Crypto
News about crypto currencies
A2A
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Jul 8, 2026
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Banking Circle Australia leadership shake-up after NPP blow-ups
What the company describes as “a planned and carefully governed succession” in Australia, comes as the global group is making wholesale changes at the top, sparking rumours of a sale or float as it moves aggressively into providing services for stablecoin payments.
Fintech
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Apr 15, 2026
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Bolt repurposes AP+ white elephant Beem after Binance setback
As it looks to recover from an embarrassing short-lived relationship with controversial crypto wallet Binance, Bolt Group's latest move is to give Beem a facelift and turn it into a “true everyday money app”.
Banks
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Mar 18, 2026
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US Ripple buys remnants of BC Payments for Aussie licence
US crypto outfit Ripple is buying the remnants of Banking Circle’s original Australian entity, BC Payments Australia, to obtain an Australian Financial Services License (AFSL) quickly.
Fintech
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Mar 4, 2026
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ParliPay - hours of action-packed TV with a pinch of fiction
Last week I spent two days watching the parade of banking and payment seniors strut their stuff in Canberra at the House Economics Committee – the ParliPay hearings.
Crypto
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Oct 1, 2025
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Hana Wallet launches mobile-first, crypto card
Spending crypto via Apple Pay and Google Pay just became easier via a new virtual pre-paid crypto card launched by Sydney decentralised finance start up Hana Wallet.
Cash
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Jul 16, 2025
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The thorny acronyms of criminals and payments: ATMs, POS and KYC
The Australian payments system is wrestling with a multi-pronged crime problem: trying to clean up old-fashioned ATMs and point of sale (POS) terminals in illegal tobacco and vape stores, while struggling to corral a new breed of crypto ATMs that are quietly multiplying and also attracting criminals.
