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Flequity co-founds Australian business alliance against domestic and family violence

Corporate leaders across Australia’s essential services are uniting to establish a business alliance against domestic and family violence – and they are urging others to…

Business roundtable on DFSV report released

The Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission has released its report on the inaugural business roundtable co-convened with Flequity Ventures in June. The Commission and…

Reimagining a home loan, supplementary submission to financial abuse inquiry

Flequity Ventures has made a supplementary submission to the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Corporations inquiry into the financial services regulatory framework in relation to financial…

Stopping online financial abuse

Five changes to make financial services safer for customers

A Parliamentary committee investigating financial abuse should make five recommendations to make financial services safer for customers, Flequity Ventures Founder and Director Catherine Fitzpatrick says….

Designed to Disrupt campaign wins 2024 Consumer Advocacy Award

Flequity Ventures is thrilled to be a joint winner of the 2024 National Consumer Advocacy Award announced by the Consumers’ Federation of Australia at the…

Flequity co-convenes national business roundtable on gender-based violence prevention

The Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner, Micaela Cronin, and social entrepreneur Catherine Fitzpatrick are co-convening a national business roundtable, bringing together over 60 senior…

Enhancing financial safety, Flequity's submission to financial abuse inquiry

The financial services regulatory framework should include a positive duty on the finance sector to prevent harm from financial abuse. This is one recommendation included…

21 Australian businesses unite against financial abuse

In a world-first, 21 Australian businesses across telecommunications, banking, insurance, education and technology are mobilising against perpetrators of domestic and family violence today. They have…

Two new Designed to Disrupt reports commissioned

Catherine Fitzpatrick has been commissioned to write two new Designed to DisruptTM reports as part of the Essential Services Commission‘s national safety by design partnership….

Catherine Fitzpatrick wins 2024 Shared Value Award

Flequity Ventures Founder and Director Catherine Fitzpatrick has been awarded the Shared Value Bravery – Individual Award today. The award recognises her commitment to dismantling…

Insurance is the latest weapon financial abusers use against their partners. Here’s how we fix it

13 Australian banks publish financial abuse terms and conditions

13 Australian banks have now published new terms and conditions that make it clear financial abuse is unacceptable customer behaviour which may result in account…

Reimagine insurance for financial safety: report

A new report released today by the Centre for Women’s Economic Safety calls for general insurers to disrupt domestic violence in Australia by redesigning products…

Australian banks act to protect customers from financial abuse

A new report released today from the Centre for Women’s Economic Safety (CWES) shows 13 Australian banks have changed customer contracts to prohibit financial abuse….

Data breaches can be extraordinarily dangerous for victim-survivors

For domestic violence victim-survivors, a data or privacy breach can be extraordinarily dangerous

Combating the weaponisation of financial products: A pathway forward

Banks put family violence perpetrators on notice. Stop using accounts to commit abuse or risk being ‘debanked’

Two Australian banks introduce financial abuse terms and conditions

Two of Australia’s biggest banks have committed to introduce new terms and conditions that will enable them to suspend or cancel customer accounts if they…

Reimagine banking products to enhance financial safety: report

A new report released today by the Centre for Women’s Economic Safety calls for banks to disrupt domestic violence in Australia by redesigning products to…

Business must evolve to help end gendered violence

Ending violence against women needs employers to act too

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One Generation: Australia's first business alliance against family and domestic violence

Corporate giants urged to stand tall against violence

‘Hidden epidemic’: Advisers’ role in addressing suspected financial abuse

Safety by Design: how utilities can lead the charge against domestic violence

Terms and conditions could be key to curbing financial abuse as businesses urged to step up

Business bands together to help domestic violence survivors

‘Fatal consequences’: Social entrepreneur brings financial abuse battle to Perth

Banks band together to crack down on financial abuse

Domestic violence survivor calls for change to insurance contracts

Sexually transmitted debt: How financial services are fighting financial abuse

Violence against women is increasing – what can insurers do?

Canadian banks need to do more to stop abusive e-transfers, survivors say

It was the responsibility of victim-survivors of financial abuse to pick up the pieces. Now, there is a call for businesses to take action.

How tech became the next frontier in domestic violence

Domestic violence perpetrators ‘weaponising’ insurance policies in Australia to exert control, report finds

Social media debanking claim has no currency

Australia’s big four banks move against financial abuse

Using design to combat economic abuse

NAB cracking down on financial abuse

The money trap: Australian women drag banks to the fight against relentless financial abuse

Call for banks to stop financial products being ‘weaponised’ in DV

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Ending Financial Abuse

Today’s episode is a compelling one. Many advocates in this space are victim-survivors themselves, driven by personal experiences to make a difference. But occasionally, we…

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The Challenges of Leaving an Abusive Relationship

Catherine Fitzpatrick is the Founder and Director of Flequity Ventures, an independent consultancy that helps businesses improve outcomes for their customers experiencing vulnerability, delivering social…

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Sayers Conversaytions with Russel Howcroft

SayHERs IWD Series

For episode 54 of Sayers Conversaytions we are continuing our special edition IWD podcast series, SayHERs, to celebrate and spark conversation around this year’s upcoming…

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The Impact of Family & Domestic Violence on Business

The financial impact of violence against women and their children on Australian production and the business sector is $1.9 billion a year. Catherine Fitzpatrick, business…

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What is Family & Domestic Violence?

In Australia, one in 4 women, and one in 14 men, has experienced domestic violence – so it’s likely you are working alongside someone who…

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The STD that’s more common than you think

Whilst talking about finances isn’t the most romantic topic, it’s essential to every relationship. In the final episode of What The Finance, Mel Browne and…

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Do love and money mix? Discussing financial infidelity, sexually transmitted debt and what to know before mixing love and money.

ELLE editor-in-chief Genevra Leek speaks with two finance experts, Financy’s Bianca Hartge-Hazelman and Commonwealth Bank’s Catherine Fitzpatrick, to ask their advice on money personalities, joint…

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