| This year, FinTech Australia has made an effort to connect more with the regional fintech hubs across Australia. In line with this commitment, we will be hosting Intersekt roadshows in VIC, NSW, WA, SA and QLD, not only to give you a taste of the key themes of Intersekt 2019 but also to showcase the extraordinary fintech talent present in the country. The dates for these roadshows are:
– Thursday, 22 August Melbourne
– Wednesday, 28 August Sydney
– Tuesday, 3 September Perth
– Wednesday, 4 September Adelaide
– Monday. 9 September Brisbane
More details and registrations below. Ticket sales for Intersekt 2019 have officially opened,Register for Intersekt 2019 here. Over the last few weeks, we held roundtables in Sydney and Melbourne with the Hon. Senator Jane Hume. This provided a direct dialogue between the startup ecosystem and government, allowing our members to shed light on their challenges, the future of the industry and where they would like to see legislative change. We are now producing a document which will aid Senator Hume in creating a policy roadmap. We will be holding another roundtable with ASIC on the e-payments code that was submitted earlier this year. We have completed the Submission to Treasury on Currency We are looking forward to working with UK DIT on the Australian Fintech Mission to the UK for Lendit Fintech Europe 2019, this September. This is an important step in helping our Australian Fintechs launch in the UK market under the fintech bridge and this year we expect to see 10 Australian fintechs take part in the program.This is the first of many missions and we are looking towards running a mission to Innovate Finance summit in April next year. (more…) | 
