The FinTech Revolution – a challenge or opportunity?
The FinTech Revolution: a challenge or opportunity? Wednesday 3 July, 2019. Level 1, AGSE Building, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn VIC
UK fintech Revolut launches in Australia
Revolut opened a beta version of its local app on Thursday, with nearly 20,000 Australians on its waiting list simply, the firm says, from word of mouth.
How Arctic Intelligence is revolutionising RegTech to transform compliance
Anthony Quinn, CEO and Founder of RegTech company, Arctic Intelligence, is leading the charge to prevent financial crime.
From devolution to revolution: re-bundling the banks
Revolut partners with ClauseMatch prior to the expansion in Australia, Singapore and Japan
Revolut, a digital-only bank and UK’s fastest growing FinTech, announced today that it has signed an agreement with ClauseMatch. Following a successful trial period, Revolut is adopting the innovative regulatory technology from a London-based RegTech to streamline management of internal policies, controls and regulatory compliance. Revolut has experienced significant growth since it was founded three years ago, developing within an extremely regulated environment. Europe’s fastest-growing FinTech player has over 3.7 million users across 28 markets in Europe, and is preparing to launch in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Japan in the coming months. Revolut is currently working in multiple jurisdictions with different rules applied to financial services […]
The Fourth Industrial Revolution built on blockchain and advanced with AI
Blockchain technology is so synonymous with cryptocurrencies, and especially Bitcoin that it is almost like the financial sector has usurped its potential. In times like these, where an investing bear market has befallen the cryptocurrency space, it is easy to get down on the revolutionary possibilities of blockchain technology. Since the original Blockchain, that is Bitcoin, emerged, there has been a considerable focus on transactional blockchains which have been at the forefront of the mainstream understanding of the technology. Bitcoin is often the layman’s first point of call with the stories of investing success stories obscuring the view of other possibilities. However, blockchain technology is moving along in an undercurrent […]
The Perth startup revolutionising small business bookkeeping
John Battley says while day-to-day expenses make up just 10-15 per cent of small or medium-sized business costs, they take up at least half of owners’ bookkeeping time. It’s an issue the Perth-based financial technology veteran said ate into business owners’ precious time and money — which is why he started Penny Inc. Penny Inc works by issuing free debit Mastercards to companies, which they then give to their employees. The real time-saving comes from Penny’s back-of-house software platform that updates businesses’ accounts in real time and gives them instantaneous control over where and how employees can spend cash. It also has a world-first integration with accounting software like Quickbooks. […]
