Verrency adds two more partners – Basiq and Pulse iD – to enable financial data aggregation and geolocation services to be easily accessed by banks
Australian global payments innovator Verrency has certified two new strategic partners, Basiq and Pulse iD, to enhance the commercial offerings it enables for issuers and banks. Announcing the partnership today at Money 20/20 in Las Vegas, the deal enables Basiq and Pulse iD to easily distribute their financial data aggregation and geolocation services to global financial institutions via Verrency’s integration platform. Verrency Founder and CEO, David Link, said Basiq and Pulse iD are fantastic additions to Verrency’s growing fintech services marketplace, V+, in making it increasingly easier for banks and issuers to innovate at scale by significantly reducing their own cost of integration with FinTechs. In accessing Basiq via the […]
Australian fintech VC investment bullish in 2020, merger activity declines: KPMG Pulse of Fintech
Investment in Australia’s fintech sector has accelerated in the first half of 2020, reaching A$517.3m according to the latest KPMG Pulse of Fintech report.
In the middle of a technology revolution, Australia winds the clock back to the dark ages of the industrial revolution
In the middle of a technology revolution, Australia winds the clock back to the dark ages of the industrial revolution
Australian fintech investment subdued in H1’19, as market pauses ahead of future growth: KPMG Pulse of Fintech
While IPOs are not tracked by the Pulse of Fintech report, it noted Australia has been an exception when it came to fintech IPOs.
Managed accounts provider enters crowdfunding
ASIC has granted a variation to the AFSL of a managed accounts provider, allowing it to provide an equity crowdfunding service. BIR Financial told shareholders that its securities trading and corporate advisory business, Pulse Markets, was recently granted permission to begin an equity crowdfunding service. Pulse Markets currently offers several model portfolios to clients as part of its managed discretionary accounts business. It also provides securities trading services to retail and wholesale investors. BIR Financial is listed on the ASX and said in a statement that: “Pulse Markets maintains its advantage in the rapidly evolving financial services industry through independence, innovative financial products and new market opportunities to meet clients’ […]
Pulse Markets partners with Macrovue for global share trading
Thematic global share investing business Macrovue today announced it has partnered with leading stockbroking and wealth management firm Pulse Markets to make its international share trading platform available for Pulse Markets clients. Macrovue has delivered a ‘white label’ solution that enables Pulse Markets clients to seamlessly invest in global shares under the trusted Pulse Markets brand. The Pulse Markets branded global share trading platform will provide direct access for Pulse Markets clients to trade more than 20,000 shares and ETFs on 20 global exchanges using any of 9 major currencies. In addition, Pulse Markets can create and manage global share trading portfolios for clients. Along with international share trading, Pulse […]
Budding QLD entrepreneurs get the opportunity to fast-track their FinTech ideas at BOQ Hackathon
The next generation of tech entrepreneurs are being called on to come up with ideas that will disrupt the banking and finance industry and solve real business problems at the BOQ Hackathon, running from 3 – 5 March 2017. Hosted by BOQ and technology start-up hub River City Labs, budding innovators and tech-heads will pitch their business idea and solution to a panel of high-profile tech judges. Over a 52-hour window, attendees will have the opportunity to bounce ideas and solutions around with some of Queensland’s top talent before turning their concepts into prototypes. Donna-Maree Vinci, Group Executive and Chief Operations, Digital and Information Officer (CxO) at […]
