Australia

GoCardless Launches In Australia; Manchester United Teams Up With MoPlay
GoCardless Launches In Australia; Manchester United Teams Up With MoPlay
August 06, 2018  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes the rollout of GoCardless in Australia through a partnership with Xero. In addition, the...

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Bank Crackdown Has Money Managers Eyeing Corporate Finance
Bank Crackdown Has Money Managers Eyeing Corporate Finance
August 06, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Australian money managers are finding an opportunity in enterprise and small business lending as regulators crack down on the country’s traditional banking industry. Reports in...

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Amazon Logs A Small Australian Loss
Amazon Logs A Small Australian Loss
August 03, 2018  |  Retail

Amazon’s early days in Australia are not all smooth sailing as the eCommerce giant seeks to gain a foothold down under. According to official filings,...

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Coles Selects Rambus’ Unified Payment Platform
Coles Selects Rambus’ Unified Payment Platform
July 24, 2018  |  Digital Payments

Rambus, the digital security, semiconductor and IP products and services company, announced Tuesday (July 24) that Coles, the Australian retail group, has selected the Rambus Unified...

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Startups Settle In Sydney To Join Growing FinTech Ecosystem 
Startups Settle In Sydney To Join Growing FinTech Ecosystem 
July 20, 2018  |  Cross-border Payments

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  |  Retail

Thanks to Amazon and sales tax, eBay is reportedly enjoying a fresh opening in Australia. Amazon launched a local website in that country in December,...

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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). OnDeck announced the...

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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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