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AI ramping up but legal risks remain

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... keen to avoid any legal risk associated with non-compliance, in particular as they continue to grow and develop their fintech offerings and their use of AI-driven regtech solutions," Lawrence said. Looking inwards, only a third (38%) of financial institutions ...

Global tech wars disrupt $600m market

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... requirements and user experience," Ant Financial Service Group director Jie Song says. Ant Financial, a $200 billion-plus fintech company, launched in Australia three years ago and made a big splash last December when it partnered with Westfield. While ...

The lucky country for fintechs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
A new report points to Australia as a leader in supporting the development of fintech solutions and exploring their potential. In a new research paper, the Alliance for Financial Inclusion has reviewed the varying approaches of some of the world's developing ...

Fintechs in the money, gain confidence

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
The fintech sector is bullish it can grab market share from big banks and incumbents with the advent of open banking and as the fallout from the Royal Commission plays out, EY's latest fintech census shows. With one-in-five fintechs now turning a profit ...

Social media reacts to SIBOS

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... makers & thought leaders from the financial services industry. Today is an excellent opportunity to showcase NSW as the fintech capital of Australian and the region. #Sibos pic.twitter.com/elEgoHRCv0 - Gladys Berejiklian (@GladysB) October 22, 2018 NSW ...

RBA calls for more innovation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
RBA started to support immediate payments for Aussies around the clock, this year. RBA's head of payments settlements department Greg Johnston spoke at SIBOS about what the central bank would like to see in payments next. In February, RBA launched ...

Beware the fintech Ponzi scheme

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
Not to rain on the fintech parade but financial advisers and investors in Australia must stay alert against Ponzi schemes posing as P2P platforms. In a paper released by the SWIFT Institute titled "Quo Vadis? A comparison of the fintech revolution in ...

The rise of challenger banks in Australia: SIBOS

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
... Conference held in Sydney this week, senior heads at the three challenger banks spoke about how changing customer needs, fintech and - for the local market - the Royal Commission will change the way people transact in the next five years. The trends ...

Digital custody evolutionary, not revolutionary: SIBOS

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
... conference in Sydney on Tuesday morning, SIX head of product management and development Valerio Roncone said the Swiss-based fintech believes the next step in custody will be evolutionary, and less about wholesale changes. "We at SIX believe that the ...

Robo-advice register launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... compares a multitude of robo-advisers in the market. The Robo Adviser (Smart Tools) register profiles 36 financial management fintech solutions sold directly to consumers that provide budgeting, trading, investing and post-retirement services. This includes ...