KPMG spots the rise of the fintech enablers 17 December 2015 5:28PM Earlier this week, KPMG and H2 Ventures published their second report on the global state of play for the fintech sector. read more
Regulations continue to plague APAC banking sector 10 December 2015 5:01PM Financial institutions in the Asia Pacific region can look forward in 2016 to further big ticket regulations with implications for business strategy and risk management, according to financial sector.. read more
Ripple changes tack to leverage blockchain products 04 December 2015 5:35PM At a media lunch earlier this week, hosted by several senior industry sector leaders from technology consultancy firm Capgemini, the talk soon turned to the subject of "fintechs". read more
Apple Pay's $1 billion per month potential turnover 03 December 2015 4:42PM The recent launch of Apple Pay in Australia, exclusively for American Express issued credit card holders, represents a good strategic fit, according to a Roy Morgan survey aimed at testing how many Am.. read more
Comment: Samsung Pay for Australia is 'imminent' 03 December 2015 4:41PM Industry sources have told Banking Day that the next most likely smartphone wallet for the Australian market is likely to be a tie-up between a hardware manufacturer and a payments system that is not.. read more
Firstmac could be first to market with master trust securitisation 02 December 2015 5:55PM The Australian Securitisation Forum conference for 2015 was wrapped up on a high note, thanks to James Austin, Firstmac's chief financial officer and chief investment officer. He waited until the fina.. read more
Beyond mortgage securitisations are cards and cards 02 December 2015 5:53PM The Australian Securitisation Forum conference for 2015 ran several panels and "in conversation" style discussions along the theme of "broadening the appeal of securitisation beyond the mortgage secto.. read more
Offshore investors steering clear of Aussie RMBS 01 December 2015 5:47PM Investors in structured finance products seem destined to remain among domestic ranks, with very few exceptions, if the commentary late in the opening day of the Australian Securitisation Forum's 2015.. read more
Asia-Pac structured finance on the rise 01 December 2015 5:44PM In a wrap-up of securitisation trends around the world, Vera Chaplin, managing director of Asia Pacific Structured Finance Ratings for Standard & Poor's, noted that: "European policymakers a.. read more
Liberty launches $200 million auto ABS transaction 27 November 2015 5:37PM Moody's Investors Service has assigned provisional ratings to A$200 million in notes to be issued by Liberty Funding Pty Ltd. The transaction will be called (in its shorter format) Liberty Series 2015.. read more