Acorns’ machine-learning feature to help millennials save money
Australian FinTech CEO in the Top 25 Fintech Influencers in Australia
In case you missed it, last week finder.com.au released their Top 25 Australian Fintech Influencers and AustralianFinTech.com.au CEO & Co-Founder Cameron Dart was one of those who made the coveted list. “We’ve been working extremely hard over the past 2 years to create a global audience who can access and explore Fintech companies here in Australia. We’ve also given Australian Fintech companies a platform where they can tell the world about their unique and exciting product or business,” explained a humble Dart, honoured to have made the list. The CEO adds, “There are many people on the list who we have followed, admired and got to know over the past […]
Square’s first year of payments: over 60,000 Australian sellers served
Square recently celebrated their one-year milestone since launching Square Reader in Australia, and are excited to announce that since then over 60,000 Australian small businesses have chosen to use one or more Square products and services—including Square Point of Sale, Square Reader, Square Invoices, Employee Management, Virtual Terminal, E-Commerce and their Payment APIs. It has been a busy year of growth for Square and their community of Australian sellers: Square grew rapidly to over 60,000 Australian sellers served by Square across their entire range of products and services. Square are seeing 13% weekly average growth in transactions processed with Square across all products—supported by the unique proposition of Square […]
Peppermint’s Mobile Bill Payments platform commences under its agreement with Metro Gas
Peppermint Innovation Ltd is pleased to announce pilot testing of its agent mobile bill payments technology has commenced under its agreement with Metro Gas Sales Inc. (Metro Gas). Metro Gas delivers Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) to over 60,000 Filipino households, via an established network of 50 delivery personnel, who on average make 15-20 deliveries a day, 7 days a week. The pilot will test Peppermint’s purpose built mobile agent payments platform, with Metro Gas delivery personnel using the Peppermint powered Metro Gas Agent App to offer customers the ability to pay household bills at the time a delivery of LPG is made. The offering will provide customers’ with front door […]
zipMoney and Shopify announce strategic partnership
zipMoney Limited is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Shopify, one of the world’s leading and most recognised ecommerce platforms with over 377,500 businesses globally. Zip has a strong focus on Australian Small Business, where there are 2.5 million businesses seeking to sell goods and services both online and instore. With a simple setup and subscription-based model, Shopify has strongly supported the transition of this community to the digital world. The partnership will further accelerate the growth of Zip’s digital wallet solution, zipPay, online and instore. Zip already process payments for hundreds of Shopify merchants and this strategic partnership will help to accelerate the acceptance of Zip at the […]
BGL & SelfWealth team up to provide value added services for Accountants
BGL Corporate Solutions and SelfWealth have teamed up to provide free value added services for Simple Fund 360 clients. SelfWealth, Australia’s only flat fee brokerage solution is now fully integrated with Simple Fund 360; Australia’s leading SMSF cloud solution. The integration gives Accountants free access to SelfWealth’s fixed fee trading solution, portfolio construction tools and stock research powered by Thomson Reuters with the ability to extend these services to their clients. “The integration is well timed” said Ron Lesh, Managing Director of BGL. “With the early adopters of Simple Fund 360 experiencing significant time savings through automation, they are now looking to expand their services to provide more value to […]
Powerhouse disruptors NowInfinity and View Legal join forces
Two powerhouse disruptors – cloud-based document and entity management platform NowInfinity, headed up by fintech entrepreneur Amreeta Abbott, and groundbreaking law firm View Legal, headed up by innovator and recognised expert in estate planning and tax law, Matthew Burgess, have joined forces, merging the digital business units of each firm and forming a strategic partnership on legal services. “The partnership and merger provide accountants and bookkeepers, financial advisers, SMSF specialists and adminstrators and legal firms with a whole new level of solutions,” said NowInfinity CEO, Amreeta Abbott. “It enhances the NowInfinity platform, enabling members to efficiently create, collaborate and manage specific governance and life events for their clients.” Ms Abbott […]
Become a property investor for just $57 with BRICKX
Australians can now invest in an apartment in Darlinghurst for just $57 with BRICKX. BRICKX CEO Anthony Millet said it’s the lowest Brick price yet. “We’re thrilled to offer investors a share in this inner-Sydney property at such a low price point,” Mr Millet said. “With the Brick price starting at just $57, BRICKX continues to strive to make property investment affordable for all Australians”. BRICKX breaks down traditional barriers that exist when it comes to investing in residential real estate by dividing properties into 10,000 units or “Bricks”. Investors may then earn capital returns and monthly net rental income in proportion to the number of […]
