Australia

Australian Reg: Banks Need More Competition
Australian Reg: Banks Need More Competition
February 03, 2019  |  Bank Regulation

Australia’s competition regulator is going after the banking industry in the country, vowing to punish what it claims is misconduct, reported The Financial Times. Get...

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Aussie Lawmaker Calls For Mandatory Timely Supplier Payments
Aussie Lawmaker Calls For Mandatory Timely Supplier Payments
January 29, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Australian Senator Pauline Hanson is urging the government to adopt mandatory, timely B2B payments for small suppliers, reports in The Australian said on Monday (Jan....

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Japan, Australia Back X-Border eCommerce Data Regulation
Japan, Australia Back X-Border eCommerce Data Regulation
January 25, 2019  |  Regulation

More than 70 nations are planning to restart World Trade Organization talks in an effort to create a standard set of rules to govern the...

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SWIFT Messages Hit All-Time High, Driven By gpi Adoption
SWIFT Messages Hit All-Time High, Driven By gpi Adoption
January 23, 2019  |  Digital Banking

SWIFT, a leader in secure financial messaging services, said that it facilitated an average of 31 million messages a day in 2018, an increase of...

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Will Apple Pay Pay Off in the Land Down Under?
Will Apple Pay Pay Off in the Land Down Under?
January 18, 2019  |  Mobile Payments

Cash as king in the Land Down Under? Cash as the conduit to Apple Pay inroads in the Land Down Under? Get the Full Story...

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Apple Pay Lets Users Down Under Pay Merchants From Their Bank Account
Apple Pay Lets Users Down Under Pay Merchants From Their Bank Account
January 17, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Apple Pay, in a move that will let users in Australia skip credit card fees at places that support EFTPOS (electronic funds transfer), now has...

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What Australia Can Teach The World About Real-Time Payments
What Australia Can Teach The World About Real-Time Payments
January 02, 2019  |  Payment Methods

On the face of it, the lure of real-time payments might seem like an inevitability. The concept is gaining traction and deployment across any number...

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Bitcoin Daily: SEC Regs Could Exclude Cryptos; Litecoin Founder Has Eye On Survival
Bitcoin Daily: SEC Regs Could Exclude Cryptos; Litecoin Founder Has Eye On Survival
December 21, 2018  |  Bitcoin

A bipartisan bill has been introduced by Congress that would aim to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Get...

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Australia Budgets For SMB Cybersecurity, Five-Day Supplier Payments
Australia Budgets For SMB Cybersecurity, Five-Day Supplier Payments
December 18, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The Australian government has announced plans to set aside millions of dollars to support small business (SMB) cybersecurity, digitization efforts and accelerated supplier payment times,...

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