EML Payments to shell out $423m for European fintech
EML Payments has entered into a binding agreement to acquire London-headquartered Prepaid Financial Services for an upfront value of £226 million (A$423m)
Australian FinTech company profile #54 – Assembly Payments
Assembly’s multi channel capability provides a unified way to accept payments online and instore, helping businesses pay and get paid quickly and seamlessly
Tyro Payments appoints Morgan Stanley on $1.5 billion-plus ASX listing
Payments technology disrupter Tyro Payments has ramped up preparations for what could be one of the biggest IPOs in the coming 18-months.
Perth firm claims to have created first Australian blockchain
Perth company Ledger Assets says it has created the first Australian blockchain and slashed the amount of energy used by the revolutionary technology. Blockchain technology underpins the bitcoin virtual currency and a worldwide race is on to find other uses in areas from stock exchange settlements and financial transactions to medical records and art, energy and wine trading. Ledger Assets’ blockchain is already supporting another Perth startup – Power Ledger – which is trialling peer-to-peer trading of surplus household solar power which has the potential to further disrupt the centralised power grid. Ledger Assets is also exploring further opportunities in the arts, medical records and insurance sectors using its pioneering […]
Forget Melbourne v Sydney, Australian fintech must take a global view
In 1901 there was such a massive spat between Sydneysiders and Melburnians over which city should be capital of the newly federated Australia that a whole new city (and territory) was formed. Fast forward more than 100 years and nothing has really changed. Squabbling continues around everything from which city has the better cuisine to which has the better events. All good, natural competitiveness, but then last year it encroached on one of our most promising industries – the emerging fintech startup ecosystem. This Sydney-Melbourne fintech civil war risked diverting founders and investors away from the global opportunity. Domestic squabbling was followed shortly by another irrational fear of overseas markets […]
Secure your ticket for Beyond Tomorrow 2025
The Australian Payments Plus summit, Beyond Tomorrow, is where the future of payments and digital identity comes to life.
Stay scam safe, use PayID
Australian Payments Plus has a renewed focus on using PayID and reminding customers of the need to remain vigilant against scammers.
AP+ and Coles announce strategic partnership on new digital wallet for customers
Australian Payments Plus (AP+) has announced the strategic partnership with Coles which will make shopping experiences at the checkout simpler and faster.
