Innovative fintechs: it’s time to step forward for the 2018 Fintech100
Nominations are now open for the 2018 KPMG & H2 Ventures Fintech100, which recognizes leading fintech innovators from around the globe. The 2018 Fintech100 will be announced in October 2018. Visit fintechinnovators.com by Friday, 3 August 2018 and nominate your company, or any fintech you think should be considered for the Fintech100 The Fintech100, available at http://fintechinnovators.com, is compiled by fintech investment firm, H2 Ventures in collaboration with KPMG’s Global Fintech practice and includes both the leading 50 established fintechs, and the most intriguing 50 “emerging stars.” How to nominate and the judging process Nominations for the Fintech100 can be made at www.fintechinnovators.com website by Friday, 3 August 2018. The […]
The 3rd Annual FinTech Awards 2018 launched – Call For Entries
The 3rd Annual Australian FinTech Awards 2018 are officially open, with Founder, Glen Frost, calling for Australian fintechs to submit their entries for the 2018 awards. According to Frost, The 3rd Annual FinTech Awards 2018 will “Celebrate the achievements of the dynamic people and businesses in the Australian fintech sector. These Awards recognize success in the FinTech sector in its many forms – and every year we see greater success, and more people attending!” “The FinTech Awards brings together the influential, disruptive, collaborative and innovative technology companies that are redefining financial services – this is a very exciting time to be in fintech,” said Frost. “Now it’s its third year, […]
Verrency boosts commercial offering signing ten strategic Fintech partners
Australian global payments provider Verrency has signed ten strategic FinTech partners in just six weeks as it continues to gain global traction. Founded in 2016, Verrency enables banks to cost-effectively deliver the latest value-added payment capabilities and curated FinTech services – via V+, their FinTech marketplace – to their customers without replacing or heavily modifying their existing payments infrastructure. As part of the recently signed partnership agreements, Verrency enables these signed partners to easily distribute their services to global financial institutions via Verrency’s API platform. Some of Verrency’s newly signed FinTech partners include: UK-based ComplyAdvantage, which provides real-time screening and monitoring technology powered by artificial intelligence to help companies comply […]
GetCapital announces new partnership with FAST
Leading aggregator Finance & Systems Technology (FAST) has announced the appointment of specialist small business finance provider GetCapital to its lending panel. Founded in 2000, FAST is one of the largest and most established aggregators in Australia, supporting more than 1,300 brokers to arrange over $21 billion in residential and commercial lending for customers annually. Brendan Wright, CEO of FAST, said this latest appointment reinforced the aggregator’s commitment to continually supporting FAST brokers to meet their business clients’ needs. “This announcement is very much aligned with FAST’s strategy to support brokers to cater to SME clients. Business and commercial finance have long been hallmarks of FAST’s unique value proposition, with […]
FinTech Australia calls for comprehensive credit reporting legislation to progress
FinTech Australia, the peak industry body for the financial services, technology and innovation industry today expressed growing concern that further delays in securing the passage of the comprehensive credit reporting bill would hurt consumers and small businesses. Despite a proposed 1 July 2018 implementation date, the legislation is still in the House of Representatives, with recent reports that lobbying by an unlikely partnership of consumer advocates and the banking industry is encouraging delays and calling for more time. FinTech Australia CEO Brad Kitschke said that Australia had fallen behind other established markets in passing the bill and was surprised that consumer advocates would seek to delay something that would benefit […]
Andrew Mitchell accelerating the future of e-Invoicing with Link4
Andrew Mitchell has officially joined the Link4 Australia team, bringing his years of industry experience and leadership to the Link4 sales team.Mr Mitchell is one of the foremost salespeople currently working in the Australian e-Invoicing space and he could see the importance Link4 already has in streamlining the invoicing process for small and medium businesses. Mitchell will be responsible for developing new business opportunities, fostering new partnerships and creating customised solutions for Link4 users.Link4 is well established as an e-Invoicing market leader through important government and enterprise projects. Given this standing, Mr Mitchell will drive Link4’s sales forward making them ready for rapid expansion. Link4 Australia Co-Founders, Robin Sands and […]
Australian FinTech and GreySpark Partners to collaborate on Research & Strategic Advisory for the Australian Financial Industry
GreySpark Partners, a global business and technology consulting firm, and Australian FinTech, an online space dedicated to promoting the development of the fintech industry in Australia, are pleased to announce a new partnership in which the Australian FinTech portal will serve as a conduit for accessing GreySpark-produced research reports and information related to the firm’s strategic advisory services on the use of and investments in new technologies and financial applications. Founded in 2009, GreySpark – which is headquartered in the UK, with offices in Sydney, New York, Edinburgh, London and Hong Kong – provides its base of financial markets clients with a range of traditional and niche services and products. […]
Meet the Australian corporate initiative empowering India’s Top Women Entrepreneurs
An Australian-first program is helping a new wave of Indian women break through the cultural glass ceiling to put globally-scalable businesses in front of Aussie Investors. In what is the first Australian initiative of its kind, Sydney-based corporate advisory firm – CEO Strategic has launched a specialist program to support some of India’s most innovative women entrepreneurs raise investment capital directly from international investors. The Project shines a light on some of the best innovators from India where, although the number of women entrepreneurs is on the rise, parity when it comes to the support of female entrepreneurship, is still one of the lowest in the world. The program, […]
