Australia

Afterpay Reports 6.5K Merchants On Payments Platform
Afterpay Reports 6.5K Merchants On Payments Platform
August 08, 2019  |  Retail

Afterpay, the leader in “buy now, pay later” payments, said in a press release that its second bi-annual two-day sale, Afterpay Day, will take place...

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Pressure Mounts On Big Four Auditors
Pressure Mounts On Big Four Auditors
August 07, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The former chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has warned of Enron-style corporate collapses thanks to failings of the nation’s auditing industry, according...

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Australia’s Big Banks Defend Spending Millions On Outside Auditors
Australia’s Big Banks Defend Spending Millions On Outside Auditors
August 05, 2019  |  Regulation

Australia’s four biggest banks, along with large accounting firms, have joined forces to defend the use of independent audit firms as consultants. Get the Full...

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Credible Labs Valued At $397M In Deal With Murdoch’s Fox
Credible Labs Valued At $397M In Deal With Murdoch’s Fox
August 05, 2019  |  Investments

Rupert Murdoch-controlled Fox Corp is buying personal finance broker Credible Labs in a deal valued at $397 million, Reuters reported on Monday (Aug. 5). Get...

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Australia To Create New Regulatory Branch To Monitor Facebook, Google
Australia To Create New Regulatory Branch To Monitor Facebook, Google
July 26, 2019  |  Regulation

In a move that could establish a precedent for global lawmakers, Australia said it would create an office to police Google and Facebook. Governments from...

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Australia Tells Wine Sector To Kick Its Late Payments Habit
Australia Tells Wine Sector To Kick Its Late Payments Habit
July 23, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The Australia Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is ramping up its efforts to promote faster payments to small suppliers in the wine industry, according to...

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Bitcoin Daily: Anchorage Crypto Startup Sets Up Shop In Sioux Falls; Crypto Scam Steals $900K From Pension Fund
Bitcoin Daily: Anchorage Crypto Startup Sets Up Shop In Sioux Falls; Crypto Scam Steals $900K...
July 21, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Senator Mike Rounds made an announcement at a Senate Banking Committee hearing regarding Facebook’s planned cryptocurrency on Tuesday (July 16), but it wasn’t related to...

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Aussie Regulator Challenges Uber Eats Over Restaurant Contracts
Aussie Regulator Challenges Uber Eats Over Restaurant Contracts
July 17, 2019  |  Delivery

Uber Eats in Australia can no longer charge restaurants for delivery mistakes that were out of their control, according to a report by The Wall...

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In Australia, Card (And Other Payments) Fraud Is Big Business
In Australia, Card (And Other Payments) Fraud Is Big Business
July 15, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Attacks on Australia’s government — including payments fraud — have been on the rise, scoring, cumulatively, tens of millions of dollars.  Elsewhere, individual cases of...

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