Let’s stop making mobile payments a chore
By Keith Brown, General Manager Product, Scheme and Business Development, BPAY Group You can make a payment on almost any digital device, but why can it still feel like a chore? Mobile has been spruiked across product and marketing strategies in all industries for as long as the smartphone has been around, and yet a decade later we’re still not as digitally savvy as we’d like to think. We have tablets, smartphones, and smartwatches, but discrepancies still exist for user experience across all these devices. There’s an influx of mobile-only banks emerging in the U.K., dedicated to ensuring the experience of banking for their customers on the go is as […]
Prospa appoints Rebecca James as Chief Marketing and Enterprise Officer
Prospa, Australia’s leading online lender for small businesses, continues to build on its growth with the appointment of Rebecca James as its new Chief Marketing and Enterprise Officer. Rebecca joins Prospa from ME Bank, where as CMO she led the transformation of the ME brand, simplifying the product offering and step-changing customer experience, which saw the bank increase its customer base by 40% as a result. She drove the establishment of a business-wide customer centric culture to transform the bank into a digitally led business. Rebecca has a wealth of experience in marketing and advertising, having held key marketing and leadership roles with challenger brands and strategic enterprise channels. Prior […]
Peppermint secures strategic investment at a premium
Peppermint Innovation Ltd (ASX: PIL) announce a strategic placement agreement has been executed, for the investment of $1,000,000 at 2 cents per share via a placement of 50,000,000 shares in the Company, with an option to place a further $1,000,000 at a 25% premium to 5 day VWAP within 60 days from the first placement. The placement agreement has been executed between the Company and Smidge Digital Unit Trust, an Australian special purpose investment vehicle that subscribes for minority positions in innovative fintech and enterprise data analytics companies. Chris Kain, Managing Director & CEO comments: “This is a significant relationship with a strategic investor who has an intrinsic […]
FinTech New York Immersion Program
Applications have opened for the FinTech New York Immersion Program. This has been designed for Australian FinTech’s who have an initial presence, or are ready to scale into the USA market using New York as their entry point in mind. FinTech’s will be introduced to and build connections to top tier New York networks in the finance, technology and startup network in a one week program including: interactive workshops and peer 1:1 mentoring from the NYC fintech startup ecosystem that include Betterment, Skaled, OpenFin, Algomi, Ladder, CapCo, and FintechCollective hear from the other side of the table of VCs and Enterprise, counting Brooklyn Equity, JP Morgan, ff Venture Capital, Bain Capital, SMBC, Nasdaq, American Express, DFJ […]
Ignition Wealth launches Ignition Priority One Assist to support XPLAN solutions
Ignition Wealth’s XPLAN consultancy team offer Australian advice practices a full range of consultancy and customisation options, either under a bespoke arrangement or through our Managed Services packages, Core, Pro and Ignition Next. From September 1, the XPLAN Consultancy Team will also offer the Ignition Priority One Assist Service. “If your practice is using XPLAN (and most are), any breakdown can impact your business efficiency. We know practices need a fast, efficient and expert response. Our on call team of XPLAN technicians are highly trained and will work rapidly to have your XPLAN running and delivering your advice vision.” – Richard Liverpool, Head of Sales and Marketing, Ignition Wealth. […]
APP Securities and Ignition Wealth announce partnership to provide digital advice
APP Securities and fintech Ignition Wealth have today announced a new partnership to provide digital financial advice to APP Securities’ clients. APP Securities is an Australian stockbroking and investment banking firm, which offers a wide range of investment products, as well as a comprehensive suite of financial services spanning Corporate Finance and Advisory, Institutional Sales and Trading, Private Client Advisory and Research. “Embracing digital financial advice will allow us to provide our clients with the latest in financial technology and complements our existing broking business. We are delighted to provide a solution that can be tailored to each of our client’s needs, enabling our brokers to maintain and grow the […]
CXi announces second client for Unit Registry
CXi Software has announced that it has successfully migrated its second client, in as many months, onto its cloud-based Unit Registry system – CXi-Registry™. “We’re delighted to welcome our second client; a significant Melbourne-based property firm managing some $2 billion in assets” said Seamus Ó Concheanainn, Managing Director of CXi. “This client is synonymous with professional property investing and is a terrific partner for CXi. Our CXi-Registry™ platform delivers the high-end capabilities that innovative fund managers require and feedback from our early adopters indicates we are meeting and exceeding market expectations in that regard,” Mr. Ó Concheanainn continued. “Our digital platform is the first purpose-built unit registry system developed in […]
Ignition Wealth appoints Simon Conroy as Investment Committee Chair
Ignition Wealth CEO Mark Fordree today announced the appointment of Simon Conroy as Chairman of the Ignition Wealth Investment Committee. Simon Conroy is a senior investment and banking professional whose previous roles include Head of Investment Strategy and Head of Private Markets at the Macquarie Group, where he served for more than a decade. “Ignition Wealth continues to expand our leadership team. The appointment of Simon Conroy as Chairman of the Ignition Wealth Investment Committee is part of our ongoing commitment to drive the business forward,” Mark Fordree, CEO, Ignition Wealth. Simon Conroy joins several financial services leaders at Ignition Wealth. Industry veteran Peter Meurer serves as […]
