Tag: ACCC

Timing couldn’t be better for Open Banking

Posted on   |  by Kristofer Rogers
At the recent AFR banking and wealth conference, held as a virtual event during these unprecedented times, ACCC chairman Rod Sims reasserted a commitment to keeping the July 1...

Data rights on track for July launch

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There has never been a more important time to expedite digital innovation across the economy according to competition tsar chief Rod Sims, who says the ACCC will keep its...

NBN broadband boost is not enough

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
Yesterday, NBN Co positively announced that it would waive charges for additional data of up to 40 per cent for retail service providers for the next three months and...

ACCC digs deeper into digital platforms

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The competition watchdog’s new $27 million digital platforms unit has been put straight to work, with two inquiries launched into some of the biggest tech companies in the world....

ACCC under pressure to fix mobile roaming

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) may finally be taking the steps necessary for it to understand why it should fix its flawed 2017 decision not to declare...

MacGibbon wants cyber support for startups

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government should provide financial support to startups and small businesses looking to meet the “rigorous” open banking privacy and security rules, according to former special adviser to...

History repeats: Open banking delayed again

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It was a case of history repeating itself in the dying days of 2019, as a delay to the launch of open banking was announced on the last Friday...

Privacy reform is overdue and too slow

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A significant review of the Privacy Act is “long overdue” but may be already out of date by the time it is finally completed in 2021, according to senior...

Visa system gets $30m check-up

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government is to spend more than $30 million to improve the current visa processing technologies after delaying its move to privatise the system until next year. Treasurer...