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Brisbane fintech Cohort Go facilitates cheaper cross-border payments for international students
Cohort Go enables students to pay in their own local currency, and offers them rates usually only available to large corporates.
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Eftpos enables Android Pay capability for two million ANZ and Cuscal customers
Australian debit payments network Eftpos has announced it has signed on to Android Pay, enabling debit card holders banking with ANZ and eight Cuscal credit unions to make contactless payments with their smartphones.
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Westpac launches wearable payments offering PayWear
Westpac is set to launch PayWear, its own wearable offering allowing customers to make tap and go payments on contactless-enabled terminals.
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Knose wants to make it easier for pet owners to manage vet visits and everyday care through a monthly subscription
With 21% of dogs & 35% of cats not taken to the vet in 2016, Knose looks to strengthen the bond between vets and pet owners through a monthly subscription.
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Security startup Armourcard has developed a new device to protect phones from wireless hacking
Armourcell is a peel-and-stick square that can be slapped onto the back of mobile phones to protect a user’s mobile phone from wireless breaches.
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CUA partners with US fintech Pivotus Ventures to trial new banking app
Pivotus Ventures has announced a partnership with CUA which will see CUA customers given access to Pivotus’ new banking platform.
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Auckland-based fintech Vend appoints former Yelp director Dave Scheine as APAC Country Manager
Vend has announced the appointment of former Yelp director Dave Scheine as the company’s new country manager for Asia-Pacific.
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New Zealand-based fintech SmartPay offers merchants an open API payments platform
Smartpay is a payments company which offers its own open payments service API and physical EFTPOS devices to merchants and retailers.
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Westpac invests $40 million in buy now, pay later payment service zipMoney
Westpac has invested $40 million into ASX-listed zipMoney through a private share placement for a 17.11 percent stake in the company, with a further $8 million to be invested subject to performance.
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Finch is a bill splitting app looking to help millennials manage their finances
Finch is aiming to take millennials on a journey from splitting bills to giving them financial insights by reading into their expenditure habits.
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Fintech apps DiviPay and Splitr look to make splitting payments easier
Unlike Venmo in the US, no app has become the go-to in Australia for consumers splitting payments; DiviPay and Splitr each aim to become that app.
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Samsung partners with payments provider Cuscal to enable Samsung Pay for 1.7 million cardholders
As Australia’s major banks take their time deciding their stance on Apple Pay, Samsung has partnered with local payment solutions provider Cuscal to enable almost 40 financial institutions to offer Samsung Pay to their customers.
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Payout platform Hyperwallet expands into Sydney to target growth in APAC
Payments startup Hyperwallet has expanded into Australia, looking to target growth across the Asia Pacific region from its new Sydney base.
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Square reveals Australian growth figures, is serving 60,000 local businesses
Payments company Square has revealed some figures around its growth in Australia since the local launch of its card reader last year, stating that over 60,000 businesses are using one or more of its products.
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zipMoney partners with Shopify to roll out buy now, pay later solution to global merchants
Sydney-based fintech zipMoney has announced a strategic partnership with global ecommerce tool Shopify, which will see the startup’s digital wallet solution rolled out to Shopify’s network of merchants.
