Reserve Bank of Australia set to conduct “holistic review” of retail payments regulation
The review will begin after the Australian government evaluates the Payment Systems Regulation Act 1998.
Reserve Bank of Australia
Australian government proposes new regulations for digital wallet providers
The proposals will be introduced to the Australian parliament this year.
Aussie central bank reveals participants and use cases for CBDC pilot
The selected industry players will participate in use case proposals over the coming months, the central bank says.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 12 August 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Reserve Bank of Australia to explore CBDC use cases with DFCRC
The RBA says the project will engage with “a wide range of industry participants”.
Australia’s central bank announces CBDC project with ConsenSys
The bank is looking at a CBDC for “wholesale market participants”.
Reserve Bank of Australia mulls payment cost change for merchants
Australian central bank examining the market in the wake of COVID-19
Reserve Bank of Australia calls for better NPP access and roll-out
The regulator’s report makes 13 recommendations for the New Payments Platform.
Sibos 2018: Alpha-bets M-R
A quick look at four fintech firms that are worth keeping an eye on at the Sibos show.
Australia’s New Payments Platform: Adventureland
The payments reforms in Australia are going full steam ahead.
Sibos 2017: NPP a marathon, not a sprint
Payments industry participants in countries about to embark on, or in the early days of, real-time and instant payments infrastructure projects should acknowledge that “it doesn’t all have to happen on day one”.
TCS Bancs wins AU$13.6m core banking system contract with Reserve Bank of Australia
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), the country’s central bank, has made a decision to overhaul its core banking technology with TCS Financial Solutions’ Bancs system.
Digital currency & payments: heads together on the blockchain
It’s difficult to avoid writing about distributed ledger technologies, so we won’t. Last month Australian Craig Wright claimed to be the elusive inventor of bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto. Displaying uncharacteristic scepticism, many mainstream media outlets doubted his claims. Whether it’s true or not, the story attracted great interest. Distributed ledger, blockchain (some argue the two are […]
