facing mobile apps for the first time. With just a few lines of code, developers can easily and professionally build a fully secure and elegant Square-powered payments flow in their Android or iOS apps. With this SDK, developers leave the complexity of payments to Square and focus instead on providing a more enjoyable customer experience. The In-App Payments SDK provides a customisable payments flow that works with the most popular payment types. The SDK includes a beautifully designed, interactive user experience that guides buyers as […]
California dreaming: Why Aussie fintechs are looking abroad
Peter Colbert believes Australia may be too small for the number of fintech companies it is producing. “There are only so many people in our country: 26 million, and that includes one year olds. What’s the real number of potential customers out there?” the founder of contactless payments company Inamo says. Inamo’s products include a waterproof plastic payments chip it promoted to Australia’s surfing and sports communities as an easy way of paying for anything without having to cart around a wallet. The business also developed a prototype for “Paywave sunglasses” with Visa back in 2016 and was focused on growing its base down under. But the game changed when […]
Gobbill and AAT sign collaboration agreement to provide automation and fraud checking technology to bookkeepers and their clients
Bill payment automation company Gobbill today announced that it has signed a collaboration agreement with the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Australia. Gobbill and the AAT will work together to help support bookkeepers and accounting technicians with cutting edge technology. “The spike in online fraud combined with the convenience of new automation technologies are the two key factors why many people need Gobbill,” said Shendon Ewans, CEO and co-founder of Gobbill. “Our collaboration with the AAT spans many initiatives but crucially bring awareness to the Australian industry of what is occurring and how they can address some of the issues.” According to ACCC’s ScamWatch, false billing alone has increased by […]
CBA to turn on Apple Pay in January
Commonwealth Bank of Australia will share a slice of its transaction revenue with the world’s largest company, Apple, after relenting to customer demand and agreeing to turn on Apple Pay in January, a move which indicates the technology giant has the upper hand in the battle to control smartphone digital wallets. More than two-and-a-half years after rival ANZ Banking Group made Apple Pay available, CBA’s move will put pressure on National Australia Bank and Westpac Banking Corp, who continue to prevent their iPhone-carrying customers from using them or their Apple watches to make tap-and-go payments. After sustaining a year of intense pressure at the banking royal commission, CBA’s group executive […]
Up launches conversational payments
Up, the digital banking platform that went live in October 2018, has today launched conversational payments in app for customers. An Australia first, the experience will bring functionality on par with the United States, Europe and China, where Venmo, SquareCash and WeChat Pay have significantly altered and improved customers’ payment experience. Up’s Chief Imaginer, Anson Parker, says many Australians will not have experienced this approach to payments before. “Driven by Osko, payments are made in real time to friends and merchants – there’s nothing ‘pending’ here. And we’ve built this platform from the ground up to enable the conversational format that gives customers clarity on where money is going to […]
American Express praises Ripple for cross-border payments, calls blockchain technology ‘very promising’
American Express is at it again with positive comments on blockchain technology and praising Ripple.
