Australia has been home to some huge fintech success stories - think companies like Afterpay and Airwallex. But more local successes are focusing overseas, pushed out by limited access to capital here, and too many regulatory hurdles.

It's not all bad news though for the local fintech sector - according to the EY FinTech Australia Census 2023, more fintechs than ever before are now making money. Malia Forner, Oceania FinTech Leader at EY, explains why. 

Australia has been home to some huge fintech success stories - think companies like Afterpay and Airwallex. But more local successes are focusing overseas, pushed out by limited access to capital here, and too many regulatory hurdles. It's not all bad news though for the local fintech sector - according to the EY FinTech Australia Census 2023, more fintechs than ever before are now making money. Malia Forner, Oceania FinTech Leader at EY, explains why.

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Interview: Why Aussie fintechs are now making money

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The UN warns the world is set to exceed its global warming targets
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Economic growth holds up better than expected, putting pressure on the RBA to hike rates.&nbsp;
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<li aria-level="1">Telstra confirms the cause of its major network outage</li>
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<li aria-level="1">Why a rule about standing up could be killing London&rsquo;s pubs</li>
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GDP lifts rate hike odds; Telstra reveals outage failures; world to miss climate target

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The Australian economy is holding up better than expected. GDP grew 2.1 per cent over the year to June, consumer spending remains resilient and households are still managing to save - despite three interest rate rises and stubborn inflation.

Michael Thompson speaks with AMP Deputy Chief Economist Diana Mousina about what the latest GDP numbers tell us about Australian households, whether economic growth and sticky inflation have increased the risk of another interest rate rise in September, and why the surge in global bond yields matters.

The Australian economy is holding up better than expected. GDP grew 2.1 per cent over the year to June, consumer spending remains resilient and households are still managing to save - despite three interest rate rises and stubborn inflation. Michael Thompson speaks with AMP Deputy Chief Economist Diana Mousina about what the latest GDP numbers tell us about Australian households,&nbsp;whether economic growth and sticky inflation have increased the risk of another interest rate rise in September, and why the surge in global bond yields matters.

Q+A: Why another rate hike is now a very real risk

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