Tag: Australia

Australia establishes new national net zero authority

The Australian government has created a new net zero authority to ensure stakeholders can ‘seize the opportunities’ of net-zero.

Australian FinTech investment falls 62% YoY in Q1 2023

Key Australian FinTech investment stats in Q1 2023: • Australian FinTech deal activity reached 22 deals in Q1 2023, a 56% drop from Q1 2022 •...

Australia set to issue first green bond in 2024

The Australian government will issue its first-ever green bond in 2024 following an announcement by Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

Aussie FinTech Waave locks in $4.7m seed

Waave, a Syndey-based FinTech that uses open banking technology, has raised $4.7m in a seed round backed by key angel investors.

Australian firm Fivecast secures $20m in Series A

Fivecast, an open-source intelligence software firm, has closed its Series A funding round and has raised $20m.

The implication of new AML/CTF Laws for professionals in Australia

Australia is expected to reveal the details of its updated Tranche 2 anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) laws towards the end of...

LMG taps Clausematch to secure compliance digitisation advantage

RegTech firm Clausematch has gone live with Australian loan aggregator Loan Markets Group to aid the latter with compliance digitisation.

RBA releases use cases for pilot of CBDC in Australia

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced a collaboration with the Digital Financial Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) on a research project to explore potential use cases of CBDC in Australia.

Australian credit and payments firm Shift raises AUD$27m

Shift, a provider of credit and payment platforms for Australian firms, has closed an AUD$27m Series C funding round.

Australian government unveils token mapping consultation paper

The Australian government is seeking responses to its latest consultation paper on the topic of token mapping.

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