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Reserve Bank of Australia reports on BNPL use surge

News | Payments General | 30 Nov 2023

The Reserve Bank of Australia has conducted a survey that reveals a sharp increase in Buy Now, Pay Later use among young adults.

BNPL, online payments, report, survey, banks

@Pay partners with Pismo

News | Online Payments | 07 Nov 2023

Australia-based @Pay has entered a collaboration with Pismo to support its operations in the region by leveraging the latter’s cloud-native API-based platform. 

partnership, BNPL, online platform, debit card, prepaid card, credit card

NAB receives USD 1.4 million fine for wrongfully charging fees

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 22 Sep 2023

National Australia Bank (NAB) has received a USD 1.4 million fine from the Australian Federal Court for wrongfully charging fees.

banking, banks, regulation, payments , financial institutions

Paysafe and IC Markets to expand partnership into LATAM

News | Payments General | 13 Jul 2023

UK-based payments platform Paysafe and Austalia-based foreign exchange provider IC Markets have extended their payment offering in LATAM. 

partnership, expansion, digitalisation, online payments, credit card, debit card, FX , local payment method

Australia to regulate BNPL sector

News | Payments General | 24 May 2023

Australia has planned to regulate Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services as a consumer credit product, requiring providers to perform background checks prior to lending.

regulation, BNPL, credit, lending, financial services, instalment payments, payment methods, financial data, credit scoring, payments , fintech, financial inclusion, ecommerce, online shopping, transactions , interest rate

American Express to acquire Nipendo

News | Online Payments | 13 Jan 2023

US-based globally integrated payments company American Express has announced the agreement to acquire Nipendo, to streamline B2B payments processes.

acquisition, B2B payments, ecommerce, online payments

ASIC sues American Express

News | Cards | 08 Dec 2022

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has sued American Express alleging credit cards were issued and distributed to customers without ensuring they are understood.

payments , credit card, Issuer, regulation, payment institution, financial sanctions, financial institutions

The FTX crash – Latest news round-up as of 16 November 2022

Voice of the Industry | Cryptocurrencies | 16 Nov 2022

The Paypers has put together the latest and most relevant news on the FTX crash and its impact on the crypto world as a whole.

cryptocurrency, digital assets, regulation, crypto asset

Australian regulator to focus on crypto and DeFi

News | Cryptocurrencies | 25 Aug 2022

Australia's Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the country’s financial regulator, has pledged to put crypto assets and decentralized finance (DeFi) in its sights over the next four years.

regulation, cryptocurrency, blockchain, DeFi, digital assets, crypto asset

Fintech Recharge.com expands into Australia

News | Cards | 22 Mar 2022

Netherlands-based payments company Recharge.com has announced its expansion into Australia amid regulatory changes in the BNPL and gift card sectors.

BNPL, gift card , ecommerce, fintech, prepaid card

Australian bank regulator: Additional work on biometrics in ePayments code is expected

News | Online Payments | 10 Mar 2022

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has denied Australian banks the changes requested to the ePayments code due to further question on biometric technology.

regulation, regulatory sandbox, online payments, online authentication, biometrics, biometric authentication, mobile banking

Australia's CBA pleads guilty for fraud charges

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 29 Oct 2021

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has pleaded guilty to 30 criminal charges for mis-selling consumer credit insurance between 2011 and 2015.

retail banking, fraud management, AML, regulation

DayTek Capital receives Australian banking licence

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 04 Aug 2020

Australia-based neobank DayTek Capital has been awarded an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Australia, challenger bank, banks, DayTek Capital, banking, banking licence, neobank, Australian Financial Services Licence, AFSL, Australian Securities, Investments Commission, Infinity, cards, fintech, Restricted Authorised Deposit Taking Institution Licence, RADI, Australian Financial Compensation Scheme, Australian Federal, Qeensland State

Revolut obtains approval from Australian Securities and Investments Commission

News | Payments General | 26 May 2020

UK-based challenger bank Revolut has received the approval from Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to operate in Australia.

fintech, Revolut, AFSL, Australia, ASIC, Australian Securities and Investments Commission, UK, The Australian Financial Service License, Europe, credit cards, remittances, Bitcoin, BTC, Ethereum, ETH, Bitcoin Cash, BCH, Litecoin, LTC, cryptocurrencies

iSignthis invests into NSX to develop an Australian version of Nasdaq

News | Payments General | 21 Feb 2020

iSignthis has invested USD 4.2 million in NSX Limited to enable NSX become ‘Australia’s first true digital and digitised asset exchange’, according to the official press release.

iSignthis, NSX, investment, Stock Exchange, Australia, digital assets, IPO, platform

ANZ to be penalised for wrongfully charging periodical payment fees

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 25 Jul 2019

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will file civil penalty proceedings against ANZ seeking to fine the bank for wrongfully charging customers fees on 1.3 million occasions.

Australian Securities and Investments Commission, ASIC, ANZ, penalty, bank, Australia

Canadian regulators sign agreement with the Financial Conduct Authority

News | Payments General | 22 Apr 2019

The securities regulatory authorities in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Québec and Saskatchewan have announced an agreement with the UK`s FCA.

regulators, agreement, Financial Conduct Authority, innovation, finance

Regulators officially launch Global Financial Innovation Network

News | Payments General | 05 Feb 2019

The Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN) has been formally launched by an international group of financial regulators and related organisations.

Global Financial Innovation Network, FCA, regulation, innovation, sandbox

Neobank Xinja launches prepaid card and app

News | Cards | 23 Mar 2018

Xinja, an Australia-based neobank, has announced the launch of its prepaid travel and spending card and app.

neobank, Australia, Xinja, prepaid card, neobank, Australian Credit Licence, ATM

Neobank Xinja gets Australian credit licence

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 22 Feb 2018

Xinja has announced that it has been granted an Australian Credit Licence (ACL) from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).

neobank, Xinja, Australia, credit licence, Australian Securities and Investments Commission