Tag: Australia

HSBC Australia has signed a new license with Identitii, a blockchain and tokenisation platform that supplies data needed to process, reconcile, and report on payments.

Digital banks are on the rise Down Under. However, competing with the big four banks won’t be a walk in the park.

The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) is experiencing a spike in companies disclosing breaches to anti-money laundering (AML) rules. But experts believe more needs to be done.

Vectra, a network threat detection and response platform, has launched operations in the Asia Pacific region, months after Series E round close.

Australia New Payments Platform (NPP) went live in February 2018. However, two big banks have now delayed their rollout by at least another year.

Australia’s financial and cyber crime group has charged five people in conjunction with fraud and money laundering of cryptocurrency.

Wayne Byres is the chairman of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and has just urged the country’s financial services leaders to step up and take responsibility for their actions.

InsurTech Gateway has launched its operations in Australia and is eyeing up the country’s strong B2B2C subsector.

Payright, a buy now and pay later service, has raised $27m in a Series D round to support the expansion of its loan book.

Cloud-based investment platform Jacobi has closed a funding round on AUD $11m ($7.6m) from several US investors.