ASIC has released an updated Info Sheet "Digital assets: Financial products and services" ("INFO 225"), clarifying how existing financial services laws apply to digital assets and announcing a no-action position until 30 June 2026.

On this day 5 years ago (28 October 2020), Gen Advisory's Michael Lukman presented the "Excellence in Industry Collaborations and Partnerships' prize at the 2020 FinTech Australia Finnies Awards.

This Gen Advisory infographic provides a diagrammatic summary of APRA's and ASIC's various licensing requirements.

Gen Advisory's Michael and Clement  have been helping Australian PSPs and DCEs better understand their licensing & regulatory obligations.

ASIC's streamlined AFSL application process for foreign financial services providers (FFSPs) from certain overseas regimes.

Press release: Gen Advisory Pty Ltd appoints PT KILSA Mega Indonesia as official local partner in Indonesia

This infographic illustrates why Indonesia will be an increasingly important economic partner to Australia in the years to come.

The Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement (A-UK FTA) officially entered into force on 31 May 2023. The agreement removes tariffs on over 99% of

Live webinar and Q&A: "The Australian & Indonesian FinTech landscapes: Challenges & opportunities for prospective FinTech market entrants"

A whitepaper on ADIs, FinTechs, and digitization.

Gazing into the crystal ball: WealthTech adoption

The Gen Advisory team has published a research report which highlights how Australian FinTechs are benefitting from RegTech adoption. Key insights: Australia boasts a rich and diverse RegTech sector, consistently ranking in the top echelon globally for product development and innovation. The benefits of RegTech are not just limited to large financial institutions. In some ways, smaller FinTechs are benefitting the most from these new technologies. By easing the regulatory bur

The FinTech sector continues to grow rapidly. Regulatory considerations need not be a "necessary nuisance" for FinTechs; they can actually be key to a FinTech's success. First published: 1 October 2020 Author: Adam Turner Early-stage FinTech startups are often passionate about new technology and its potential to disrupt the financial services sector, but their areas of expertise may not extend to regulatory issues. While it is tempting to treat these issues as an afterth

Cryptocurrencies are here to stay, but as with most ground-breaking innovations, they have the potential to do both harm and good. FinTechs and ADIs must tread with care. Shaking up the finance world, cryptocurrencies do not physically exist as coins or notes and are not issued by a country's central bank. Instead, they are digital tokens. Bitcoin is the most well-known cryptocurrency, but far from the only one in operation. The potential social harm of cryptocurrencies One o