Corporate adoption is killing blockchain, but Bitcoin will live on
The blockchain on its own does NOT give you any form of security and permanence if it must be run by some ‘trusted’ institution
Stone & Chalk launches in Adelaide
Stone & Chalk is partnering with the SA Government to establish a start-up hub at Lot Fourteen, the largest innovation precinct in the Southern Hemisphere.
Australian FinTech company profile #28 – Lodex
Australia’s smarter way to find financial services products, through Lodex’s loans and deposits marketplace.
Facebook’s plan to beat the global banks
Facebook has unveiled an ambitious plan to launch an attack on the global financial system by creating a new cryptocurrency to be known as Libra
AI and big data knocks $36.4b off payments fraud
Visa’s Asia-Pacific head of risk, Joe Cunningham, said the vast majority of fraud on payments cards worldwide was now taking place in e-commerce.
Apple may be prepping to turn your iPhone into a crypto wallet
Apple is likely preparing to let iPhone owners turn their devices into hardware wallets that allow them to store and use bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
Is 2019 still the year of the neobank?
For all the activity going on in the market, there’s still no fully independent neobank offering banking services to the public.
Victorians flock to Google Pay myki alternative
The number of Victorian commuters using Google Pay for public transport is nearing 100,000, just 11 weeks into the state’s new cardless myki scheme.
