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View MoreFraud and AML in Asia have shifted over the past year. Alongside the system-level attacks that continue,..
Watch NowFintech funding in Australia is experiencing a significant rebound this year, soaring 137% in fiscal year (FY) 2026,…
Financial institutions have invested heavily in securing digital onboarding and account opening journeys. Identity verification, document checks, and…
Australia will ban card surcharges on eftpos, Mastercard and Visa payments from 1 October 2026. The Australian Payments…
ASIC has imposed a 10-year ban on former Sequoia chief Garry Crole over failures linked to two collapsed…
AUSTRAC has cancelled, suspended or refused to renew 45 remittance and virtual asset service provider (VASP) registrations over…
Equifax Australia has partnered with consumer readiness platform Occubuy to help renters use their rent payment history to…
In the first half of 2026, fintech deal activity in Australia rebounded substantially, driven by large investments into…
The Australian Government has rejected most of the findings in a 2024 Senate Economics Committee report on ASIC’s…
Australia sees no clear case for a retail central bank digital currency as its central bank considers how…
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has received more than 45 licence applications from businesses seeking authorisation to…
ING Australia must hold an additional A$50 million in capital after identifying material errors in its liquidity reporting.…
AUSTRAC is investigating whether Western Union does enough to manage money laundering and terrorism financing risks. The probe…
Tazapay has moved closer to expanding in Australia after securing preliminary regulatory approval. The company received in-principle approval…
Chubb has appointed its former Malaysia chief Jon Longmore as its next New Zealand Country President. Longmore will…
Commonwealth Bank has launched PaidIt to help organisations send refunds, settlements and other payouts when recipient details are…
Users in Australia can now send money to China through Western Union without leaving Weixin or WeChat. The…
Pay.com.au is entering the US market as PayRewards after raising US$28 million in Series E funding. The privately…
BitMart is considering a partial relaunch less than a month after announcing plans to shut down. The crypto…
Australian payments processor Fat Zebra has appointed Leena Hakkinen as Chief Operating Officer and Kees Kwakernaak as Chief…
AUSTRAC has uncovered suspected coordinated mortgage fraud involving potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in loans across 10…
