Financial Literacy stories

Survey finds 47% of young Australians back under-16 social media limits, but most fear losing news, learning and friendship online.

AIFO launches UK trading education platform as retail investing surges, targeting part-time traders with capital access, risk rules and Academy training.

ASIC ramps up AI scam fight as it takes down 11,964 bogus investment websites and warns of slicker ads, fake endorsements and cloaking tactics.

Aware Super broadens free online wills offer to all members as fund uses estate planning to nudge Australians towards wider retirement planning.

Mobile money transactions topped USD $2 trillion in 2025 as global use surged, led by Sub-Saharan Africa but with growth across all regions.

Compare Club adds HBF, HIF and see-u to its panel, lifting coverage to about 67% of Australia's private health insurance market.

Robinhood tests a verified social trading beta with 1,000 power users, letting them share live trades, stats and discussion in-app.

MONEYME launches 1% cashback credit card as new research shows Australians are turning away from complex points-based rewards schemes.

Plaid and Perplexity debut Portfolio, an AI tool that links brokerage accounts for personalised, conversational investment insights.

'Imbosster Syndrome' is eroding the confidence of Australian sole traders, with self-doubt stalling key decisions and slowing business growth.

Bitdefender exposes 26,000 Meta ads in 25 countries pushing fake investment schemes, impersonating banks, media and public figures.

Women in fintech say inclusion tech is advancing faster than culture, warning against hollow celebration while pushing for real structural change.

Ahead of International Women's Day, new research exposes how shattered confidence, bias and complexity fuel a stubborn credit gap for women.

FinTech Australia unveils Fintech Data Horizons Summit to spotlight real-world open banking and data sharing across key sectors in 2026.

On International Women's Day 2026, Give to Gain calls for women's financial knowledge and autonomy to be treated as a fundamental right.

Young Australians lose over AUD $2.2 million as fake flexible job offers surge, with scammers recruiting money mules via texts and social media.

Revolut passes 1m Australian customers and vows nearly AUD $400m investment, stepping up its challenge to local digital banking rivals.

Commonwealth Bank will raise eligible variable business loan and overdraft rates by 0.25 percentage points from 13 February 2026.

Asia-Pacific startup founders are growing older but no less ambitious, with most over 45 and four in ten still chasing unicorn valuations.

Social media creators urged to treat content as a business as dashboard payouts ignore platform cuts, tax and rising running costs.