Australia

Startups Settle In Sydney To Join Growing FinTech Ecosystem 
Startups Settle In Sydney To Join Growing FinTech Ecosystem 
July 20, 2018  |  International

Sydney, the most populous city in Australia, is also a burgeoning FinTech hub: In fact, Deloitte has ranked it as the eighth most conducive hub...

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Fresh Opening For eBay Comes Amid Amazon Woes
Fresh Opening For eBay Comes Amid Amazon Woes
July 19, 2018  |  Amazon

Thanks to Amazon and sales tax, eBay is reportedly enjoying a fresh opening in Australia. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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OnDeck Secures Credit Facilities In Australia And Canada
OnDeck Secures Credit Facilities In Australia And Canada
July 19, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Alternative small business lending platform OnDeck is expanding financing to businesses in Canada and Australia, the company announced on Wednesday (July 18). Get the Full...

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FinTech Follows Open Banking As It Spreads Across Borders
FinTech Follows Open Banking As It Spreads Across Borders
July 10, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The U.K.’s Open Banking regulation made waves in the financial services market, and those effects have been felt far beyond the U.K.’s — and even...

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Tapping Into Expanding Opportunity
Tapping Into Expanding Opportunity
July 06, 2018  |  Today In Data

While cash was once king on a global stage, digitization is marching forward, and quickly. Case in point: Australia, where cash still has a prominent...

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NEW DATA: Why Australians Haven’t Given Up On Cash
NEW DATA: Why Australians Haven’t Given Up On Cash
July 05, 2018  |  Cash

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Alt-Lenders Vow Transparency After Prospa Backlash
Alt-Lenders Vow Transparency After Prospa Backlash
July 02, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Australia’s alternative finance community has vowed to heighten transparency following criticism over Prospa‘s high interest rates, which caused the FinTech to scrap its initial public...

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Commonwealth Bank De-Merges As New Probe Begins
Commonwealth Bank De-Merges As New Probe Begins
June 26, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Australia’s crackdown of the banking sector continues, this time with regulators’ latest probe into financial institutions’ (FIs) lending practices with small farmers. Get the Full...

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 In Asia, Finance Trade Groups Advocate For FinTech In Regulatory Efforts
 In Asia, Finance Trade Groups Advocate For FinTech In Regulatory Efforts
June 18, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

Financial firms have their work cut out for them when battling the bad guys, trying ensure that funds go where they need to go, and...

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