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07/08/2025

Airtree has raised a US$650 million fund to support early and growth-stage technology startups in Australia and New Zealand.

Read here: https://fintechnews.sg/115500/australia/airtree-650m-fund-anz-tech-startups/

Airtree has closed a US$650 million fund to invest in early and growth-stage startups across Australia and New Zealand.

07/08/2025

HSBC has established its Innovation Banking division in Australia to expand services for the country’s technology and venture sectors.

Read here: https://fintechnews.sg/115492/australia/hsbc-innovation-banking-australia/

HSBC has launched Innovation Banking in Australia to support tech firms and scale-ups with specialised financing and global networks.

04/08/2025

Banking Circle has acquired Australian Settlements Limited to broaden its access to Australia’s domestic payment systems and regulatory framework.

Read here: https://fintechnews.sg/115373/australia/banking-circle-acquires-asl-australia/

Banking Circle has acquired Australian Settlements Limited, enhancing its domestic and cross-border payment capabilities in Australia.

30/07/2025

EzyRemit customers can now send money to mobile wallets, bank accounts, cards, and cash pickup locations across Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas.

Read here: https://fintechnews.sg/115095/payments/ezyremit-thunes/

EzyRemit announced that it has partnered with Thunes to offer real-time international money transfers to over 45 countries.

30/07/2025

TerraPay has been registered by AUSTRAC to operate in Australia as an Independent Remittance Provider and Remittance Network Provider.

Read here: https://fintechnews.sg/114996/australia/terrapay-austrac-registration-australia/

TerraPay gains AUSTRAC approval to operate in Australia, expanding cross-border payment services across Oceania.

14/07/2025

The Reserve Bank of Australia launches the next phase of Project Acacia to test CBDCs and tokenised assets in wholesale financial markets.

Read here: https://fintechnews.sg/113852/australia/australia-project-acacia-cbdc-tokenised-assets-trial/

The RBA is progressing with Project Acacia to test CBDCs, stablecoins, and tokenised assets across 24 use cases with banks and fintechs.

09/07/2025

PayTo enables businesses to collect payments in real time directly from customers’ bank accounts, providing an alternative to traditional direct debits.

Read here: https://fintechnews.sg/113635/australia/zepto-payto-index-australia-real-time-payments/

Zepto’s PayTo Index shows rising real-time payments in Australia, with A$612 million processed ahead of BECS phase-out.

26/06/2025

Carrington Labs and Taktile partner to support lenders in enhancing credit risk assessment through integrated decisioning models

Read here: https://fintechnews.sg/113159/australia/carrington-labs-taktile-credit-risk-integration/

Carrington Labs and Taktile integrate credit risk models into a low-code platform to help lenders improve underwriting.

26/06/2025

The combined offering could help institutions cut cost-to-income ratios by up to 80 percent, offering a more efficient alternative to building systems in-house.

Read here: https://fintechnews.sg/113113/australia/10x-banking-constantinople/

10x Banking and Constantinople have formed a strategic partnership to provide digital banking solutions to APAC financial institutions

24/06/2025

Smartpay provides payment processing and point-of-sale solutions to over 40,000 merchants across Australia and New Zealand through an extensive distribution network.

Read here: https://fintechnews.sg/113039/australia/shift4-smartpay/

Shift4, a US-based provider of integrated payments and commerce technology, has agreed to acquire Smartpay, for NZ$296.4 million

19/06/2025

DBS and Austrade will offer market insights, regulatory guidance, and connect Australian companies with regional partners and industry leaders to unlock commercial opportunities.

Read here: https://fintechnews.sg/112917/australia/dbs-austrade/

DBS and the Austrade have signed a MOU to boost trade and investment between Australia and Southeast Asia.

17/06/2025

GBG Plc data also showed that 68% of businesses in Australia and New Zealand reported a rise in fraud last year, with identity verification named the top challenge by over half of them.

Read here: https://fintechnews.sg/112842/security/experian-gbg/

Experian and GBG will enhance fraud prevention and identity verification services for organisations across Australia and New Zealand.

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