SendGold signs major platform deal for Gold-as-a-Service
Sydney-based SendGold have digitised gold to enable their customer network to buy, sell, and exchange gold instantly as peer-to-peer money across 8 countries in the Asia-Pac region. Now the company have announced they have signed an agreement to enter the rewards market with the world’s largest cloud-based loyalty platform. Toronto-based Global Rewards Solutions (GRS) provide a loyalty platform that is used by millions of members globally, including employees of a number of Fortune 500 companies. The deal announced with SendGold will let their loyalty program members instantly exchange their points for gold bullion directly inside the GRS application. The capability went live in Australia this week and a phased rollout […]
Put your money where your trust is
Why Nifty Personal Loans is the lender for you. In light of the recent fine laid down to the Commonwealth Bank of Australia for breaching anti-money laundering and counter terrorism laws, the credibility of Australian lenders has once again come under scrutiny. The massive $700 million settlement, the largest ever civil penalty in Australian corporate history, was agreed upon by CBA and the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) earlier last week. It is said that CBA’s breach of anti-money laundering laws allowed large crime syndicates to launder funds through the bank’s ATM’s and Intelligent Deposit Machines (IDM’s). The bank and trusted lender failed to carry out appropriate assessment […]
Q & A: What is Australian FinTech Jobs?
What is Australian FinTech Jobs? Australian FinTech Jobs is the only dedicated jobs board for the FinTech industry in Australia. Are the roles just ‘finance’ or just ‘tech’? No. The roles posted on our site to date include interns to C-suites and everything in between – Sales & Marketing, Digital Marketing, Tech, CEO’s CTO’s, CFO’s, CIO’s, Accounting, Legal & Compliance, Analysts, BDM’s, PR, HR, Admin, EA’s, Data & Analytics, FX, Developers, Engineers and of course IT and Finance. There’s no restrictions, as long as the role is for a FinTech company or a FinTech role within a non-FinTech company, like a bank etc. Even the new CEO of FinTech […]
CoinJar opens the trading floor with Australia’s fastest digital currency exchange
Australian cryptocurrency company CoinJar, has launched its new high-speed digital currency trading platform, CoinJar Exchange. The exchange is the fastest in Australia, and will allow cryptocurrency traders to trade Bitcoin and Australian Dollars against popular cryptocurrencies Ethereum, Litecoin and Ripple. CoinJar Exchange boasts a superior trading engine which processes and fills orders faster than any of its competitors in Australia. This reduces latency and provides sophisticated and retail traders with a faster experience when trading using the CoinJar Exchange. Integration with buy and sell orders from other exchanges will provide greater market liquidity, allowing CoinJar traders to enter and exit with ease. The exchange also has an open trading application […]
Wisr launches employee financial wellness solution: Wisr @ Work
Neo lender Wisr has launched a financial wellness program aimed at helping businesses combat one of the biggest causes of workplace stress, personal financial difficulties. Called Wisr @ Work, this program allows businesses to provide staff with online tools, education materials and debt reduction applications to help employees take control of their money and improve financial wellness. According to a Wisr survey of 250 Australians, it was found 48% of employees had experienced stress in the workplace because of their personal financial situation. Almost 65% said they had experienced feelings of anxiety or panic at work because of monetary issues, whilst 43% said it impacted their productivity and 35% had […]
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 […]
