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Financial Standard journalist recognised in press awards

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
... are beginning to see dramatic changes in the financial industry in Asia Pacific as the disruptive forces of blockchain, bitcoin and fintech begin to take hold. We believe journalists play a vital role in helping everyone keep informed of the latest developments ...

Cryptocurrency interest underwhelming: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
... investing in virtual currency. An overwhelming number of respondents (63%) have no plans to trade in cryptocurrency such as bitcoin and ethereum. A small number (17%) however, are curious about digital currency and plan to transact in some form of cryptocurrency ...

Aussie fintech usage surges

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
... example, is an artificial intelligence system that answers simple business queries via data analysis. Another is Coinbase, a bitcoin wallet and platform where merchants and consumers can transact.

FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... that financial advisers need to think of AI as augmented intelligence, not artificial intelligence. He also said that bitcoin can potentially help solve the crisis of trust in finance, thanks to the more transparent and immediate nature of bitcoin technology. ...

Digital assets overlooked in estate planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
Research from two Australian universities found that overlooking digital assets in estate planning could have dire implications for business owners. Most Australians (71%) are unaware of what would happen to their digital assets when they pass away ...

Fintech future lies in a winning ecosystem: Reinventure

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... blockchain service provider DigitalX will see almost 3000 existing ATMs across Australia equipped with updates that will allow Bitcoin holders to buy and sell the digital currency. The machines will be operated as "two-way" ATMs, meaning that holders ...

Financial advisers should consider bitcoin as an asset class: Dunworth

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... record-highs when it started trading above USD$1680 against the US dollar. As at May this year, the total market cap of the bitcoin market has more than doubled to US$23 billion since it hit the US$10 billion mark just three years ago. Australia-born ...

Aussie fintech maintains strength

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... in 2016. The report also forecasts the tipping point in Blockchain investment, noting that global venture investment in bitcoin and blockchain technologies reached a high of US$543.6M in 2016, compared to US$441M in 2015. "The deceleration in deal count ...

ASX blockchain move defensive: Professor

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... questions we ask are whether the non-functional characteristics of the technology up to the task. If you take something like bitcoin, I believe it processes something like 50 to 60,000 and up to 250,000 transactions a day - a sixth of what the ASX did ...

Further fintech reform on cards

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... facilitate new products and better consumer outcomes; and addressing the 'double GST' treatment of digital currencies such as bitcoin. Morrison said Treasury is working closely with the government's new fintech advisory group and the FinTech Australia ...