Tag: AirWallex

Gig Guide: Cyber veteran Maria Milosavljevic steps back

Posted on   |  by David Allen
One of Australia’s most experienced computer science and cybersecurity leaders Dr Maria Milosavljevic has announced her retirement from full-time work. Dr Milosavljevic, currently ANZ’s chief information security officer, began...

Gig Guide: Stone & Chalk names Stela Solar as new chief

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Innovation hub operator Stone & Chalk has pulled off a recruitment coup de gras with the appointment of nationally prominent artificial intelligence leader and tech expert Stela Solar as...

Austrac orders Airwallex audit on suspected compliance failures

Posted on   |  by Sherin Sunny
Australia’s financial crime watchdog said on Thursday it had ordered an audit of payment platform Airwallex for suspected anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing compliance failures. The Australian Transaction Reports...

The Gig Guide: South Australia’s data chief departs

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
After almost eight and a half years, South Australia’s chief data officer Peter Worthington-Eyre has farewelled the South Australian government. Mr Worthington, who finishes up on Friday, is the...

Airwallex achieves unicorn status

Posted on   |  by Aimee Chanthadavong
Melbourne-based cross border payments platform Airwallex has just earned unicorn status, following a successful Series C fundraising round of US$100 million. The fintech, which is now valued at over...

Airwallex on global capital raising

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Melbourne-based cross border payments platform Airwallex is one of the Australian startup community’s brightest stars, having attracted an honour roll of global venture capital investment brands to its books....

‘Indo-need-ya’ a FinTech frontier

Posted on   |  by Joe McGuire
We wade through the Jakarta traffic among the sour looks and disdain of fellow commuters. Disdain because we have a police escort. Out front, a police motorbike beeps and...

Regulation is not such a dirty word

Posted on   |  by Graeme Philipson
Is Australia’s fintech startup community too regulated? Or is regulation a good thing? It depends on who you listen to. Jack Zhang, CEO of Melbourne fintech startup Airwallex, has...