Tag: FinTech Australia

Jury still out on crowdfund laws

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s planned equity crowdfunding regime is over-regulated and runs the risk of no company taking part, the founder of a New Zealand-based equity crowdfunding company said. Anna Guenther, founder...

Govt to regulate digital currencies

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia has taken a “big step forward” in recognising digital currencies as legitimate and trusted with the government moving to regulate the likes of bitcoin for the first time....

FinTech adoption at a tipping point

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australian FinTech companies have reached a collective tipping point and are on the verge of enjoying mainstream adoption, a new report has found. The EY FinTech Adoption Index 2017...

Nobody playing in govt sandbox

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Only one startup has utilised ASIC’s regulatory sandbox since it was launched late last year, leading the government to make a series of changes to broaden the scope of...

ASIC’s Indonesia FinTech play

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia’s corporate regulator has inked a FinTech partnership with its counterpart in Indonesia in a “terrific validation” for the work of the local sector. The Australian Securities and Investment...

Husic and FinTech Aus go to war

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Shadow minister for the digital economy Ed Husic has had a crack at the finance sector lobby group FinTech Australia for its outspoken support of government’s dodgy equity crowdfunding...

Morrison pushes hard on fintech

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The rise of fintechs and the digitisation of the finance sector has signalled a “paradigm shift” for both business and government, presenting both with opportunities and challenges Federal Treasurer...

Morrison wants to let the data flow

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Treasurer Scott Morrison has thrown the substantial weight of his office behind draft Productivity Commission recommendations that would give consumers more control over data held by banks and...