Finance and markets

Paul Bassat's venture capital firm has completed the first close on Fund 6 and Opportunities Fund 3, and has already begun deploying capital — including into portfolio star Airwallex.

Shares in the embattled travel services group have been suspended for five months over accounting issues. Now, after its long serving CEO stepped down, investors want answers.

Mastercard says authenticated agentic commerce is nearly ready for prime time in Australia. The question is how quickly retailers and consumers will adopt it.

Investors are heading into a volatile reporting season where lofty valuations and skittish trading could turn small earnings misses into sharp share price swings, with miners, tech and new CEOs in focus.

Banks closed 16,000 mule accounts last year, and Airwallex is caught in the controversy. So who is behind the scams on Facebook — and why can’t they be stopped?

Nine CEO Matt Stanton has told analysts the media company’s latest acquisition, which the market endorsed, was not “off the cuff” and came together after a year of work.

The banking veteran said 2026 will be a "year of delivery" where more stakeholders will understand "why the NRF has been put in place".

Private credit funds are focused on improving their credit systems and governance and are making AI hires to cope with the increased workflow.

Microsoft, Meta and Tesla were the first of the 'Magnificent Seven' to report December quarter earnings. The market response was varied, but the underlying trend was clear.