Crypto

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Government

Coinbase asks Senate for more on debanking

Mar 25, 2026

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Coinbase asks Senate for more on debanking

As the government looks to introduce the Digital Assets Framework Bill to regulate crypto currencies in Australia, Coinbase remains concerned about the lack of a substantive solution when it comes to debanking.

Digital & Online

Stablecoin transactions pay the toll with Mastercard and Visa making sure of it

Mar 25, 2026

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Stablecoin transactions pay the toll with Mastercard and Visa making sure of it

Mastercard and Visa are building the tollbooth for stablecoin, one acquisition and partnership at a time.

Banks

US Ripple buys remnants of BC Payments for Aussie licence

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

ParliPay - hours of action-packed TV with a pinch of fiction

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.

Digital & Online

Inside Banking Circle’s play to reshape payments and lead stablecoin down under

Feb 25, 2026

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Inside Banking Circle’s play to reshape payments and lead stablecoin down under

With a proven euro stablecoin already in circulation, Banking Circle is laying the groundwork for what could become Australia’s most significant bank-backed digital currency infrastructure - arriving at precisely the moment regulators are finally writing the rules.

Digital & Online

Small business unites against card scheme "margin grab"

Feb 18, 2026

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Small business unites against card scheme "margin grab"

Ahead of hearings next week, 24 submissions - and counting - have been published by the parliamentary inquiry, with banks joining business in fingering card schemes as a major problem.

Regulation

AUSTRAC clamps down on crypto with three cancellations

Feb 11, 2026

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AUSTRAC clamps down on crypto with three cancellations

Australia’s AML and financial crime regulator, the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC), last week cancelled the registration of three separate crypto firms.

Government

Oct 22, 2025

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Crypto ATM crackdown

The government has announced it's drafting legislation to target a crackdown on crypto ATMs that may see the machines, which buy cash to sell crypto currency, restricted or banned.

Digital & Online

Australia moves to build crypto guardrails as payments integration accelerates

Oct 1, 2025

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Australia moves to build crypto guardrails as payments integration accelerates

The government has released draft laws to license exchanges and issuers, ASIC has granted temporary relief for stablecoin distribution, and global players from PayPal to IG Group are reshaping Australia’s crypto payments landscape.

Crypto

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

The thorny acronyms of criminals and payments: ATMs, POS and KYC

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.

Digital & Online

Jun 25, 2025

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AUDC launches AUDD stablecoin on Hedera

Australian Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (AUDC) has launched an Australian Digital Dollar (AUDD) on the Hedera Network.

Surcharging

Historic shakeup? Surcharge ban prompts A2A and crypto challengers

Jun 25, 2025

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Historic shakeup? Surcharge ban prompts A2A and crypto challengers

The dominance of card giants and Australia’s big banks’ revenue streams are under threat as the industry readies for structural transformation in the face of a looming debit card surcharge ban and escalating costs for merchants.

Digital & Online

Crypto payments arriving for Aussie merchants, bad news for cards

Jun 18, 2025

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Crypto payments arriving for Aussie merchants, bad news for cards

Crypto payments may be about to go mainstream in Australia, with Stripe releasing tools for merchants to accept stablecoins. What does it mean for the big card schemes?

Regulation

Harro’s Empires considers legal options after AUSTRAC crack down

Jun 6, 2025

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Harro’s Empires considers legal options after AUSTRAC crack down

Crypto ATM operator Harro’s Empires is considering legal options after AUSTRAC refused to renew its registration and placed operating conditions, including transaction limits, on other Australian crypto ATM providers.

Regulation

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

Mar 25, 2025

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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”.