Tag: RegTech

BRII grants open to Australian Regtechs

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The government has opened its Business Research and Innovation Initiative (BRII) to regtechs, challenging them to develop digital solutions for the governance of corporations, livestock, autonomous marine systems and...

JobKeeper ‘failed’ early-stage tech firms

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government’s JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme has “failed” early-stage pre-revenue tech companies, with more support needed following the September cut-off, a Parliamentary inquiry has heard. The Select Committee on...

National FinTech strategy needed

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
There is an urgent need for a bipartisan national FinTech strategy and a suite of targeted reforms, according to FinTech-focused co-working space Stone & Chalk. In a submission to...

FinTechs get a new Senate focus

Posted on   |  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...

NSW drags digital to the centre

Posted on   |  by James Riley
NSW Minister for Finance, Services and Property Victor Dominello has foreshadowed structural changes in government that would bring its successful citizen-facing Service NSW delivery model even closer to the...

ASIC puts $6m to new innovation

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission has revealed that it has set aside $6 million over two years to develop financial regulation technology (RegTech), including collaboration with industry on...

ASIC seeks new RegTech resources

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Ahead of next week’s budget, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) commissioner John Price has suggested that in order for it to effectively regulate Australia’s emerging RegTech and FinTech...

UK bridge: Tech ties that bind

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The government has moved to build a “FinTech bridge” to the UK to better enable cooperation between industry and regulators and assist local companies in expanding overseas. Announced by...

Profit shifting a blockchain problem

Posted on   |  by Aimee Chanthadavong
The RMIT’s newly-minted Blockchain Innovation Hub is just a month old, but is already pressing for fresh thinking on by blockchain technology, including possible regulatory considerations that could underpin...
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