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• Robbie Cooke new Tyro boss

  Australian fintech Tyro has appointed Robbie Cooke as its new chief executive officer, succeeding acting managing director, Rob Ferguson.

• Draft laws relax regulation on fintechs

  The government published draft laws today that would let financial technology companies operate without a full licence, a measure it said would encourage innovation without compromising existing levels of consumer protection.

• Foreign exchange firm OFX does Agile right

  When Craige Pendleton-Browne arrived at ASX-listed foreign exchange firm OFX in late 2015, the technology team was already doing Agile. Or at least, they thought they were.

• Fintech removes humans from home loan process to approve in 22 minutes

  A South Australian fintech claims to have reduced the home loan approval process from 22 days to 22 minutes, thanks to an online platform launched today.

• Tyro CEO shock resignation after eight months in role

  The CEO of fintech company Tyro, has resigned after only eight months in the role.

• Meet the Sydney surfer behind Visa’s tap-and-pay sunglasses

  ​Visa’s headline-grabbing South by Southwest unveiling of a pair of sunglasses that can make contactless payments, is possible thanks to a Sydney surfer, it has been revealed.

• IOOF appoints new CIO

  ​Financial services company IOOF has appointed Sharam Hekmat as its new chief information officer.

• ​ME exploring artificial intelligence

  Big four banks challenger, ME, will explore artificial intelligence technologies this year to build on its existing automated decision-making capabilities and further streamline how it deals with more than 365,000 customers.

• Updated: InvestmentLink creates data grant for emerging fintech companies

  ​InvestmentLink, Australia’s largest independent financial data source, has created a new data grant program that aims to support emerging Australian companies in the highly competitive fintech sector.

• Should the Aussie brain drain to Silicon Valley be encouraged?

  Barely a month goes by without news of yet another Aussie who has made it big in Silicon Valley. Could their success abroad be good for Australia? Let us know what you think...

• The one thing government should do to support tech growth in Australia

  A diverse panel at a CEDA event in Sydney were asked the question: What one thing should the government focus on to support tech business growth in Australia?

• Fintech specialists say 'NextGen banking' may replace Big Four

  Banks of the future will be technology companies with a banking licence and traditional banking may give way to more digitally advanced methods and platforms, say fintech specialists.

• ​Protecting privacy key challenge for govt data sharing

  Protecting the privacy of information shared between agencies will be a key challenge for the NSW Data Analytics Centre (DAC), according to the newly-appointed chair of its advisory board, ASX CIO, Tim Thurman.
  

• ​Accenture calling for fintech entrants

  Fintech startups are being asked to apply for a place in a 12-week program that will see the young companies gain exposure to executives at big global banks.
  

• ​Banks will become ‘innovative ecosystems’: Westpac CIO

  Westpac CIO, David Curran, ​predicts that more partnerships between big banks and smaller fintech startups will help to drive a new innovative working model.