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Sir John to advise on Bolt’s fintech charge
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Sir John to advise on Bolt’s fintech charge

Former New Zealand Prime Minister, Sir John Key, has joined Bolt Group’s Advisory Board as Chair, as the latest high-profile appointment to the fledgling Australian FinTech.

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Fat Zebra grazes SecurePay in latest buying spree
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Fat Zebra grazes SecurePay in latest buying spree

Fat Zebra has bought SecurePay from Australia Post in a bid to boost merchants.

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Australia regulates Crypto to unleash opportunities, while Washington moves to make the US the “Bitcoin superpower”
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Australia regulates Crypto to unleash opportunities, while Washington moves to make the US the “Bitcoin superpower”

Just after US President Donald Trump highlighted his very public support for cryptocurrency, the Australian Government has moved to regulate and “provide clarity and certainty to the digital assets sector”.

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Inquiry to adjudicate industry split over property settlement monopoly
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Inquiry to adjudicate industry split over property settlement monopoly

The members of a Senate Committee Inquiry face the daunting task of shaping the future of a cornerstone of the Australian economy – buying property - against a backdrop of industry discontent, outages and big business profits.

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Azupay and Gr4vy partner on NPP eCommerce solutions
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Azupay and Gr4vy partner on NPP eCommerce solutions

Azupay has teamed up with US platform Gr4vy to help bring real-time, account-to-account payment solutions to Australian eCommerce businesses.

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The devastating human impact of PEXA settlement outages
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The devastating human impact of PEXA settlement outages

A downsizing dream became a real estate settlement nightmare for two elderly Sydneysiders who were recently caught in one of PEXA’s regular outage “incidents”.

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RBA to intervene after ASX CHESS batch outage
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RBA to intervene after ASX CHESS batch outage

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will make regulatory interventions after a major operational incident hindered millions of ASX trades on 20 December 2024.

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Rivals concerned as PEXA leverages monopoly to build lucrative data business
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Rivals concerned as PEXA leverages monopoly to build lucrative data business

Electronic conveyancing monopoly PEXA (Property Services Australia Pty Ltd) is using the 54% margins on its platform revenue to buy up stakes in at least seven companies to build a valuable property sector data and valuations business, known as Digital Solutions, which its competitor claims could soon be worth up to $1 billion.