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‘Nobbled’ DTA languishing under Finance

Opposition services minister Paul Fletcher says the Digital Transformation Agency’s role has been diminished as part of a backwards step on government technology and digital services that will need...

Main Sequence bags another $450m for its third fund

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Main Sequence Ventures raised $450 million for its third investment fund, bringing the venture capital firm’s total funds under management to more than $1 billion for the first time....

Fintechs urge ‘swift action’ on payment system reforms

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Local fintechs have welcomed proposed reforms to Australia’s payments “outdated” system, but say swift action is needed to fix regulations that are up to a decade behind those in global...

NSW Labor’s $1bn promise for a state-owned CEFC

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
NSW Labor will create a $1 billion state-owned Energy Security Corporation modelled on the federal Clean Energy Finance Corporation if it is elected next month. Announced on Sunday, the...

Are govt grants stifling film sector?

Posted on   |  by Jay Grant
There has been a tectonic shift in the $200 billion global film industry and it is not being talked about. Digitisation has created three waves of transformational change for...

FinTechs respond to banking RC

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The final report from the Royal Commission into Australia’s banking sector presents “many opportunities” for the local fintech sector, but has put companies “on notice” to not repeat the...

Marketplace is a first step reform

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Australian Government has taken a major step forward on its road to reforming procurement practices with the launch this week of a new Digital Marketplace for buyers and...