Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 1 - 10 of 624 results for "Fintech"

Openmarkets taps $22tn tokenised market

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... services industry and improving the way local participants access, transact and hold assets. "As a licensed broker and fintech with a deep market footprint, Openmarkets is uniquely positioned as an infrastructure provider and distributor of digital products." ...

Government backs Enhanced Regulatory Sandbox overhaul

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
... the regime. Its final report was handed down in May and tabled in parliament in July. Speaking to Financial Standard, FinTech Australia chief executive officer Rehan D'Almeida commented on the likely impact of the changes on Australia's fintech ...

Swyftx confirms executive line up

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026
Swyftx has confirmed its leaders, including its chief executive who served as the managing director at Lazard for nearly a decade previously. Andrea Yuen has stepped into the role of chief executive, while Cathryn Lyall has become the chair after acting ...

AUDC supports startup to launch tokenised private credit offering

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
Australian stablecoin issuer AUDC has selected a local fintech company to integrate its Australian domiciled stablecoin for a tokenised private credit offering via its grant program. Kasu is a real-world-asset private credit platform that connects loan ...

DASH appoints new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2026
... officer and James Louw as chief growth officer earlier this year. Bailador Technology Investments injected $5 million in the fintech amid another capital raise as it looks to drive further automation, accelerate its direct and partnership go-to-market ...

Block Earner launches crypto-backed loan platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2026
... market, a common barrier for Australian fintechs expanding overseas," Block Earner said. The launch also builds on the fintech's experience in bank-led digital money research initiatives, including Project Acacia, and emphasises the growing demand among ...

KKR injects $400m into Ampol

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026
... region and across Asia Pacific," Raposio said. KKR has also provided financing solutions to Australian pharmaceutical and fintech businesses such as DBG Health, Family Doctor and Lendi. Ampol has the flexibility to issue the subordinated notes in two ...

Singaporean VC snags Natixis head of distribution

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2026
The former Natixis Investment Manager head of wholesale distribution has joined a Singaporean venture capital firm to lead its distribution and client relationship management across the Tasman Sea. After closing a four-year chapter at Natixis, Jason ...

Treasury publishes final report into the ERS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
... industry, regulators and government. "The strategy should be forward looking and informed by a thorough assessment of the fintech landscape in Australia, relevant policy and global developments, and be progressed as a near-term priority given the pace ...

BitDelta Pro taps Iress to support global multi-asset ambitions

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
Iress has secured a multi-year partnership with UAE-based trading platform BitDelta Pro, as the fintech continues to expand its trading and market data footprint across high-growth international markets. Under the agreement, BitDelta Pro will adopt ...
PREVIOUS
NEXT