In our recent Future of Money survey, we gathered the usage data, opinions and predictions of 3,148 Australians across the country. One of the most significant findings was the usage and attitudes surrounding financial technologies and smartphones. Fair Go Finance is a specialist online personal loan provider for everyday Aussies. Established in 2008, our aim is to help our customers to access better financial options, now and in the future

1. “The
Future
Of
Money”
Survey
April
2015

2. About
the
survey
• The
Future
Of
Money
survey
2015
was
an
online
survey
undertaken
by
Fair
Go
Finance
-­‐
April
2015
–
Australia.
• 3148
people
completed
the
survey.

3. Bitcoins
in
Australia
Q
–
Do
you
know
anything
about
Bitcoins?
I
don't
know
anything
about
bitcoins
66%
I
know
about
bitcoins
34%

4. Bitcoins
in
Australia
Q
–
Do
you
know
anything
about
Bitcoins?
57%
43%
72%
28%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
I
don't
know
anything
about
bitcoins
I
know
about
bitcoins
Men
vs
Female
Male
Female

5. Bitcoins
in
Australia
Q
–
Do
you
know
anything
about
Bitcoins?
66%
34%
67%
33%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Don’t
know
anything
about
bitcoins
Know
about
bitcoins
Gen
Y
vs
Gen
X
GeneraSon
y
GeneraSon
x

6. Q-­‐
Would
you
like
to
use
biometrics
instead
of
pin
codes
by
2020?
Yes,
48%
No
,
18%
Maybe,
33%

7. Q-­‐
Would
you
use
Facebook
to
transfer
money
to
friends/family?
11%
69%
19%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Yes
No
Unsure

8. Q–
What
do
you
think
is
the
best
feature
of
digital
money/financial
technology?
70%
12%
15%
2%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Convenitent/can
use
it
24
hr/7days
a
week
It's
safer
than
having
to
carry
cash
It
helps
me
be
more
in
control
of
my
finances
Nothing
-­‐
too
risky

9. Q
–
Would
you
change
banks/finance
providers
for
be^er
services
with
digital
money/financial
technology?
36%
35%
29%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
Yes
No
Unsure

10. Q
–
Regarding
digital
money/financial
technology
who
do
learn
mostly
from?
26%
4%
13%
51%
2%
4%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Friends/Family
Work
colleagues
Your
bank
–
finance
provider
No
one
-­‐
I
do
my
own
research
online
No
one
-­‐
I’m
not
interested
No
one
-­‐
I
don't
know
who
is
the
best
source
for
this
informaSon

11. www.fairgofinance.net.au
2015