Australia

ENOC Taps Into Mobile Payments, Samsung Pay Comes To Australian Commuters
ENOC Taps Into Mobile Payments, Samsung Pay Comes To Australian Commuters
April 10, 2019  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes the U.A.E.’s ENOC’s launch of a mobile option for...

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Australian Finance Regs Look To AI For Compliance
Australian Finance Regs Look To AI For Compliance
April 08, 2019  |  Artificial Intelligence

Australian financial regulators are feeling pressure to ensure financial institutions treat customers properly and have turned to artificial intelligence (AI) in an attempt to improve...

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Australia Laws Target Social Media Firms with Fines, Prison Over Streaming Content
Australia Laws Target Social Media Firms with Fines, Prison Over Streaming Content
April 08, 2019  |  Regulation

The government in Australia passed legislation that seeks to stop live streaming of violent acts across social media platforms. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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MYOB Preps For Single-Touch Payroll Ahead Of KKR Takeover
MYOB Preps For Single-Touch Payroll Ahead Of KKR Takeover
April 04, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Australian small business cloud accounting firm MYOB is moving closer to an acquisition by private equity firm KKR, but in the meantime, the company is...

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Bitcoin Daily: Celebs Hit By Bitcoin Scam; Fraudsters Steal $19M From UK Investors
Bitcoin Daily: Celebs Hit By Bitcoin Scam; Fraudsters Steal $19M From UK Investors
March 29, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Australian TV presenters Karl Stefanovic and Waleed Aly are the latest celebrities to become victims of common bitcoin scams. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Worldpay To Open Offices In New Zealand, Australia
Worldpay To Open Offices In New Zealand, Australia
March 27, 2019  |  International

U.K.-based payments company Worldpay said it will expand to Australia and New Zealand in an effort to take on more established payments services like Visa,...

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Australia To Invest $390M In Financial Regulation
Australia To Invest $390M In Financial Regulation
March 25, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Australia is including an additional $390 million in its new budget to boost its financial regulation sector, according to Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Bitcoin Daily: Facebook Posts New Blockchain Job; Mt. Gox Nears Creditor Account Settlement
Bitcoin Daily: Facebook Posts New Blockchain Job; Mt. Gox Nears Creditor Account Settlement
March 22, 2019  |  Bitcoin

A new job posting has revealed that Facebook is looking to hire a lead commercial counsel for its blockchain initiatives. Get the Full Story Complete...

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KPMG: Australia’s AltFin Sector Worth $1B
KPMG: Australia’s AltFin Sector Worth $1B
March 21, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

KPMG, an advisory and audit company, has released numbers that say Australia has a 32 percent share of the APAC alternative finance market, according to...

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