Tag: Fintech

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...

Sydney, Berlin: the new FinTech rivals

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Sydney is tussling with Berlin as a financial technology hub, as the pot of global capital looking for a FinTech home swells fourfold. The Sydney, Berlin FinTech rivalry surfaced...

FinTech deserves our backing, fast

Posted on   |  by Alex Scandurra
This week’s significant announcement Backing Australian Fintech by the Treasurer builds on the down-payment made last year by the Prime Minister and Ministers Christopher Pyne and Wyatt Roy in the National...

ScoMo fires up new FinTech agenda

Posted on   |  by James Riley
On a day when the Prime Minister revealed the cunning political mechanics of a possible early election, his treasurer Scott Morrison was launching an election-like manifesto aimed at boosting...