Car finance platform Driva banks $3m in seed funding
Driva, an Australian Fintech platform that matches customers with their best available car finance options, has closed a A$3M seed funding round.
Licensee Finchley & Kent signs ROAR Software to tailor adviser toolkit
Australian fintech company ROAR Software has signed privately-owned licensee Finchley & Kent to its technology platform.
Smartbank 86 400 debuts direct-to-consumer digital home loan channel
Australians can now apply for an 86 400 digital home loan – complete with competitive rates, no paperwork and fast turnaround times.
OpenSparkz appoints Henrik Berglind as Commercial Partnerships Lead to scale up operations
Having emerged from the pandemic with increased momentum, OpenSparkz today announced the key appointment of Henrik Berglind to its leadership team.
1 in 3 consumers would consider switching banks to get Open Banking features: Frollo research
Research by Frollo shows 36% of respondents would consider switching to a different bank to access Open Banking features.
Digital currency and volatility go hand in hand
Digital currencies, particularly Bitcoin, have shown volatility in recent days, hitting an all-time high in early May before dropping again last week.
M&G appoints Australia’s Ignition for hybrid robo-advice offering
M&G Wealth has appointed Australia’s Ignition Advice to develop a low-cost robo-advice hybrid service.
LAB Group integrates with FinClear to simplify client onboarding
Under the partnership, LAB Group has integrated its highly standardised client onboarding platform, LABform, with FinClear’s iBROKER back-office system.
