More than $600 million in funding went into Australian startups last quarter, and fintech took the most cash
Startup tracking service Techboard has compiled its first national numbers on capital raised in the Australian startup community, finding $625 million had been raised for the quarter ending June. The amount includes equity, debt facilities, acquisitions and grants for more than 100 startups and “young” tech companies less than 10 years old (or had a significant “pivot” in the past decade). “We put together our funding reports based on the data collected in the course of running the monthly Techboard Ranking, supplemented with intel from Techboard’s many investor contacts across the country,” co-founder Rafael Kimberley Bowen said. NSW led the states for most money raised, although if fintech ZipMoney’s massive […]
CoinJar is the Aussie enterprise bringing Bitcoin into the everyday realm
Although Bitcoin is one of the most widespread Internet currencies, it can seem intangible compared to EFTPOS or cash. CoinJar is a Bitcoin platform based in Melbourne which offers users a seamless way to pay for anything with digital currency. Making use of an EFTPOS card means that CoinJar isn’t only for online purchases, but can give consumers more choice about their daily purchases. With the core intention of transforming the way money flows within and between communities, CoinJar is used by 70,000 customers worldwide. Techly spoke to Asher Tan, the co-founder and CEO of CoinJar, about what makes the Aussie Bitcoin biz tick. Explain what CoinJar does, and why […]
BRICKX busts into Balmain with bricks from $140
BRICKX is offering Bricks in a house in Balmain from $140 from this Thursday. CEO Anthony Millet expects BRICKX’s 13th property to be popular with investors looking for exposure to the sought-after residential real estate market in Sydney’s inner-west. “BRICKX strives to make property investment affordable and we’re thrilled to provide access to this architect-designed freestanding cottage in Balmain at an entry price of $140 per Brick,” Mr Millet said. CoreLogic figures show median house prices in Balmain have increased by 13 per cent per year over the five years to the end of April 2017. The three bedroom, one bathroom house on Clayton Street has […]
Prospa announced as NSW state winner in 2017 Telstra Business Awards
Prospa, Australia’s leading online lender to small business, has been awarded the 2017 Telstra New South Wales Medium Business Award in the 2017 Telstra Business Awards. Prospa is the first fintech company to be awarded the accolade and this year’s win follows the company’s third consecutive appearance as a finalist at the Telstra Business Awards. Over the past five years, Prospa has disrupted a previously traditional industry by transforming the way small business owners experience finance, injecting more than $400m into the Australian small business economy through over 12,000 loans to small business owners. Alongside this growth, Prospa has maintained extremely high customer satisfaction of over 90%, as well as […]
ANZ is the first Big Four bank on both Samsung Pay and Apple Pay
ANZ has joined Samsung Pay, becoming the first of the big four Australian banks to be on all three major digital wallets. The bank had already been the only one of the majors to be on Apple Pay and was already available on Android Pay. “Samsung has strong device market share in Australia and many of our customers love its open approach to technology, so it made sense for us to work with them in bringing this convenient and secure mobile payments solution to our customers,” said ANZ product managing director Bob Belan. ANZ joins Westpac and a range of smaller institutions on the Samsung platform, which allows contactless payments […]
New fund Super Simplifier promises hybrid between traditional super and SMSF
Consumers using Super Simplifier can choose their own mix of investments from shares, hybrid securities, ETFs, listed investment companies and term deposits
CXi Software announce first client on their cloud based unit registry platform
New Australian fintech CXi Software Pty Limited (CXi) announce that Endeavour Securities (Australia) Limited (wholly owned by Linchpin Capital Group Limited) has gone live on its cloud-based unit registry platform CXi-Registry to facilitate full and simplified registry for Endeavour’s Investport Income Opportunity Fund. “We chose CXi-Registry as we needed an investor registry solution that was simple, intuitive and efficient, and a solution that will integrate into a range of other systems” said Paul Nielsen, Joint Managing Director of Linchpin Capital. Linchpin Capital is a Sydney based independent investment and capital advisory house operating across multiple asset classes, including; retail financial planning & wholesale investment advisory, Superannuation and funds […]
Ignition Wealth launches low cost high compliance SMSF appropriateness tool
CEO Mark Fordree today announced the launch of the Ignition Wealth SMSF Appropriateness tool, a software technology solution automating the administration of the SMSF appropriateness process. “This is a client-centric solution that ensures that investors considering establishing an SMSF are engaged, educated and empowered. It offers a low-cost easy to use solution.”. Mark Fordree, CEO, Ignition Wealth. Ignition Wealth sets the benchmark in Australia as a business to business digital financial advice solutions provider. This technology solution has been designed to allow advisers, accountants and financial enterprises to reduce the time and cost of the SMSF Appropriateness process. “Our clients are seeking smart technology solutions to drive […]
