Australia

Australia’s New Payments Platform Invites Startups Via API
Australia’s New Payments Platform Invites Startups Via API
October 17, 2018  |  B2B Payments

New Payments Platform (NPP) Australia, the nation’s real-time payments service that went live earlier this year, is now seeking collaboration from FinTech firms and developers...

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ANZ CEO Tries To Clean Up Misconduct At The Bank
ANZ CEO Tries To Clean Up Misconduct At The Bank
October 12, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group announced Friday (October 12) that it fired more than 200 employees for engaging in misconduct, reported Reuters, citing ANZ...

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Aussie Bank Crackdown Takes Its Toll On ANZ Profits
Aussie Bank Crackdown Takes Its Toll On ANZ Profits
October 08, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Profits for Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) have taken a hit as the nation continues its crackdown on bank misconduct, reports in Reuters...

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MYOB Targeted For $1.2B Acquisition
MYOB Targeted For $1.2B Acquisition
October 08, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Shares in Australia-based small business cloud accounting software company MYOB jumped as much as 20 percent Monday (Oct. 8) following reports it is considering a...

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CANCAN Teams With WorldFirst Payments Platform; Westpac Launches Mobile Deposits
CANCAN Teams With WorldFirst Payments Platform; Westpac Launches Mobile Deposits
October 08, 2018  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes CANCAN and WorldFirst’s rollout of a platform for WeChat Pay...

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Easy Pickings For BEC Criminals?
Easy Pickings For BEC Criminals?
October 05, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The age of business email compromise (BEC) is upon us. And for the scammers, it’s not all that hard to do the scamming. Get the Full...

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Aussie Banks Too Slow In Breach Notifications: Regs
Aussie Banks Too Slow In Breach Notifications: Regs
September 26, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Australian regulators on Tuesday (Sept. 25) criticized top banks in the country for what authorities called inadequate reporting of breaches of financial law. Reports in...

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Bitcoin Daily: NY Approves First Stablecoins, WeChat Blocks More Crypto Accounts
Bitcoin Daily: NY Approves First Stablecoins, WeChat Blocks More Crypto Accounts
September 11, 2018  |  Bitcoin

New York State has approved the dollar-linked digital currencies created by Gemini Trust and Paxos Trust, making them the first stablecoins approved by the state’s...

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Late Payments in the Big Apple — And Beyond
Late Payments in the Big Apple — And Beyond
September 10, 2018  |  B2B Payments

New York, New York.  If you can make it there, you must be getting paid on time — easier said than done. Late payments reign,...

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