Revolut has officially launched its dedicated business platform in New Zealand, expanding its financial services footprint across the Asia Pacific region. The rollout of Revolut Business follows a period of…

Zeller has launched a new POS app for SMBs, expanding its offerings into core business operations software. The cloud-based POS system runs on iOS and Android devices. It integrates directly…

Moneytech has appointed Paul Garvey as its new Chief Financial Officer, as reported by Australian Fintech. Garvey joins Moneytech with over 25 years of senior financial management experience across the…

Revolut has officially launched Ultra, its new top tier subscription plan, making the service available to the company’s more than one million Australian customers. Positioned as a premium subscription tier,…

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has appointed Victoria Ledda as Group Chief Information Officer and Rodrigo Castillo as Group Chief Technology Officer. Both appointments will take effect from 1 July…

The Federal Court has ordered HSBC Australia to pay a A$35 million penalty after the bank admitted to serious and widespread failures in protecting its customers from scams, according to…

UQPAY has officially registered as an Australian Financial Services (AFS) authorised representative with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), clearing the path for its commercial expansion into the local…

Paymentology has partnered with Australian BaaS platform Kobble to accelerate the launch and expansion of embedded finance products across Australia. The collaboration integrates the global issuer processing infrastructure of Paymentology…

ANZ Bank New Zealand has appointed Chief Risk Officer Ben Kelleher as its new Chief Executive Officer, taking over from Antonia Watson who will retire on 30 September at the…

Butn has launched Moneybox, a digital private credit investment platform designed for eligible retail investors in Australia. The platform offers access to investment opportunities backed by SME lending. The launch…

IG Group has introduced its first direct digital asset product in Australia with the launch of the IG Markets cryptocurrency trading app, as reported by ITBrief. The mobile-only platform allows…

Generative AI is making fraud more convincing and easier to scale. Reports of Gen AI-enabled scams rose 456% between May 2024 and April 2025, while deepfake activity is also rising…

Australian stablecoin issuer AUDC is launching a New Zealand dollar-backed digital currency, NZDC, targeting institutional payments and Trans-Tasman settlement efficiency. The development, reported by International Fintech, aims to offer the…

AI is getting better at helping us shop. The next step is much bigger: making payments on our behalf. That sounds convenient, but it also raises some important questions. Who…

Australian SME lender Moneytech has appointed David Cameron as its new Chief Technology Officer to accelerate the deployment of automation and AI across its commercial lending platforms, according to Australian…

Macropod has completed a live retail payment at a Sydney cafe using AUDM, a stablecoin that operates under an Australian Financial Services License. The transaction took place at Blue Brew…

Consumer fraud is no longer a peripheral risk across APAC. It is becoming a defining factor in how people engage with digital services, payments and financial institutions, and in how much…

Global payments platform Volt has partnered with broker Trade Nation to launch instant deposits and real-time withdrawals for Australian trading clients, according to Australian FinTech. The integration connects Trade Nation…

Cuscal has announced the completion of its acquisition of Paymark, a leading payments services provider in New Zealand. Effective immediately, Cuscal will formally rename Paymark as Cuscal Paymark, while continuing…

Aayush Singhania is Chief Product Officer at Tazapay, a Singapore-based cross-border payments platform that onboards customers across 70-plus countries and recently raised $36M to expand its stablecoin and agentic payments…