http://australianfintech.com.au/ Connecting Australian FinTech Tue, 30 Apr 2024 12:26:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://australianfintech.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2015/06/logo-words-orange-background-small-50x50.png http://australianfintech.com.au/ 32 32 https://australianfintech.com.au/flash-payments-partners-with-the-eastern-suburbs-rugby-club-for-2024-season/ Tue, 30 Apr 2024 12:26:21 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=187129 Flash Payments have announced today that they have signed on as a partner of the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby Union Football Club.]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/introducing-australian-fintechs-newest-member-flash-payments/ Mon, 01 Apr 2024 21:58:57 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=186827 from foreign exchange to digital payment solutions, Flash Payments provide companies with reliable and compliant technologies to scale at speed.]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/flash-payments-appoints-andrew-porter-as-chief-commercial-officer-ahead-of-rebrand-and-european-expansion/ Mon, 28 Aug 2023 00:26:26 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=184381 Flash Payments (formerly FlashFX) have announced that Andrew Porter has recently joined as Chief Commercial Officer.]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/company/flash-payments/ Fri, 25 Aug 2023 05:04:07 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?post_type=u_project&p=184367 Payments in Action.]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/cybersecurity-in-fintech-3-major-risks-and-how-to-tackle-them/ Mon, 01 Nov 2021 20:57:16 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=173479 Cybersecurity in Fintech: ESET look at the three major cybersecurity risks in the fintech world and how to tackle them.]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/fintech-veteran-backs-the-young-guns/ Thu, 02 Apr 2020 01:42:03 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=116022 Sydney based Cryptocurrency payments start-up, CryptoSpend have announced that Fintech veteran Andrew Porter has taken a minority stake in the business.]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/flashfx-beefs-up-management-team-ahead-of-key-capital-raising/ Fri, 06 Mar 2020 00:59:00 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=103006 Blockchain powered international payments start-up FlashFX, has announced industry veteran Andrew Porter will be taking the helm as CEO later in the year.]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/ripple-on-demand-liquidity-now-available-in-australia-through-flashfx-partnership/ Thu, 07 Nov 2019 04:50:21 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=60448 FlashFX also became the first Australian company to use blockchain for international money transfers when it first got with Ripple some years ago.]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/international-payment-transfer-provider-flashfx-enhances-additional-customer-on-boarding-security/ Thu, 24 Jan 2019 00:11:22 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=19837 FlashFX is an international money payment service that can transfer to 35 countries across 18 currencies securely, quickly and with no transaction fees.]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/xrp-reaches-australia-as-flashfx-adopts-ripples-cryptocurrency/ Wed, 09 Jan 2019 21:56:14 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=19570 In a move that has given a boost to the cryptocurrency market, FlashFX, a payment transfer platform, has announced the launch of its latest cross border payment solution using XRP that is targeted to improve the concept of foreign exchange in Australia. Nicolas Steiger, the Chief Executive Officer of FlashFX stated that: “We are excited to be part of the evolution in international payments processing. It’s about time that consumers and businesses saw a meaningful change in how money is sent across borders. The service provides an alternative for Australians who want to send a payment faster and cheaper than banks currently provide.” FlashFX has always worked with the mantra […]]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/finnies-winners/ Thu, 14 Jun 2018 22:50:05 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=16072 Congratulations to the 2018 Finnie Awards Finalists and Winners! FinTech Organisation of the Year WINNER: Afterpay FINALISTS: ● Afterpay ● Avoka ● BRICKX ● Class Limited ● Cover Genius ● Flamingo AI ● Invoice2Go ● MoneyPlace ● OnMarket ● Prospa ● RateSetter Australia ● SocietyOne ● Stockspot Emerging FinTech Organisation of the Year (company must be <2 years old) WINNER: Civic Ledger FINALISTS: ● Civic Ledger ● Finch ● InDebted ● LanternPay ● Link4 ● Longevity App ● Look Who’s Charging ● Medipass ● Till Payments ● TIQK ● TravelbyBit Outstanding FinTech Leader of the Year (can be from any field) WINNER: Katherine McConnell – Founder and CEO, Brighte FINALISTS: […]]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/fintech-australia-announce-finalist-finnies-2018/ Tue, 15 May 2018 21:53:23 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=15590 FinTech Australia and Jobs for NSW have come together for the second year to host the national fintech awards, The Finnies. The Finnies will culminate in a Gala Awards Night Wednesday 13 June 2018 in Sydney. For more information go here. Here is the full list of finalists for the 2018 Finnies: Best Workplace Diversity ● BRICKX ● FirstStep Investments ● Link4 ● Valiant Finance Emerging FinTech Leader of the Year ● Brad Delamare – CEO, Tank Stream Labs ● Louis Edwards – Head of Renewable Energy Finance, RateSetter Australia ● Nick Molnar – Co-Founder & CEO, Afterpay ● Jack O’Reilly – Director, funding.com.au ● Rebecca Schot-Guppy – Community Manager, […]]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/heres-fintechs-secret-pitch-to-the-rba-to-create-an-australian-dollar-cryptocurrency/ Sun, 15 Oct 2017 21:40:48 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=12551 A group of fintech startups have submitted cases to the Reserve Bank of Australia and the federal Treasury to demonstrate the need for a new government-endorsed Australian dollar cryptocurrency. Business Insider can reveal three fintechs, through industry body FinTech Australia and the government’s Fintech Advisory Group, presented use-cases for a new Digital Australian Dollar – the DAD – which would be pegged to the physical Australian dollar and compete against the likes of Bitcoin and Ethereum. “The Digital Australian Dollar would be a huge step to grow our vibrant blockchain and digital currencies industry,” said FinTech Australia chief executive Danielle Szetho. “Having key stakeholders like the RBA involved in further […]]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/flashfx-to-use-blockchain-money-transfers/ Tue, 05 Sep 2017 22:42:18 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=11939 https://australianfintech.com.au/digital-wallet-progress-in-australia-is-slow-but-on-the-rise/ Mon, 24 Apr 2017 03:53:08 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=9941 The technology is ready. Banks know how to use it. Consumers want it now. So just when will we get the digital wallets we’ve been promised? What seems like a straightforward question with an equally straightforward solution has become mired in ­politics, as tech companies and banks disagree on the right way to deliver convenient mobile payment exper­iences and Australia’s competition watchdog and courts are forced to step in to mediate. But there have been small breakthroughs lately in what experts say is a sign that digital services will replace dog-eared wallets and overstuffed purses within years rather than decades. While Google Android phones were first to add secure Near […]]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/a-great-fintech-border-invasion/ Mon, 12 Dec 2016 05:56:55 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=8656 https://australianfintech.com.au/samsung-pay-on-gear-s2-s3-sparks-smartwatch-pay-war-with-apple/ Wed, 30 Nov 2016 01:40:59 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=8556