NatWest Group has appointed Harsh Agarwal as Managing Director, Customer Experience & Engagement. He joins the Retail Banking leadership team…
Fintech funding in Australia is experiencing a significant rebound this year, soaring 137% in fiscal year (FY) 2026, according to…
Financial institutions have invested heavily in securing digital onboarding and account opening journeys. Identity verification, document checks, and fraud screening…
Australia will ban card surcharges on eftpos, Mastercard and Visa payments from 1 October 2026. The Australian Payments Network and…
ASIC has imposed a 10-year ban on former Sequoia chief Garry Crole over failures linked to two collapsed investment funds.…
AUSTRAC has cancelled, suspended or refused to renew 45 remittance and virtual asset service provider (VASP) registrations over the past…
Equifax Australia has partnered with consumer readiness platform Occubuy to help renters use their rent payment history to demonstrate mortgage…
In the first half of 2026, fintech deal activity in Australia rebounded substantially, driven by large investments into mature and…
The Australian Government has rejected most of the findings in a 2024 Senate Economics Committee report on ASIC’s performance, according…
Australia sees no clear case for a retail central bank digital currency as its central bank considers how its settlement…
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has received more than 45 licence applications from businesses seeking authorisation to provide digital…
ING Australia must hold an additional A$50 million in capital after identifying material errors in its liquidity reporting. The bank…
Cross-border payments are expected to reach US$290 trillion by 2030, but moving money across markets is still harder than it…
AUSTRAC is investigating whether Western Union does enough to manage money laundering and terrorism financing risks. The probe covers Western…
Tazapay has moved closer to expanding in Australia after securing preliminary regulatory approval. The company received in-principle approval for a…
Chubb has appointed its former Malaysia chief Jon Longmore as its next New Zealand Country President. Longmore will take up…
Commonwealth Bank has launched PaidIt to help organisations send refunds, settlements and other payouts when recipient details are incomplete or…
Users in Australia can now send money to China through Western Union without leaving Weixin or WeChat. The money transfer…
Pay.com.au is entering the US market as PayRewards after raising US$28 million in Series E funding. The privately funded round…
BitMart is considering a partial relaunch less than a month after announcing plans to shut down. The crypto exchange is…