Australia

Tapping Into Expanding Opportunity
Tapping Into Expanding Opportunity
July 06, 2018  |  Today In Data

While cash was once king on a global stage, digitization is marching forward, and quickly. Case in point: Australia, where cash still has a prominent...

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NEW DATA: Why Australians Haven’t Given Up On Cash
NEW DATA: Why Australians Haven’t Given Up On Cash
July 05, 2018  |  Cash

In the 26 years of continued economic growth in Australia, cash has continued to play an imperative role. In 2016 alone, Australian consumers and businesses...

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Alt-Lenders Vow Transparency After Prospa Backlash
Alt-Lenders Vow Transparency After Prospa Backlash
July 02, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Australia’s alternative finance community has vowed to heighten transparency following criticism over Prospa‘s high interest rates, which caused the FinTech to scrap its initial public...

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Commonwealth Bank De-Merges As New Probe Begins
Commonwealth Bank De-Merges As New Probe Begins
June 26, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Australia’s crackdown of the banking sector continues, this time with regulators’ latest probe into financial institutions’ (FIs) lending practices with small farmers. The inquiry begins...

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 In Asia, Finance Trade Groups Advocate For FinTech In Regulatory Efforts
 In Asia, Finance Trade Groups Advocate For FinTech In Regulatory Efforts
June 18, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

Financial firms have their work cut out for them when battling the bad guys, trying ensure that funds go where they need to go, and...

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Westpac Ends Prospa Collaboration After IPO Postponement
Westpac Ends Prospa Collaboration After IPO Postponement
June 12, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Days after Australian alternative lending platform Prospa delayed its Initial Public Offering (IPO) indefinitely, one of its bank partners, Westpac, announced it was ending its...

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Law Firms Experimenting With AI
Law Firms Experimenting With AI
June 08, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

Chatbots are already being used in a variety of industries — and now those in the legal industry are finding ways to experiment with artificial...

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Revolut Plans To Apply For Banking License In The US
Revolut Plans To Apply For Banking License In The US
June 04, 2018  |  Banking

After applying for a banking license in Europe, Revolut plans to apply for one in United States in the near future. Chief Executive Officer Nikolay...

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Commonwealth Bank Of Australia Faces Record Fines
Commonwealth Bank Of Australia Faces Record Fines
June 04, 2018  |  Banking

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has formally agreed to a record fine of A$700 million ($529.3 million) in the hopes of bringing to an end...

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