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JULY 31, 2020

Two days after Google and Facebook CEOs testified before Congress over alleged antitrust violations, Australia has proposed regulation that could force the tech giants to pay Australian news outlets to distribute their content. In response, Google said it was disappointed by the proposal. “The

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JANUARY 25, 2021

Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing global scrutiny from governments and consumers. . Amazon Plans to Raise Fees for Companies in Wake of New Digital Tax in Spain . Google Raises Specter of Making Search Inaccessible in Australia.

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APRIL 5, 2023

The RBA found that while most households and businesses were managing in the inflation-hit economy, the resilience was not uniform. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading.

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JULY 1, 2019

In response to plans by regulators to require banks to conduct more detailed credit checks in lieu of depending upon indices, banks in Australia are pushing back. Banks in Australia depend heavily on an index that estimates an average Australian’s minimum living expenses based on levels of income.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

Delayed and late B2B payments are a global issue, but this week's B2B Data Digest shines a spotlight on two markets that are elevating the fight against late invoice payments to small businesses. Five-day payment terms will be possible through Australia's new eInvoicing solution , the nation's Treasury announced recently.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

A new report by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (Apra) found climate change could make banks more vulnerable to economic downturns as they face up to a threefold increase in lending losses by 2050, but that the system should be able to absorb the impact.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Google and Intuit are pairing up to help Australian small businesses (SMBs) get a better grip on cash management. 13) said Google and Intuit Australia announced news of their partnership at the Google Cloud Summit, which was held in Sydney. Reports Wednesday (Sept.

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JANUARY 19, 2021

In an effort to simplify B2B payments for Australia, FinTech service provider WEX is teaming with digital business management technology company MYOB. The tie-up provides WEX clients with access to MYOB's business payment technology for vendor payments through WEX virtual credit cards, according to an announcement.

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OCTOBER 1, 2018

Business lending in Australia probably won’t face tougher loan regulation when it comes to small business loans. He went on to describe “the central and perhaps irreplaceable role played by guarantors in securing small business finance and the particular vulnerability of small businesses to failure.”.

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AUGUST 27, 2020

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has introduced a new digital service that expedites the distribution of pandemic-related loans, allowing small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to access money "within minutes," according to a report from News.com.au.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2020

In an expansion of its effort to “make digital platforms fairer for consumers and developers,” Epic Games took legal action against Apple in Australia, according to a statement posted on Wednesday (Nov. Epic says it is not looking for damages from the tech company in the United States or Australia. 18) Sydney time.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Australia are being reminded by the country’s tax office that owing money to the agency is not OK, Broker News reported Friday (Feb. The national business funder Scottish Pacific said in a press release Thursday (Feb.

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AUGUST 16, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. In addition, Australia Post is deploying a multilane payment solution from Verifone , and MySQUAR has rolled out a soft-launch of a remittance service. Verifone is committed to providing Australia Post with innovative products and services.

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MAY 31, 2018

In a move that will send traffic to its Australian website, Amazon said it will make Australians use its Australia site instead of its larger U.S. site, but the change comes amid a new sales tax on imported goods, Business of Fashion reported. The Australian site has a smaller selection than the U.S. While Amazon’s U.S.

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OCTOBER 19, 2023

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

In today’s top payments news, Stripe and Lightspeed team up to advance in-store and online payments for retailers and restaurants, the Federal Reserve weighs the costs and benefits of a digital currency and the Reserve Bank of Australia considers stopping banks from automatically routing “tap and go” payments through Visa and Mastercard.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In other news, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is exploring the potential of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), in partnership with the National Australia Bank , Commonwealth Bank , Perpetual Limited and ConsenSys Software , the bank announced in a press release. "By

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DECEMBER 1, 2017

Invoicing for small businesses (SMBs) just got easier: Gmail now supports integrated eInvoicing using Intuit tools. According to news from eInvoicing Platform , prior to the integration, SMBs had to manually enter each activity from their Google Calendar into QuickBooks — wasting time and increasing the chance of human error.

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MARCH 21, 2019

KPMG, an advisory and audit company, has released numbers that say Australia has a 32 percent share of the APAC alternative finance market, according to reports. This news comes in advance of the fourth edition of the AltFi Australasia Summit, which will take place in Sydney at the Doltone House on April 15. .

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Here’s the latest news for Big Tech’s Google , Amazon , Apple and Facebook , which are coming under increasing scrutiny from legislators and regulators the world over. This election is not going to be business as usual,” he wrote. “We Facebook Might Ban Users From Posting News Articles in Australia. Regulation.

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BankInovation

DECEMBER 21, 2022

billion Bank of Queensland, based in Queensland, Australia, in Q3 selected Temenos’ cloud-based platform for its retail banking business, a spokesperson for Temenos told Bank Automation News. Demand for core provider Temenos’ services remains strong amid a focus on digital transformation among banks.

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JUNE 3, 2020

Global financial settlement network EMQ recently unveiled a new solution to help ease these payments by leveraging bank APIs to connect with payment service providers. EMQ partnered with Bank Indonesia to develop the solution and is targeting businesses with particularly high cross-border transaction volumes.

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JANUARY 9, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Tyro ‘s integration of Alipay into airport duty-free shops in Australia. s Paysend rolled out a new service named PaySendLink, and Merchant Machine report found that cashless payments are gaining ground in the European Union.

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JULY 2, 2020

And then there was last month’s news that Just Eat Takeaway was eating Grubhub in an all-stock deal valued at $7.3 The proof of the new services’ popularity isn’t only in what restaurants and delivery services are doing, but in what they’re not doing amid surging demand – which is overloading systems in some cases.

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MARCH 1, 2018

Australia’s alternative finance industry is vowing to heighten transparency as policymakers continue to push for better small and medium-sized business (SMB) financial services. Tech news source iTWire reports on Wednesday (Feb. Tech news source iTWire reports on Wednesday (Feb.

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OCTOBER 18, 2020

a social media network that is something of a combined Facebook, Craigslist and Yelp and whose members connect only with neighbors, is exploring going public, Bloomberg News reported. The San Francisco-based company is eyeing valuations from $4 billion to $5 billion, according to Bloomberg, and has seen its business grow amid COVID-19.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The San Jose, California-based online retail giant said in a news release on Wednesday (Sept. This expansion will continue to offer buyers flexibility and choice in payment methods and give sellers an easier way to manage their businesses," the news release states. eBay began managing payments to a limited number of U.S.

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AUGUST 6, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes the rollout of GoCardless in Australia through a partnership with Xero. based GoCardless’ payment solution has launched in Australia with the help of small business platform Xero, the companies said in an announcement. .-

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JULY 27, 2020

In today’s top news, economists say the U.S. economy could take two years to recover, and Google faces a lawsuit in Australia over its use of personal data. with reports of more than 2,600 new cases every hour, the highest rate in the world. Google Faces Lawsuit In Australia Over Use Of Personal Data.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Amazon.com is coming to Australia, notifying third-party sellers to prepare to accept retail orders on Thursday (Nov. 23), Amazon Australia will be open and running just in time for Black Friday , the busiest holiday shopping day for U.S. With the trial apparently happening on Thursday (Nov.

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APRIL 3, 2020

BNPL solutions are the fastest-growing online payment methods in the United States as well as Australia, Brazil, the United Kingdom and more, and their market share is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 28 percent over the next five years. BNPL solutions have especially caught on in Australia , where 5.8

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AUGUST 21, 2020

A recent study found that 47 percent of consumers around the world would be more inclined to trust businesses that support environmental or social causes they embrace, for example, while 53 percent said a business’s outreach in causes they support would make them more likely to endorse the firm’s goods or services. About The Tracker .

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JUNE 17, 2020

It may not look like it yet, but business travel is headed for a comeback. At least, that’s what commercial card technology players believe, with this week’s rundown of the latest initiatives in corporate card solutions placing a focus on returning business trip volume. Nium To Issue Visa Cards In Australia.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. In addition, Vipps reportedly plans to collaborate with Alipay in Norway , and MYOB is launching an omnichannel payment gateway with the help of The ai Corporation to serve businesses in Australia and New Zealand.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2019

The company rolled out a test in Australia to offer milk, bread and fruit from a Sydney store and is in talks with supermarkets in Europe and North America, the news outlet said. Movie theaters in Australia and Canada are even delivering fresh popcorn to people who would rather stay home for entertainment.

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AUGUST 11, 2020

A woman in Australia will go to jail for the theft of more than 100,000 Ripple digital currency tokens over two years ago, ACS Information Age reported. In other news, Coinbase has left the Blockchain Association , an industry advocacy organization, The Block reported. Will Smith and Jay Z, among other celebrities, back the company.

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OCTOBER 21, 2020

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Interra signed a multi-year deal with Lumin, while Australia’s Westpac Group is teaming with buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Afterpay on banking services. Lumin, Interra Credit Union Team on CU's Digital Banking Solution. Lumin, Interra Credit Union Team on CU's Digital Banking Solution.

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