Better behaviour, not Royal Commission driving fintechs’ bank fight
As the big banks’ PR machines went on the defensive following the royal commission, those employed by our growing fintech sector licked their lips with joy.
Leading FinTech Frollo acquires AI-powered savings provider Hip Money to expand its financial wellbeing platform
Frollo announces that it has acquired Hip Money, a US originated and Australian based tech start up that helps users eliminate debt and save more money.
Will Blockchain systems kill banking as we know it?
The failure of central banks to keep economies stable is increasingly paving the way for emerging alternatives like blockchain systems.
Could cryptocurrency dethrone the dollar?
Bank of England governor Mark Carney has suggested that a virtual currency, modelled on Facebook’s Libra, could one day replace the dollar as king of the foreign exchange market.
‘A win-win’: Australia moving closer to killing off paper invoices
Australia is poised to ditch paper invoices for good and tax experts say the move will help business compliance and growth.
Peter Gammell-backed Octet takes BoQ’s debtor finance arm
Bank of Queensland has sold its debtor finance business to the market’s second biggest non-bank player, privately-owned Octet
Big banks’ fintech Beem It harassed us: Finch boss Shahirah Gardner
According to Finch’s Shahirah Gardner, the Australian start-up has been the victim of harassment and IP infringement by Beem It, a fintech run by big banks.
Practifi’s Lindsey Hanson on putting the customer first
Lindsey Hanson is the head of Customer Success at Practifi, a cloud-based business management platform powering growing financial advice firms around the world.
