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FinTech Australia calls for comprehensive credit reporting legislation to progress
FinTech Australia, the peak industry body for the financial services, technology and innovation industry today expressed growing concern that further delays in securing the passage of the comprehensive credit reporting bill would hurt consumers and small businesses.
Member Showcase May 2018
Here’s a list of member announcements during the month of May.
Digital challenger banks off and away in Australia
Australia has its first licensed digital challenger bank, following a decision by a key Australian Government regulator to establish a new pathway to allow these banks to be established.
On 4 May, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) published its new “restricted authorised-deposit taking institution” framework.
Startup Competition by Launch Festival Sydney and Republic
LAUNCH Festival Sydney and Republic have joined forces to allow live investing in startups participating in the this year’s festival June 19-20. Republic was built to democratize startup investing and level out the fundraising landscape for founders and investors alike. Read more
FinTech Australia announces new CEO
The policy head who helped Uber to launch in Australia has been appointed CEO of the association representing fintechs disrupting Australia’s traditional financial services industry.
Brad Kitschke has been appointed as CEO of FinTech Australia.
Finnies finalists announced
A total of 89 companies and individuals have been chosen as finalists for Australia’s only industry-backed fintech awards, from a record field of more than 200 entries.
FinTech Australia today announced the finalists for the 2018 Finnie awards.
Open banking framework to drive customer choice and innovation across Australia
Australia’s fintech industry has welcomed an Australian Government decision to put the customer first by pushing back against big bank delaying tactics and introducing open banking reforms from mid-next year.
2018-19 Budget steady for Australian fintech – but the big news is yet to come
Australia’s fintech industry will benefit from a number of important support measures in tonight’s 2018-19 Australian Budget but will be forced to wait for the big news about the details of Australia’s open banking framework.
Applications RE-OPEN for the NSW-Israel R&D and Tech InnovationProgram
In mid-2017 the NSW Government opened a new funding stream for R&D companies and tech startups under its NSW-Israel R&D and Technological Innovation Program. The program offered up to $250,000 of matched funding for NSW businesses to partner with Israeli businesses on new, innovative and market driven solutions. While the program highlighted the desire for cyber security, agri-tech and water-tech solutions, the program itself was sector agnostic and had an incredible response in NSW from companies spanning cyber security, fintech, clean-tech, medical therapeutics, robotics, AI, edu-tech to a range of agriculture solutions. Read more