In last week's budget, the Australian Government allocated $58 million in funding to the ACCC to complete the setup of the National Anti-Scam centre over the next two years.

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Since their expansion to the US in 2022, AssuranceLab has grown its total client base to 15% US, outpacing its growth in Australia in 2023. AssuranceLab provides audits for global compliance standards to build trust and grow your company.

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1WordFlow has used their unique technology to create a Digital Twin (web copy) of every ASIC, APRA, Austrac, ACCC, RBA and OAIC regulation. Every page is a URL and 1-click away.

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The 61st Australian Export Awards are now open for application. The awards are aimed at Australian companies with outstanding international success. Categories include:

• Advanced Technologies
• Emerging Exporter
• Regional Exporter
• Small Business
• Sustainability and Green Economy

Apply here.

The RegTech Association member iCognition announces launch of Ingress, their next-generation content services platform.

Ingress integrates search, information management, security and compliance functions across multiple platforms.

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Enabling the adoption of sustainable business practices is the way forward for regulatory technology, according to Leica Ison, the deputy chair and non-executive director of the RegTech Association (RTA) — a global, non-profit centre for excellence that is committed to accelerating RegTech uptake.

Read more: RegTech in the driver’s seat as AI, cloud adoption accelerates (innovationaus.com)

Money20/20 Europe Unveils Speaker Lineup (yahoo.com)

RTA member Quantexa raises $129M in their latest funding round led by GIC and now has a $1.8B valuation. Quantexa currently has customer is over 70 countries, including major  organizations like HSBC, Standard Chartered, Danske Bank and Vodafone.

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Transparently.AI has been chosen from a list of over 1,000 startups to participate in Silicon Valley-based Plug and Play Tech Center's Fintech 2023 Accelerator Program. Founded in 2021, Transparently.AI has developed an AI-based system for the automated detection of accounting manipulation and fraud in companies.

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Commonwealth Bank has partners up with Telstra to launch their first co-developed product, a Scam Indicator API to counter scam calls. According to Scamwatch, Australians have lost nearly $100 million this year already to scams.

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