Stephen Jones, Author at Startup Daily

Stephen Jones

Stephen Jones is the Federal Member for Whitlam and Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services.

Stephen was first elected to the Federal Parliament in 2010 representing the Southern Illawarra seat of Throsby. He was re-elected at the 2013 election and elected to the re-named seat of Whitlam in the 2016 election.

Stephen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wollongong and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Macquarie University.

Prior to entering the Federal Parliament he worked as a community worker for various front line disability services, youth and health services and as a lawyer with the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and as the Secretary of the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU).

Fintech

Financial services minister Stephen Jones on the role of fintechs in stopping scams

Stephen Jones - August 31, 2023 4 MIN READ

Anyone who has heard me speak over the year and a bit since I became the Minister will have heard me talk about scams. And in particular, we believe the Consumer Data Right can be used to make a real, lasting difference. Scammers are causing untold misery across the country. Conservative estimates tell us that… Read more »