Sam Bloom

Near Field Communication (NFC) is a technology used in modern mobile devices that enables them to connect to each other in a matter of seconds when held close together. Two devices with a NFC chip can...

Three giants of the Australian banking sector are collaborating to create a new mobile payments platform for consumers and businesses. The application is called Beem It and will allow users to store their debit card information and...

Australians are paying more out of pocket for doctors visits despite record high bulk billing rates, according to the latest Medicare statistics from the Department of Health. Out of pocket costs for GP services increased by...

Industry hub Australian FinTech has launched the nation’s first online jobs platform for the financial technology sector. The new Australian FinTech Jobs website was launched on Tuesday, with the aim of further fostering the growth of...

The Federal Government has released draft legislation that aims to increase the fairness of tax deductions for investment properties. The office of the Treasurer announced the draft legislation on Friday, which will limit the extent to...

The Big 4 major banks have each increased their ‘share of wallet’ in the decade up to May 2017, according to Roy Morgan research. Share of wallet refers to the amount of customers’ money a bank...

Ears, eyes, and stomach upsets are among the top 10 most common pet insurance claims, according to new research from Pet Insurance Australia. Pet insurance has become one of the fastest-growing sectors of the insurance market...

Australia has the fifth-highest rate of financial technology use in the world, according to a new report from Ernst & Young (EY). The EY Fintech Adoption Index found Australia’s population to have an adoption rate of...

The Federal Government’s digital GST reforms will come into effect on 1 July, headlined by the so-called ‘Netflix tax’ on digital streaming services. Following new legislation introduced in the 2015-16 budget, imported digital products and services...

The financial services agencies of Australia and Japan have launched a new cooperation framework designed to boost fintech innovation between the 2 nations. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Japan Financial Services Agency...

Australians paid more than $31 billion in total superannuation fees last year, according to research commissioned by Industry Super Australia.

Some of Australia's biggest financial institutions are pouring increasing amounts of money into the growing fintech and insurtech (insurance technology) sectors.

Several of Australia’s major banks have increased their home loan interest rates by up to 0.5%, despite no movement in the cash rate.

There are countless people who visit Australia often enough that it's like a second home. So can non-permanent residents buy property in Australia?

Australians love travelling – so where did we go last Easter?

Large numbers of Australians are now willing to use driverless cars, according to new research from Roy Morgan.

In the wake of the April 1 health insurance price rise, health groups are still reminding consumers to shop around for private health insurance. The Consumers Health Forum (CHF) has reassured Australians that they can change...

A delegation of multiple consumer advocacy groups has met with MPs today in a push for tougher regulation of the payday loan industry.

More than 1,100 medicine brands will have their prices reduced under the updated Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), the government has announced.

Health fund HCF has released a new online tool to give patients more information about procedures and typical costs. The Preparing for Hospital website by HCF details multiple common surgical procedures, including in-depth explanations, estimates of...