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Square Afterpay: The hidden cost in Afterpay s mega deal

Save Share There’s a hidden cost to national pride in global recognition of Australia’s booming fintech sector – as demonstrated by Afterpay’s $39 billion takeover by US payments giant Square. That is the failure of Australia’s financial regulators to adapt quickly enough to the transformation of the national payments system by global tech giants, with the biggest banks forced into the front line of defence against overwhelming odds. As the Afterpay share deal with Square shows, there’s no pause in the ability of foreign tech giants to overwhelm payments systems and national oversight.  David Rowe This is not unique to Australia, of course. European regulators are also in a permanent struggle against the power of US tech giants.

Westpac admits to dumping fintech customers

Mortgage Business Westpac admits to dumping fintech customers By Sarah Simpkins 15 July 2021 The big four banks have explained why they may choose to debank businesses, while Westpac has confessed to cutting off banking services to around eight fintechs. In submissions to the Senate Select Committee on Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre, the big four banks have discussed the practice of debanking – when a bank decides to stop providing services to customers. Committee chair and Liberal senator Andrew Bragg previously flagged debanking as part of a “major concern for the fintech sector”, amid other allegations of anti-competitive conduct. The senator also noted the practice could also threaten fintechs’ access to the New Payments Platform, the infrastructure allowing real-time payments across banks that was

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