Author: Australian FinTech

Mar
30

Indian fintech revolution in motion, calling Australian fintechs to join us at Australia-India TatXpo 2017

Indian fintech revolution in motion, calling Australian fintechs, corporates and investors to participate. Taking interest for Australia-India TatXpo 28-30 June 2017 in Mumbai, India.   What is TatXpo?   TatXpo is the flagship annual Australia-India trade and investment expo established by Tat Capital. The focus will be on uncovering fintech opportunities and will be held in India’s financial capital, Mumbai. Last year’s format was day 1 expo and gala festivities, day 2 industrial site visits and day 3 cultural tour which we intend to repeat. Last year 93 delegates attended TatXpo2016 in Hyderabad (tech city) which included 22 ANZ CEOs, 55 companies and 25 VC/PE investors from 8 countries. They […]

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Mar
29

eWAY, Australia’s largest payments platform, partners with zipPay

zipMoney Limited announces an Australia-first strategic partnership with eWAY, part of US giant Global Payments. eWAY is Australia’s largest online payment gateway and processes more than 25 percent of all eRetail payments. The partnership will see the roll out of the zipPay and zipMoney ‘buy now, pay later’ digital wallets as core offerings for tens of thousands of online retailers in Australia and millions of Australian shoppers. “The two leading names in the Australian online payments and digital wallet space are joining forces to help merchants sell more and sell better,” said Mark Healy COO at eWAY. “eWAY helped pioneer online payments in Australia and remains at the forefront of […]

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Mar
28

Square teams up with leading POS and order management platforms

Square are today announcing integrations that will give business owners across Australia who are using alternative point-of-sale and order management platforms the ability to accept payments with Square. For the first time in Australia, these businesses can access Square’s affordable hardware, fast deposits and online payment solutions that millions of sellers across the world already use to run and grow their businesses. Select larger businesses, such as full-service restaurants or multi-location retailers, have built their operations around platforms to manage orders and run business processes that support their specialised or unique needs. Our list of new integrations with platforms include Vend, TouchBistro, Posboss, Abacus, SalesIn, Mobi2Go and Boppl. Sellers using any […]

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Ex Zurich Australia CEO heads up new insurtech startup, Evari

A major new start up in the insurance industry called Evari (www.evari.insure) has been announced in Australia, led by former CEO of Zurich Australia & NZ, Daniel Fogarty. Evari will provide a customer first, digital experience, that simplifies the purchase and management of business insurance and will launch in mid 2017. “At Evari we are using technology to create a great customer experience and solve challenges that SMEs face when buying their insurance”, Daniel said. “I know first-hand the challenges that incumbents have trying to get innovation into the insurance process, and I firmly believe there is a better way of servicing the needs of small businesses”. With co-founders from […]

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Mar
27

Winners of the British Australian Fintech Forum Start-Up Competition announced

The Australian British Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce the winners of seven supported places for the British Australian Fintech Forum to be held in London between the 19th and 21st of April 2017. The winners are (in no particular order): Chris King – Splend Edward Jones – Neu Capital Rob Lincolne – Paydock Doug Morris – Sharesight Charlotte Petris – Timelio Jack Stevens – Edstart Emma Weston – AgriDigital Andrew Chick, Chairman of the BAFF Committee said: “We received over 50 applications for our supported places. The Selection Committee was very impressed with the quality of submissions and deciding on the final seven was particularly difficult. We are […]

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Midwinter adds Omnium to its Fintech Ecosystem

Midwinter has announced the completion of its integration between AdviceOS and Ominum’s OmniLife. This allows the real-time flow of insurance premium product data from OmniLife into the AdviceOS Fact Find, Client Portal and Statement of Advice generator. It also allows client data from AdviceOS to be pre-populated into OmniLife, ensuring a synchronised connection between the two solutions. Midwinter has been forthright in their philosophy regarding open architecture software, believing that advisers of today need software systems that can speak to each other. This allows for freedom of choice as well as eliminating the double entry of data across multiple systems. Stressing this point, Managing Director of Midwinter Julian Plummer said […]

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Mar
20

Indonesian Australian Business Week review – FinTech opportunities over our back fence

by Joe McGuire, Global Head of Sales for Airwallex   We wade through the Jakarta traffic amongst the sour looks and disdain from our fellow commuters. Disdain because we have a police escort. Out front, a police motorbike beeps and harangues cars to the left lane. “Make way for the delegates” he shouts in bahasa as he beeps and swerves at others trying to negotiate the famous Jakarta sprawl.   I’m here for the Indonesian Australian Business Week (IABW). An Austrade event designed to forge connections between Aussie businesses and our closest neighbour. With nearly 260 million people and a forecast of nearly 6% GDP growth this year, Indonesia is […]

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NRMA Business Insurance partners with Prospa to lend a hand to small business owners

With cash flow and financial responsibilities being two of the most common things keeping business owners awake at night, NRMA Business Insurance has entered into a pilot partnership with small business lender Prospa to offer customers a faster, simpler finance solution.   Prospa is an online small business lender and one of the fastest growing technology businesses in the country. It offers small business owners the flexibility and ease of accessing business loans between $5,000 to $250,000 online, with approval within a day.   Through the partnership, NRMA Business Insurance customers can now access Prospa’s lending services alongside other benefits offered by the insurer, such as free online tax and […]

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