Australian FinTech and Avila Financial Solutions partnership, a step forward for Fintech and Start-ups
Last week Avila Financial Solutions joined Australian FinTech’s lending partners portfolio. This partnership shows the relentless determination of both companies in the support of the SME, Fintech and Start-Up industries of Australia. Avila Financial Solutions is an alternative finance company that has been leveraging their knowledge and solutions to add value to Small and Medium sized businesses since 2015. They focus on providing tailored cashflow solutions such as Invoice Financing, Supplier Financing, R&D financing and Factoring. With over 80% of their portfolio being SMEs, they have developed a very good understanding of small business needs and have built a solid experience tailoring these solutions to specific challenges impacting the SME […]
IBM develops blockchain system for banks
The company expects to process up to 60% of all cross-border payments in the South Pacific by early 2018. International technology company IBM has joined forces with blockchain startup Stellar and payments company KlickEx Group to enable high-speed cross-border payments for banks and other financial institutions. The aim of the payments process is to speed up clearances and settlements on a single network in real time. Blockchain, the technology behind bitcoin, is a revolutionary distributed-ledger technology that offers a secure and immediate way of transferring a range of data – more specifically, in this case, currency transactions. IBM’s solution is already active, processing live transactions across 12 different currency corridors […]
MyDeal partners with Prospa on new business loans service
Online retail marketplace MyDeal.com.au has launched a business loans service in partnership with fintech lender Prospa, offering unsecured loans which it claims will accelerate the growth of retailers. According to MyDeal Marketplace, retailers who list their products through it can now apply for a business loan of up to $250,000 directly through their supplier management system and “in many cases receive the funding in under 24 hours”. MyDeal.com.au chief executive Sean Senvirtne says MyDeal Marketplace loans are designed to assist with a variety of common scenarios which small businesses face including expansion costs and the need to access rapid funding to secure an opportunity. Senvirtne says the decision to diversify […]
Robo-advisers to expand into retirement advice
While automated advice providers currently cater for a lot of basic SMSF advice needs, one provider believes retirement adequacy will be the next frontier for automated advice. ASAP chief executive Jim Hennington said he expects the scope of advice that’s provided by automated advice providers to SMSFs will further expand over the next year. “At the moment, [it’s] very much focused on the transactions that accountants tend to get deeply involved with such as establishing an SMSF, purchasing property and LRBAs, and setting up SMSF pensions,” said Mr Hennington. He expects that automated advice will soon expand beyond this, however, into services such as retirement advice. “Over time automated advice […]
Praemium expands SMA model options
Platform provider Praemium has added 16 new multi-asset model portfolios to its separately managed account offering, expanding the investment options available to users. The listed fintech company announced today that it has struck deals with a number of investment managers, including the introduction of eight new models from Shaw and Partners, four from Joseph Palmer & Sons, three from State Street and one from Evans and Partners. An additional 27 managed funds and 14 exchanged-traded products have also been added to the SMA, bringing the total number of managed funds available to 301. “The addition of these new models and managed funds to the Praemium SMA is part of our […]
Are fintech companies changing the industry for the better?
FinTech is most commonly known as the abbreviation for the term “financial technology” and the name given to an emerging and rapidly growing financial services sector. Financial technology is often used to describe any technological innovations within the financial industry, ranging from banking and investments, all the way through to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. With new technologies come new businesses, and so financial technology companies were born. The question is, however, whether these businesses and the technologies on offer through them are changing the industry for the better, or are they simply a disruption to an already functioning economy? How are fintech companies changing the financial industry? One of the […]
Moneysoft launches Round-ups, allowing people to invest spare change into their super and investment funds
Superannuation and investment funds have a new way to boost the engagement of their members and clients with the launch of Moneysoft’s latest digital solution, Round-ups. Round-ups lets people make small, regular contributions to their investment or superannuation account by automatically investing the spare change from their everyday transactions. Whether offered as a stand-alone application or integrated with existing digital platforms, Round-ups is highly customisable for each institution’s individual needs and brand. It’s a turn-key solution that uses enterprise-grade technology and is designed for an optimal mobile experience on smartphones and tablets. “Round-ups is available to superannuation funds, and investment platforms, to help them grow customer engagement and encourage wealth […]
‘We’re getting between 100 and 200 new users every day’: Aussie money boosts Bitcoin’s $7000 surge
Australian money is pouring into Bitcoin, which hit another record high on Friday, swelling the market capitalisation to $US160 billion. The cryptocurrency was fetching $7044 ($US5452) on Friday afternoon, up 75 per cent in under 30 days. The extreme price recovery has emerged in the face of powerful headwinds; China recently banned Initial Coin Offerings [ICO] – a type of internet crowdfunding, Russia pledged to ban Bitcoin exchanges and there is another impending Bitcoin fork. But a key theme underpinning the extreme price action is the widespread adoption by mainstream investors, curious at the blockchain innovation and seduced by the recent price surge. Local exchanges are finding new customers are […]
