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2024-11-14 00:00
Fintech
Discover the latest news in financial technology (fintech) innovations, disruptions and their impact on the financial and banking landscape.
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Powering up for an AI world is like moving from a Go-Kart racing to a Formula 1 car – you need a bigger and better engine and a lot more fuel.
2024-11-11 00:00 -
ANZ has spent about $2.5 billion in the past five years to improve technology and create new propositions like Transactive Global and ANZ Plus – and it’s paying off.
2024-11-08 00:00 -
Treasury workers manage everything from capital levels to cashflow for some of the region’s biggest companies. A seven-year project is now making their lives easier.
2024-10-16 00:00 -
Kat Hartmann has helped some of the country’s top companies champion the customer using digital technologies. Now she is applying her skills – and leadership - at ANZ.
2024-09-23 00:00 -
During Scams Awareness Week, what should customers be looking out for and how can they better protect themselves and their data?
2024-08-27 00:00 -
How can we understand product management in a fast-moving digital age? We need to cast our minds back to the 1930s to understand how.
2024-08-14 00:00 -
The changes taking place with digital assets could be as pivotal to the global economy as the invention of coinage in 630 BCE. But how will it impact you?
2024-01-31 00:00 -
Artificial Intelligence is not new, but its applications are exploding. Collaboration is required for it to reach its full potential in a safe manner.
2024-01-22 09:19 -
There are new helpers in the battle against online scammers. AI, machine learning and data analytics are revolutionising our ability to protect ourselves.
2023-10-31 10:37 -
The Saver Plus program has helped 53,000 people save more than $27 million. It’s also helped people like Danielle with her long-term saving goal of home ownership.
2023-10-19 11:38 -
Research shows banks are often first to learn someone is in an abusive relationship. How should banks respond to help ensure the cycle of abuse is disrupted?
2023-10-18 10:58 -
The launch of ANZ’s new retail banking platform ANZ Plus sparked a conversation about transformation and the hardware and software organisations need to make it work.
2022-03-28 11:29 -
The Innovation brought by new De-Fi technology has regulators on edge. They must balance innovation and crisis.
2022-10-13 13:10 -
While many question the value of social media, a new tool using Tweets may help forecast movements in the Australian dollar.
2022-09-02 15:56 -
Australia’s fintech sector continues to grow strongly but issues remain around funding and skills shortages.
2022-11-02 09:35 -
Stock valuations are up and interest rates are down. So is the fintech market going to stay this frothy forever? Or is it frothy at all?
2021-06-23 09:58 -
So-called "neo-banks" may aspire to take market share from the incumbents but will they ever get passed being “too small to save”?
2021-03-22 13:56 -
The crypto bonanza continues. Tweets are now non-fungible works of art. But one piece of the digital landscape is more than hype: blockchain.
2021-03-24 18:19 -
The past year has seen upheaval in the financial services industry. But – so far - it hasn’t been the traditional banks bearing the brunt.
2021-02-10 11:20 -
ANZ’s external innovation and venture capital partner 1835i is building a portfolio of businesses that align with the bank’s strategic purpose.
2022-05-19 13:48 -
The payments landscape is evolving rapidly – but could this disrupt the global economy if emerging digital currencies and traditional institutions find it difficult to co-exist?
2023-11-24 11:10 -
Opinion is divided on the future of central bank digital currencies. Australian regulators have been studying potential use cases, but will they kick the can down the road?
2023-09-06 16:16 -
In 2015 fintechs were tolling the doom of dinosaur banks. In 2022 their combined market value had halved. But they’re coming back – on the back of the dinosaurs.
2023-06-15 13:05 -
While it touches us daily, most people are unaware. Every merchant has their costs, including the costs of accepting payments. But is surcharging just a regulatory approved justification for an extra charge?
2023-07-27 11:14 -
Banking sector should keep a close eye on the rapidly evolving world of Central Bank Digital Currencies.
2023-05-15 14:32 -
Global fintech adoption is continuing to accelerate as the sector matures and spreads across new products and services.
2019-06-20 09:47 -
Facebook has launched its own currency - Libra - we foretell doubters and challenging times ahead.
2019-06-26 11:50 -
Open banking is gathering traction in New Zealand where adoption has a distinctly Kiwi style.
2019-05-30 12:10 -
Although bitcoin is on a bull run back into the mainstream, questions of legitimacy still remain.
2019-05-29 14:22 -
Central banks have been in watch-and-wait mode on cryptocurrencies for a while but now they are beginning to move.
2019-07-10 09:36 -
Australia should look to China for future innovations in the fintech and payments sector.
2019-07-31 10:54 -
Researchers from Australia and South Korea have come together to discuss the challenges and opportunities of fostering fintech.
2019-03-13 10:23 -
While 2020 has been a challenging year on many fronts, fintech founders are generally still feeling optimistic about the future of the local sector.
2020-10-27 08:36 -
AI, web3, DeFi, Big Tech, fintech, Metaverse, private capital, the forces arrayed against traditional banking continue to mass.
2023-02-02 15:22 -
Incumbent banks are not standing still in the face of the ongoing challenge from increasingly well funded fintechs. Instead they are assimilating the tech, innovations and entrepreneurial spirit of challengers.
2022-02-23 12:02 -
How does a large financial institution act and think like a lean start-up? By working with innovation partner 1835i to identify new technologies to help navigate the fast-changing digital world.
2023-09-07 16:27 -
The digital economy is transforming every aspect of social and business life in ASEAN regions.
2018-06-06 13:05 -
We’ve updated our longform explainer taking you through the ins and outs of something not many people fully understand.
2018-01-12 14:52 -
For some, the fintech boom never subsided - but it’s clear its momentum and nature have shifted.
2017-08-02 16:14 -
More consumers are using fintech products than ever before with China a clear global leader.
2017-07-17 09:12 -
A cross-industry initiative shows blockchain can cut costs and improve security in bank guarantees in commercial property leasing and beyond.
2017-07-11 13:29 -
Regulators are increasingly concerned about the impact of cyberattacks on the financial services sector.
2017-08-29 15:12 -
Are banks still necessary? A panel of banking and fintech experts debate the pros and cons of the financial services industry.
2018-08-28 12:51 -
Disruption is on the horizon and banks can’t avoid it but that doesn’t mean they’re doomed.
2018-08-29 09:21 -
Fintech is trying to reach the summit but will face the same issues as the incumbents once (or even if) it gets there.
2018-07-18 08:38