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Industry newcomer, Huddle, tackling insurance fraud with Australian-first technology
Insurance industry newcomer, Huddle, is taking significant steps to tackle fraud within the sector while dramatically increasing the speed at which claims are approved and paid. The Insurance Council of Australia currently estimates the cost of fraud is up to $2bn per year – most of which gets passed on to the end consumer. With the insurance industry largely offline – in the form of paper forms and applications – the opportunity for potential fraudsters to slip through the cracks is large, and damaging for the whole industry. Huddle co-founders, Jason Wilby and Jonathan Buck, saw an opportunity to use technology to disrupt the traditional insurance industry, reduce fraud, and […]
Moneysoft expands footprint with Investfit and Xeppo integrations
Moneysoft has struck new deals to integrate its cashflow as a service solution with goalsbased advice software Investfit and software data connector Xeppo. The partnerships bring together powerful technology and the capability for financial services providers to offer customised solutions that meet the individual needs of their client base. Moneysoft founder and managing director, Peter Malekas, said the integrations will unlock new insights for financial services businesses, supporting deeper client engagement while also identifying future leads and increasing efficiency. “We’re putting control back into the hands of funds, advisers and brokers to say what they want to achieve and how they want it to look and feel. These new integrations […]
The rise of cashless society – is your business listening to your customers?
You will often hear a small business owner complain about the banks ‘taking their cut’ of every transaction. The cost of having a transaction machine can feel like a big expense for some businesses; and many then pass those costs onto their customers in the form of surcharges. However, with the introduction of tap and go technology comes numerous cost-effective options available to the small business owner – and Australian customers are loving them; a recent survey by the RFI Group reveals that 32 per cent of Australians believed they could go cashless. The same survey shows that Australia currently has the highest use of contactless tap and go cards […]
Australian FinTech launches jobs platform Australian FinTech Jobs
If you didn’t see the news earlier in the week, Australian FinTech has just launched Australian FinTech Jobs – Australia’s first and only employment website dedicated to the FinTech industry. Australian FinTech Jobs is a marketplace site aimed at FinTech companies (from start-ups to ASX-listed companies) and recruitment companies looking for good quality staff. On the other side, there are university graduates and jobseekers looking to start their FinTech careers or move on up into a new role. Australian FinTech have built up quite a community in the past two and a half years, with traffic now exceeding 13,000 unique users per month. The aim now is to drive a […]
Australian consumers should expect benefits as seen overseas in light of APRA’s proposal to ease barriers to enter banking sector
Temenos, the software specialist for banking and finance, welcomes Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s (APRA) proposed revisions to the licensing framework for authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs) to make it easier for applicants to navigate the ADI licensing process. According to Ross Mallace, Head of Cloud Services at Temenos Australia, “We believe that this move from APRA is a great framework for driving innovation and a competitive marketplace, something we have witnessed and support with our global community of clients. “In Australia, we’re already seeing a groundswell of activity in the startup bank space. In the past, the barriers of time and cost of building the technology to establish a bank meant […]
Australian FinTech Launches Australia’s Only Dedicated FinTech Jobs Platform – Australian FinTech Jobs
The team behind the highly successful Australian FinTech website have soft-launched their FinTech employment marketplace platform, Australian FinTech Jobs. Founder and CEO, Cameron Dart, says AustralianFinTechJobs.com.au has been born on the back of the highly successful Australian FinTech website and growing demand from the local FinTech community to have a dedicated employment platform for the sector. AustralianFinTechJobs.com.au is Australia’s only dedicated platform for FinTech companies and Recruiters to promote FinTech, financial technology, financial services, banking, legal and IT employment opportunities in Australia. “Australian FinTech have built a new jobs startup for fintechs and startups about startups, fintechs and jobs” “When people think of ‘FinTech’ in relation to employment, they might […]
NSW startups head to heart of Israeli innovation
Ten NSW fintech and cyber security startups are headed to the epicentre of Israel’s startup ecosystem next month for a ten-day global innovation masterclass. Minister for Innovation Matt Kean said the final startups (listed below) now had a unique opportunity to harness the Austrade Landing Pad in Tel Aviv, after a competitive application process. “NSW has some incredible startup talent, particularly in the fintech and cyber security sectors, and this is a fantastic opportunity to showcase that talent on a global stage,” Mr Kean said. “The opportunity for the state’s best startups to visit Tel Aviv and learn from some of the world’s top innovators is absolutely the chance of […]
