With the RBA already trialling stablecoins, all signs point to a major shift ahead for payments. But what are they, how do they work, and what does it mean for ordinary Australian businesses making payments here and around the world?

Michael Thompson is joined by Karl Durrance, Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand at payments platform Stripe, for a 101 on all things stablecoin.

Fear & Greed is proud to partner with Stripe for Stripe Tour Sydney - the Australian leg of a global roadshow bringing together business leaders to discuss the most important local and global trends in payments and financial technology. It's happening on 11 September at ICC Sydney, and is free to register here.

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Guzman y Gomez listed on the ASX last year, in what was probably the most exciting IPO of the year. Late last week, the Mexican-themed fast food chain delivered a 23pc increase in network sales to nearly $1.2 billion, doubled net profits and declared its first-ever dividend.

But investors hammered it, with the share price tumbling more than 22pc, on concerns about a steady start to the new financial year, and the cost of the company’s push into the US.

Guzman y Gomez co-CEO Steven Marks spoke to Juliette Saly on Ausbiz, on the day they announced their results - and gives us an insight into the passion driving the business.

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From rising competition posed by private credit lenders, to the make-or-break moment presented by AI, these are the three main takeaways from the big bank results throughout earnings season.

Michael Thompson is joined by Noel Williams, PwC Australia’s Banking and Capital Markets Leader.

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Today Michael Thompson is joined by economist Stephen Koukoulas to look at the week ahead: the RBA minutes, monthly inflation data, and business investment figures. Plus, why there's cause to start being more optimistic about the economic outlook.

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Bank bosses have started putting requirements in place for efficient meetings, asking for an agenda, short presentations only, and action items. Isn't this common sense? How do you actually run an efficient meeting?

Fear & Greed Q+A: Join Michael Thompson & Adam Lang as they answer questions on business, investing, economics, politics and more. If you have your own question, get in touch via our website, LinkedIn, Instagram or Facebook!

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Earlier this month, NBN Co announced it’s partnering with US tech giant Amazon to bring high speed satellite broadband to regional Australia. It’s called Project Kuiper.

Joe Lathan is Amazon's Country Manager for Project Kuiper, and he speaks with Michael Thompson about the scale of the project, what it will mean for competition more broadly - and whether Amazon might use its own rockets to put Kuiper satellites into space.

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This week Woodside posted a profit of $1.25 billion for the six months to June 30, down 24pc on last year, but in line with expectations, partly as a result of lower oil prices.

But Woodside is a fascinating company. It’s been on an investment spree over the last couple of years, and this Ausbiz interview today with CEO Meg O’Neill looks at where those projects are up to. But it also goes into the role of gas in the energy transition, why it’s not going to have another crack at buying rival Santos, and why there’s so much frustration with government over a major gas project off WA.

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Can BHP continue its dominance as its focus shifts from iron ore to copper?

Yesterday, Australia's second largest company announced a 26pc drop in underlying profit, with iron ore prices under pressure from slowing demand in China. It’s BHP’s weakest performance in five years.

But the company is still optimistic - particularly about its growing number of copper assets, and also its shift into the fertiliser potash. Vandita Pant, Chief Financial Officer of BHP, spoke with Juliette Saly at Ausbiz.


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It's Equal Pay Day -  what will it take to close the gender pay gap?

Natalie MacDonald is joined by Elizabeth Broderick AO, former Australian Sex Discrimination Commissioner and the founder of the Champions of Change Coalition.Today is Equal Pay Day, which marks the end of the 50 additional days into the new financial year that women in Australia need to work to earn the same pay, on average, as men.

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How do we fix the productivity crisis?

Today Michael Thompson is joined by economist Stephen Koukoulas to talk about the government's productivity and economic reform roundtable, which begins tomorrow. Last week RBA governor Michele Bullock called out productivity as a key challenge for the economy. So why is productivity so important, what does it look like, how do we measure it, and how do we fix the productivity crisis? 

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