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Fintech
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Feb 11, 2026
Revolut expands Australian platform push as it claims one million users
Revolut has flagged plans to invest nearly $400 million in Australia as it comes under the shadow of local and overseas regulatory scrutiny.
Banks
+1
Feb 11, 2026
CBA report: how it’s approaching AI
The Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has released a report outlining how it envisions, develops, deploys and manages Artificial Intelligence (AI) at an organisational level with a focus on responsible practices.
Fintech
+1
Feb 11, 2026
Corpay Cross-Border extends partnership with Rugby Australia
Corpay’s Cross-Border business is extending a collaboration with Rugby Australia as the foreign exchange (FX) payments partner.
Cash
+3
Feb 4, 2026
Alan Townsend appointed CEO of EFTEX
Australian-based payments services provider EFTEX has announced Alan Townsend as their new Chief Executive Officer.
A2A
+2
Feb 4, 2026
AP+ scales up cybersecurity defences
Australian Payments Plus (AP+) is bulking up its cyber security and fraud capabilities across its critical infrastructure, as Australia comes under increasing threat from bad actors.
Fintech
+1
Feb 4, 2026
Binance deposits play unplugged
Just two weeks after embattled crypto exchange Binance re-launched direct dollar deposits and withdrawals via PayID and bank transfers in the Australian market, the service appears to have been switched off.
Fintech
+2
Feb 4, 2026
Growing pains. Square wants scheme regulation as it expands market focus
The US-based group is celebrating 10 years in the Australian market and says more regulation is needed on card schemes as it shifts gears to chase bigger merchants.
Fintech
+1
Feb 4, 2026
LemFi aims for booming Australian remittance market
LemFi is launching remittance services to Australian residents – firmly targeting what it says is one of the world’s fastest-growing and most important outbound remittance markets, worth $56.6 billion.
AI
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Feb 4, 2026
Mastercard rollout shows AI shopping has reached the checkout
The card schemes are racing to embed themselves in the surging AI shopping universe, with multiple players scrambling to reap fees and other benefits from a new payments ecosystem.
Fintech
+2
Jan 28, 2026
AUSTRAC audit clouds Airwallex IPO and highlights cross-border regulatory risk
The planned float of Australian fintech Airwallex has been thrown into doubt after AUSTRAC ordered an independent audit over concerns its payments systems may be failing to detect serious financial crime, including child sexual exploitation — sharpening investor focus on governance and bank relationships.
Fintech
+1
Jan 28, 2026
Banking Circle zeros in on fintech with NPP commitment
New-look Banking Circle Australia is bolstering its fintech play to compete directly with Cuscal - firmly backing in its commitment to the New Payments Platform (NPP), including cross-border payments.
Banks
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Jan 28, 2026
NAB scam warning: social media & high-profile Aussies
Criminals impersonating well-known Australians - including nabtrade market analyst Tom Piotrowski - are increasingly using social media to lure people into investment scams and rip them off, according to NAB.
Fintech
+1
Jan 28, 2026
Now processing $3.7 trillion - Global Payments acquires Worldpay
Global Payments is the new payments behemoth – emerging from its integration with Worldpay processing a combined 94 billion transactions a year.
Fintech
+1
Jan 21, 2026
Azupay PayID option now available to Scoot customers
Australian payments tech Azupay has partnered with Singapore Airline’s low-cost subsidiary Scoot, allowing Australian customers to access PayID as a new payment option for account-to-account transactions at checkout.
