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Improved sandbox passes Parliament

A broader range of FinTechs will be able to access the regulatory sandbox for twice the length of time after legislation was finally passed by Parliament, nearly two-and-a-half years...

Credit reporting regime finally moves

5 February 2020 | by Denham Sadler

Labor will attempt to amend legislation paving the way for a mandatory credit reporting regime in the Senate after it finally passed through the lower house, nearly two and...

MacGibbon wants cyber support for startups

23 January 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The federal government should provide financial support to startups and small businesses looking to meet the “rigorous” open banking privacy and security rules, according to former special adviser to...

FinTechs trying to shirk CDR rules

20 January 2020 | by Denham Sadler

Current laws and regulations aren’t enough to stop FinTechs shirking the new Consumer Data Right rules, according to two major consumer groups. In a joint submission to the Select...

No-one’s playing in the sandbox

14 January 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The federal government will look to pass legislation improving the regulatory sandbox as a “matter of priority” when Parliament resumes next month after it was revealed that only seven...

FinTech’s green focus in Singapore

10 December 2019 | by Adam Lyle

The launch of InnovationAsia has come at the right time in relation to Singapore. In recent weeks Singapore has hosted three major tech-focused conferences that not only boasted record...

FinTechs get a new Senate focus

16 September 2019 | by Denham Sadler

A senate committee has been formed to conduct a year-long inquiry into the Australian FinTech and RegTech industries as potential areas for further reform, with the expectation it will...

Mandatory return of credit reporting

21 August 2019 | by James Riley

The federal government is set to reintroduce its mandatory comprehensive credit reporting legislation after being left stranded in the run-up to the May election, nearly two years after the...

Data Right set to sail through

31 July 2019 | by Denham Sadler

The government’s Consumer Data Right is set to pass Parliament this week after Labor agreed to support it despite having “deep concerns” with some aspects of the new laws....

Meet Australia’s FinTech minister

29 May 2019 | by Denham Sadler

Victorian senator Jane Hume has become sworn in as Australia’s first assistant minister for financial technology within Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s second ministry. Mr Morrison announced his new team...

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