Australian-founded fintech firm Ignition Advice finalists in the 2018 Banking Technology Awards
The Banking Technology Awards have announced the finalists for 2018, including Ignition Advice as a finalist in the category Best Use of IT in Private Banking / Wealth Management. The Awards recognise excellence and innovation in the use of IT in financial services worldwide, and the people who make it happen. “This is an exciting time for Ignition as our international business is developing and our reputation is growing at a rapid rate. To be a finalist in a respected and highly competitive global event such as the Banking Technology Awards recognises Ignition as a rising global player in the fintech space.”- Manish Prasad, Group CEO, Ignition Advice. Ignition is […]
Will Australians trust startups with their money as the cashless economy takes hold?
F5 Networks today announced new research showcasing that while Australians are moving towards a cashless economy, they remain divided when it comes to the future of payments. The study, The Changing Face of Payments & The Rise of the Cashless Economy, revealed over a third (34%) of Australians wouldn’t trust a startup with their money despite 58% of people using digital banking apps today. The F5 research explores the intersection between traditional and digital transactions with 60% of Australians indicating their behaviour will be guided by security. This builds on F5’s earlier Curve of Convenience survey, where 63% of Australian respondents emphasised valuing security over convenience. Jason Baden, Regional Vice President, AN/Z of F5 Networks commented, “With a major shift to […]
Bank gets on board with more digital wallets
A non-major bank has announced that its customers will be able to make payments using Garmin Pay. MyState Bank has added the ability for customers to use Garmin Pay, which functions as a digital wallet and fitness monitor, to make contactless payments. The non-major bank said that it expects a 200 per cent increase in customers using digital wallets by 2020, and that it already allows customers to use Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay. “These services could easily overtake the use of credit cards by 2022,” MyState CEO Melos Sulicich said. The non-major bank said that it recognises that security concerns are the “biggest obstacle” hindering mass adoption […]
Banks should watch out – the fintech era has barely begun
There’s an endless stream of news about open banking and challenger banks, while the traditional finance sector watches on with a mixture of admiration and suspicion. Banks have come under attack, not only from the hype-machine, but more meaningfully from startups. Traditional finance providers that assumed they could weather the technology storm on reputation alone are quickly being proved wrong. None of the old guard is safe, because the fintech revolution is not a revolution at all. It never has been. “Fintech” is not a moment of traumatic change that will pass; it is an evolution that will sweep away the companies that do not evolve. And if you think […]
Heritage Bank offers new payment service
Heritage Bank customers now have more payment options at their disposal, following the introduction of a popular service. The bank has introduced Samsung Pay, which means customers can use a compatible Samsung device to make secure purchases in-store in Australia and across the world. Heritage Bank CEO Peter Lock said the bank was thrilled to introduce another contactless payment option for its customers. “We’re delighted to build on our expertise in the digital payments space by launching Samsung Pay at Heritage,” Mr Lock said. “Our customers are looking for quick, convenient and secure payment options, particularly those that allow them to use devices they already own. “When making purchases using […]
New deal connecting Australian businesses to Chinese visitors
Australian businesses are set to benefit from a collaboration between NAB and Alipay which will revolutionise how Chinese tourists pay for products and services. NAB Executive General Manger of Deposit and Transaction Services Shane Conway said more than 1 million Chinese tourists visit Australia each year spending more than $11 billion. “By making China’s number one payment method available to NAB business customers, we’re enabling greater customer service and providing our business customers with access to this large tourism sector which is a win-win for everyone,” Mr Conway said. “We’re beginning pilot testing with a small group of business merchant customers in November, before making the payment system available to […]
ASX-backed Digital Asset plans to power banking with new DAML programming language
For fintech entrepreneurs, it might pay to get on top of a new programming language soon to be released by Digital Asset. DAML (the Digital Asset Modelling Language) is a core part of Digital Asset’s plans to roll its private blockchain beyond equities settlement and clearing to other parts of the financial services industry such as insurance. It could also emerge in the health sector and supply chain management. When the ASX confirmed a year ago it would use Digital Asset, the New York-based start-up of which it owns about 8 per cent, to replace its ageing CHESS system, the blockchain world sat up and paid attention. ASX now wants […]
Bendigo embraces fintech to offer instant home loans
In its bid to improve its services for potential mortgage clients, Bendigo Bank has partnered with fintech provider Tic:Toc to offer instant home loans starting early next year. The partnership enables Bendigo to utilize Tic:Toc’s platform in offering an automated assessment on home-loan applications. The bank was the first Australian lender to offer a digital home-loan application and assessment process under its own brand. Tic:Toc first launched the platform in July 2017, offering a streamlined digital fulfilment process. Tic:Toc founder and CEO Anthony Baum said the platform promises to cut expenses needed to process and deliver home-loan applications, resulting in cost efficiencies on the side of the lenders. “There’s actually […]
