The federal government has launched a consultation paper on the design of its planned Digital Economy Strategy, to be released early next year.   Once complete, it is expected to address topics including digital infrastructure, digital business capability and building...

If Australia wants to lead the next wave of fintech innovation, it needs the next generation of start-ups to be successful. Although the federal government and the corporate sector are on board, it will take more than general support for Australia’s fintech scene to...

Sydney-based pocket money management startup Spriggy has closed a $2.5 million funding round to help parents teach their children about finances and savings, after its co-founders left their corporate banking roles “to do more for their customers” than what the big...

Due at the end of this week, head of federal government's open banking review, Scott Farrell, is hoping submissions will consider the benefits of the regime from the customer perspective. "I am interested in what the industry thinks their customers really want, not...