Author: Australian FinTech

Oct
20

Findex launches Family Office in Australia

Findex, Australia’s largest privately owned accountancy and financial advisory firm, today launched Family Office, an entirely new financial offering that gives individuals and businesses a single point of contact to build and maintain their wealth. For the first time, clients of Findex will gain access to their own office of financial and business advisory specialists for their personal and business affairs. Their adviser will act as a single point of contact and provide access an expanded suite of services under the one umbrella. These range from tax, wealth management, risk consulting, lending, insurance, self-managed superannuation, audit and assurance, management consulting to business advisory and more. The offering builds on the […]

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FinTech Security from the team at Entersoft

Security forms the foundation of the financial services industry. One side is the cautious, steady moving world of banks and financial institutions while the other is the dynamic, entrepreneurial environment of software and technology companies which are moving into the FinTech space. Aside from convenience, keeping customer information secure is the biggest responsibility of all FinTech companies. A single security breach can be a big blow to the reputation of a financial institution. The rapidly emerging fintech sector is throwing up serious challenges in this extremely important area. And the issue is as much related to cultures as it is to technology. Here is a comprehensive set of resources for FinTech, created and […]

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Oct
14

The coolest 100 people in Australian tech

Business Insider Australia’s Tech 100 is a comprehensive list of the coolest people in Australian tech. It highlights achievements in the sector over the past 12 months. Congratulations to those cool people from the world of FinTech, FinTech Startups and FinTech Hubs & Accelerators, FinTech VC’s and Investors in Australia….   12. & 13. Dan Petre and Craig Blair, co-founders, AirTree Ventures 15. Jason Yetton, MD and CEO, SocietyOne 20. Stuart Richardson, founder and managing partner, Adventure Capital; co-founder, York Butter Factory 21. Paul Bassat, co-founder, Square Peg Capital 23. Maile Carnegie, group executive digital banking, ANZ 24. Jost Stollmann, CEO, Tyro Payments 25. Niki Scevak, managing director, Blackbird Ventures […]

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Oct
14

Optus MyBusiness Awards – FinTech Finalists

Congratulations to the Australian FinTech companies that are shortlisted for the Optus MyBusiness Awards: Billsumo   HashChing   Maestrano   Practice Ignition   SelfWealth   Six Park   ABAKUS APPS From the team here at Australian FinTech, we wish you all the best! Good luck!

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Link Group invests in technology solutions provider Moneysoft

Link Group (ASX: LNK), a global provider of fund administration, share registry, shareholder management, analytics and services, today announced an investment in Australian technology solutions company, Moneysoft. Moneysoft is a provider of Personal Financial Management (PFM) tools that incorporate real-time data, budgeting, reporting capabilities and more, to assist financial advisers and their clients to better manage their money and reach their financial goals. The strategic partnership with Moneysoft will augment Link Group’s offering to both superannuation funds and listed company clients as the two parties join forces and explore opportunities to collaborate on new products and innovations. Initially, Link and Moneysoft will release a number of products designed to help […]

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Prospa and The Entourage combine to inspire small business owners

Prospa, Australia’s largest online lender to small business, has launched an innovative partnership with educator The Entourage that enables business owners and budding entrepreneurs to fund education through their business cashflow. The partnership will enable business owners to access The Entourage’s Launch, Build and Scale education programs and advice from leading entrepreneurs using an interest free loan from Prospa, instead of a large upfront payment, credit card or expensive personal loan. Beau Bertoli Joint CEO of Prospa said “It’s amazing that two of Australia’s entrepreneurial success stories are partnering to offer Australian small business owners and fledgling entrepreneurs access to finance and education. “Prospa and The Entourage have the same […]

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Oct
05

Australia FIX Conference

Australia FIX Conference   The Leading Electronic Trading Conference in Australia 13 October 2016 Conference Venue Sofitel Sydney Wentworth, Australia 3rd Floor, Grand Ballroom 61-101 Phillip Street Sydney, Australia   The FIX Trading Community™ Australia FIX Conference has already been established as the leading electronic trading event in Australia. This year’s annual conference will be attended by over 400 industry participants from the leading buy- and sell-side firms, regulators, exchanges and solution providers. The year’s conference will continue to explore the most pressing issues of the industry and will address both business and technical aspects of electronic trading in both Australia and offshore markets. Adhering to the spirit of “Created […]

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Oct
04

Valiant announces partnership with Octomedia to launch Inside Small Business LoanConnect

Leading fintech business loan marketplace, Valiant and Inside Small Business publisher Octomedia, announced the official launch of an exclusive partnership to bring business loan solutions to Australia’s small business community.   The partnership is a major Australian publishing first which delivers an exclusive business loan search and application portal as a co-branded offer: Inside Small Business LoanConnect.    By dynamically accessing Valiant’s panel of 35+ leading lenders, Inside Small Business LoanConnect compares small business owner’s loan requests to the lender’s credit criteria. Matching works instantaneously through Valiant’s proprietary marketplace technology – saving business owner’s time and stress.   Valiant Co-founders, Alex Molloy and Richard Cotton expressed excitement for the new […]

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