
08/02/2023
APRA has intensified supervision of regulated entities for compliance with the Information Security Standard CPS 234 to combat cyber threats following the recent Medibank cyber attack. Concern for the security of information assets following the recent cyber incident at Medibank has prompted the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) to step up its supervision of APRA-regulated […]
05/10/2022
Global adoption of digital technologies has affected every industry, employee, customer, workplace, product and service. On 18 October 2022, SW’s Danny Armstrong sat down with CEOs Ruslan Kogan, Founder and CEO Kogan.com (ASX:KGN), Guy Carvalho, Co-Founder & CEO IBoA a member of Novatti Group (ASX:NOV) and Kurt Hansen, CEO Tesserent (ASX:TNT) to explore what digital […]
08/08/2022
The volume of digital payments, and ownership and trading in cryptocurrency, stablecoins and other digital assets, has grown exponentially in Australia over the last few years with extreme highs in cryptocurrency values, price crashes and high profile failures as this relatively new sector develops. Increased usage has led to a raft of new products and […]
19/05/2022
A civil case ruling involving Bitcoin in the Shanghai People’s Court this month has prompted speculation regarding China’s stance on the legality of cryptocurrency. The wider implications, however, remain to be seen. China’s ban on crypto In September 2021, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), along with nine other authorities including the Supreme People’s Court […]
07/04/2022
New applications of blockchain-based technologies are continuously evolving, leaving many governments racing to implement suitable frameworks for the interactions of these technologies on their economies and domestic payment systems. The increased accessibility and uptake of digital assets by personal, retail, wholesale and institutional investors throughout 2021 has had global regulators playing catch up and in […]
11/02/2022
As cryptocurrency moves beyond the periphery of financial services into the mainstream, most people now understand the basics of crypto, but its independence from regulated systems and the pace of its evolution remain problematic for governments. Since the first transaction of bitcoin in 2009, new cryptocurrencies, networks, platforms and brokers have been established and continue […]