Digital assets are gaining real traction among regulated institutions, but security risks are rising just as quickly. As adoption accelerates, scrutiny around custody controls, transaction integrity and compliance oversight is…

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) have published the findings of Project Acacia, an exploratory initiative examining how digital money could support…

Online broker Pepperstone has integrated Fireblocks’ digital asset infrastructure to power its new spot crypto exchange for Australian clients and support its expansion into institutional digital asset services. The deployment…

NAB has acquired global technology provider London-based Banked to expand its real-time payments capabilities, allowing merchants to receive funds instantly from customer bank accounts. Banked operates a Pay by Bank…

After successfully building digital banks across two continents, Tyme Group is now eyeing their 3rd GoTyme Bank. Rachel Freeman, Chief Growth Officer, shared that they are looking to decide within…

Weixin Pay is expanding its merchant footprint in Australia, rolling out its digital wallet across 12 major tourist attractions in Tropical North Queensland to capture the returning wave of Chinese…

Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority (OJK) is accelerating cross-border cooperation to combat financial fraud, noting that reports of scams in the local financial sector have surpassed 530,000 cases. The regulator outlined…

Codebase Technologies has partnered with Ovanti to support the launch of an Agentic Digital Asset Bank aimed at enabling AI-driven orchestration of digital asset portfolios for both retail and institutional…

Global financial technology company FIS has secured a partnership to streamline reconciliations for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. The bank is adopting a new software-as-a-service solution to consolidate and automate…

Personal financial management fintech PocketSmith is launching an online educational resource to help consumers understand open banking. The initial rollout focuses heavily on Australia’s Consumer Data Right framework. The new…

Less than 1% of transactions are agentic today. Trulioo’s CPO believes that could reach 75% within a year, and most of the industry has no trust framework in place. Zach…

Australian fintech company Peppermint Innovation is accelerating the rollout of its digital wallet and payments services into the Philippines following a surge in transaction volumes and strategic capital injections. According…

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is urging providers of digital asset financial products to determine if they require an Australian Financial Services (AFS) license before its no-action position…

Airwallex has launched Latitude 37, a new initiative designed to provide early-stage AI founders in Australia with equity-free capital and access to global networks. Named after Melbourne’s geographic coordinate, where…

What does it take to launch a full digital bank in under a year and have it outperform 70 physical branches? Bank Muamalat’s Atlas did exactly that. Built in just…

Millions of Australians participated in a grassroots movement yesterday (28 April) to put pressure on the federal government and banks to maintain physical currency infrastructure. The initiative, dubbed Cash Out…

Ant International’s PayTo integration into its Global Account Service will offer Australian SMEs a real-time alternative to traditional direct debits. The service, powered primarily by WorldFirst and launched in collaboration…

The latest Commonwealth Bank job cuts will eliminate about 120 roles as Australia’s largest lender expands its use of AI, as reported by Bloomberg. According to a statement from the…

Microsoft will invest A$25 billion (US$18 billion) in Australia by the end of 2029, in what the company describes as its largest commitment in the country to date. The funding…

Thunes has expanded its network to New Zealand with the launch of real-time pay-to-bank transfers. The service allows members of the Thunes Direct Global Network to send New Zealand dollars…