Binance will let you buy Bitcoin with cash from 1,300 stores in Australia
Binance says cryptocurrency fans in Australia will soon be able to purchase Bitcoin from over 1,300 supported Newsagents across the country. The new service, “Binance Lite,” marks the first time the Malta-based exchange has managed to open a fiat gateway in Australia. While it will only support buying Bitcoin at launch, press materials say more digital currency and fiat options will be added in the future. “Binance Lite Australia further expands digital currency adoption by providing easier ways to buy [Bitcoin],” said Wei Zhou, Binance CFO. “Australia has been at the forefront of blockchain innovation, and we hope Binance Lite Australia can play a role to help further this cause.” Once users […]
Saxo launches digital access to Chinese bonds
Multi-asset trading and investment fintech specialist, Saxo Bank has announced the addition of Chinese bonds to its offering, a move which will be expected to further cement its position as a gateway to China for its international client base. In 2017, the firm offered an opportunity for qualified institutional clients in Australia to trade mainland China bonds which was enabled via its Hong Kong based bond connect mechanism allowing both overseas and mainland China investors to trade in each other’s bond markets. The launch of mainland China bonds would add to this access to China a-shares listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges, the firm said. To read more, […]
Australian financial instos show support for blockchain
The Australian financial services industry may have seen a shift in sentiment towards blockchain, with major financial institutions supporting BC Gateways’ new blockchain platform, The Gateway. The platform, which is designed for the global industry to publish and distribute any type of structured data, conducted a pilot in Sydney late last year focused purely on distributing pricing data in the Australian wealth management industry, with IRESS, Aberdeen Standard Investments, Perpetual and Equity Trustees among the participants. IRESS chief executive, Andrew Walsh, said it was keen to change the way financial data was delivered, and the multiple connectivity options to the BC Gateway would allow them and other participants to quickly […]
Heinemann Sydney Airport stores now offering Alipay through Tyro
Australia’s business-only bank Tyro, announced its next Alipay integration with Sydney Airport tax and duty-free retailer Heinemann Australia, where the payment system is now live. Tyro is the first Australian bank to offer Alipay to its merchants with Heinemann Gold Coast International Airport going live last month, following the deal signed with Alipay in August 2018. With 900 million users choosing to pay for goods and services globally via Alipay and its strategic partners, it has evolved from a digital wallet to a lifestyle enabler and is the number one payment method in China. Through its partnership with Alipay, Tyro is now helping Australian businesses access the ever-expanding Chinese visitor […]
Aussie fintech brings leading Chinese mobile payment platform to local shores
AirPay Financial Technologies has teamed up with major Chinese company SwiftPass to give Australian retailers, e-commerce sites and mobile apps better access to a booming consumer market through mobile payments. The two groups have formed the new lifestyle brand ‘AirPass’, allowing local Australian businesses to accept WeChat Pay and Alipay both online and offline, as well as reaching overseas markets to capitalise on the global Chinese spending boom. AirPass will also help Australian retailers and brands set up their own WeChat eStores to tap into Chinese social marketing channels, reaching new customers in China along with Chinese communities around the globe. The Australian company has offices in Melbourne, Sydney and […]
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 […]
Lakeba achieves $20M startup sales record for Paid By Coins
Australian technology innovator Lakeba, who has launched over ten new ventures in the Australian market since 2016, today announced the $20M sale of their Paid by Coins venture to Mobecom (ASX:MOB) only seven months after launching the platform in early 2018. “Lakeba built, deployed and exited the Paid By Coins business in less than seven months, achieving what few startups have before them. This accelerated acquisition timeline demonstrates the rigour and depth of Australian innovation and sets a new benchmark for the rapid commercialisation and sale of market-relevant, high demand emerging technology solutions,” said Giuseppe Porcelli, CEO and Founder of Lakeba. Paid by Coins is a secure payment solution for consumers, enabling […]
