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Australia has its first licensed digital challenger bank, following a decision by a key Australian Government regulator to establish a new pathway to allow these banks to be established.
On 4 May, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) published its new restricted authorised-deposit taking institution framework.
A record number of entries have been lodged for this year’s Finnies – Australia’s only industry-backed fintech awards.
A total of 215 entries were received, well up from the 158 entries in 2017.
We have noticed media reports this morning about a survey by Oracle into Australias fintech market penetration, compared to other international markets.
We have not had the benefit of seeing the survey at this time.
FinTech Australia chair Stuart Stoyan
Australian corporate regulator ASICs commissioner, John Price, has called out innovation as a concept about which it is easy to wax lyrical, but difficult to apply in practice.
Melbourne is edging closer to Sydney in the world financial centre rankings, according to the just-published March 2018 Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI).
The GFCI – produced by London-based commercial think-tank Z/Yen – is regarded as the pre-eminent ranking index for financial centres across the globe.
FinTech Australia members and partners were among the big winners at the Momentum Media FinTech Business awards held on 22 March in Sydney.
In just my first week as interim CEO, I thought I would write a quick note to members and the broader fintech community.
It’s been another particularly busy few weeks, with some very exciting announcements from our members.
FinTech Australias chair Stuart Stoyan has supported proposed Australian Government legislation to expand Australias fintech regulatory sandbox, however called for further improvements to make the sandbox more robust and fintech-friendly.
After two years of helping to drive the rapid growth of the Australian fintech industry, FinTech Australia is looking for a new CEO to lead the charge.
FinTech Australia aims to serve the national fintech community through a range of services and programs aimed at advocacy, support, education and network development. We have successfully driven the fintech agenda across the nation, resulting in real, positive change in areas such as Crowdfunding, Digital Currency regulation and Open Data.
Below are some significant announcements from our members during the month of February 2018:
It was always on the cards that the first two weeks of February 2018 were going to be an important time for the Australian fintech industry.
With the Australian Parliament returning from its summer hiatus, and a number of important reports expected to be released, there was a feeling that some fintech-friendly announcements were coming our way.