The element of fintech which has been most heavily disrupted, from consumer and small business point of view, has been payments. And as of October 3, Square, one of biggest players in this disruption, the has released a new Square Stand – a $299 device that...
Late last week, ASIC released its first set of guidelines for ICOs – or Initial Coin Offerings. An ICO is a form of capital raising where a blockchain-based platform or project issues a number of ‘tokens’ which can be bought in exchange for digital currencies,...
Addressing more than 300 people at ACS’ Digital Economy Breakfast event in Sydney, the Treasurer of Australia, the Hon Scott Morrison, spoke of Australia’s emergence as a fintech powerhouse. Combining the financial services provided by banks and accounting firms, with...
With Sydney’s being recognized as the eight most attractive financial centre in the world, and Melbourne ranking 15th, Australia is coming out to be an attractive market for Goldman Sachs. Given the fact that Australians have expressed a real interest in...
Much speculation has been made on the retail giant’s effect on the Australian market, but Padelford,global manager for e-commerce platform Shopify’s “Plus” model, believes that fearing Amazon “is not a good strategy”. There are...
You will often hear a small business owner complain about the banks ‘taking their cut’ of every transaction. The cost of having a transaction machine can feel like a big expense for some businesses; and many then pass those costs onto their customers in the form of...
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