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Treasury releases draft legislation for the regulation of payment service providers

The Federal Government has released the exposure draft of the Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 2025: Payments System Modernisation, which will overhaul how payment service providers (PSPs) are regulated in Australia.
October 14, 2025
Financial Services

Practically unpacking Treasury's proposed digital assets legislation

Treasury has released proposed new laws that will affect how the cryptocurrency industry is regulated in Australia by amending the Australian financial services licensing regime to cover digital asset activities.
October 1, 2025
Financial Services

Reversing into a regulator – reverse solicitation pitfalls

Entities operating under an Australian Financial Services Licence must exercise caution when interacting with clients located outside of Australia.
April 1, 2025
Financial Services

The rise of tokenised private funds: an Australian perspective

Tokenisation is rapidly transforming the financial landscape, allowing for the digital representation of real-world assets on blockchain's distributed ledger technology.
February 21, 2025
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