Tag: Fintech

Blockchain patents – the new black

Posted on   |  by Chris Baxter
What’s the big story in software patent applications in 2016? Does it by any chance involve a tamper-proof, virtual decentralised verification ledger? In other words, does it use blockchain?...

ASEAN is a prize for Aussie tech

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
One of Asia’s largest banks, HSBC, is the latest group to have belled the cat on the often sleepy Australian business community’s appreciation of the vast opportunities in Southeast...

Startup dream: Berlin mon amour

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There were more than a few people who questioned the government decision to make Berlin – or indeed anywhere in Europe – one of the five ‘landing pads’ for...

ASIC to play in ScoMo’s sandbox

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The regulatory sandbox being proposed by ASIC is as much a plaything for the regulator as it is a place to nurture emerging FinTech companies, Treasurer Scott Morrison has...

Startups and the property market

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Last week saw the launch of a new Sydney based tech startup group called, rather imaginatively, TechSydney. It is a worthwhile exercise and should be a success, if the...

Sandbox regime set to test the limits

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s regulatory sandbox proposals have been hailed as a game changer in the global FinTech scene but may need some tweaking to accommodate ideas...

China’s surprising FinTech boom

Posted on   |  by James Riley
For all the Chinese government’s grand plans to bring the country charging into the 21st Century as a powerhouse of science and technology the truth is, like its North...

Can the FinTech bubble save us all?

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
It is a question that is doing the rounds. “Are we in a fin-tech bubble, I think we are.” At least that was the message from among a phalanx of...

Banks’ legacy open to FinTech opps

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The end of this year could see Australian banks finally unleash products and services based on predictive analytics systems that have so far been stymied by banks’ creaky, legacy...