Doshii-Mimu integration brings simple, 3-step ordering-ahead to busy bars
Doshii is pleased to announce another successful integration. The latest is with mobile App, Mimu, which is helping transform the way we order food and drink in bars and restaurants. Mimu eliminates time spent waiting to order by letting patrons order ahead from their mobile phone. To start the ordering process, customers simply open the Mimu App and their location is automatically picked up. Using Mimu’s intuitive UI, they then order what they want from the venue’s menu and head straight to online checkout – paying through the Mimu App. Doshii’s API, which connects Apps with POS, then processes the order and payment in real-time and alerts staff at the venue to […]
Bitcoin enthusiasts see end to bear market
After a brutal bear market that’s stretched 16 long months, Bitcoin enthusiasts are ready to declare that the dreaded “crypto winter” is finally at an end.
BGL wins Fintech Breakthrough award for Best Regtech company
BGL Corporate Solutions, Australia’s leading supplier of SMSF administration and ASIC corporate compliance solutions, has been recognised as Best RegTech Company in the 2019 FinTech Breakthrough awards. FinTech Breakthrough is a worldwide independent organisation that recognises the top companies, technologies and products in the global FinTech market. This is the second consecutive year BGL has been recognised as the world’s Best RegTech Company. “Over the year BGL Corporate Solutions has grown and evolved into the leading provider of SMSF administration and ASIC corporate compliance cloud software solutions, with over 8,000 clients in 15 countries now using its product suite of compliance solutions,” said James Johnson, Managing Director, FinTech Breakthrough. “As […]
Bene working up to be a challenger bank in Australia
Bene is a new lender in Australia that is working towards building a neo-bank. At the moment, Bene says it is not a bank or an authorised deposit-taking institution (ADI), and is not authorised by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) to conduct banking business in Australia. However, the firm intends to apply for authorisation to conduct banking business in Australia, initially for a limited period with specific requirements and restrictions as a restricted ADI. The firm says it is “driven by smart, simple design” on its mobile platform. According to its site, Bene offers loans from AU$2,000 to AU$30,000. To read more, please click on the link below….Source: Bene […]
‘Relationship lending’ fintech seeks to raise $1.5m
A Western Australian fintech that manages loans between known parties is seeking to raise $1.5 million through an equity crowdfunding campaign. Credi, a fintech that provides a way for family members, friends and businesses to “formalise” loans, is seeking a fresh injection of capital. The fintech will soon launch an equity crowdfunding campaign via Equitise to raise between $500,000 and $1.5 million over a month at $1 per ordinary share. Founded in 2017 by the Western Australian director of FinTech Australia, Tim Dean, Credi allows known parties to formalise loans, whether it’s small loans between friends, parents providing deposits for a house, investors seed funding a new business, businesses lending […]
SME lending is a valuable source of diversification for brokers says fintech lender OnDeck Australia
The Banking Royal Commission has highlighted the perils of relying on a single revenue stream, and SME lender OnDeck Australia is urging mortgage brokers to think beyond home loans and diversify into SME lending. Research by commercial lending fintech OnDeck Australia[1] confirms that 25 percent of Australia’s small to medium enterprises plan to seek additional business finance. Michael Burke, Head of Sales at OnDeck Australia, says, “There is clearly strong demand for SME finance, making this a revenue channel that brokers cannot afford to overlook. Moreover, our discussions with brokers indicate that, on average, one in four of a broker’s existing home loan clients are SME owners, providing a ready […]
ANZ leads regulators towards trade finance blockchain
Regulators in Hong Kong, Singapore and China are working with ANZ Banking Group to digitise trade finance through blockchain technology, a move that will enable banks to make faster lending decisions and regulators to better monitor international capital flows. ANZ is one of seven banks to create the eTradeConnect platform, which allows importers and exporters to make purchase orders and invoices and pipe relevant data directly to banks to streamline financing decisions. Vivek Gupta, ANZ’s head of trade and supply chain for North Asia and greater China, said the platform was the first commercialised trade ecosystem built on blockchain. He said two key regulators in the region, the Hong Kong […]
Australian FinTech company profile #2 – Link4
In case you missed it on Tuesday, for exclusive members of Australian FinTech we’re going to do a Company Profile on each member company. We’ll then post it on our website, share it to our 10,000+ global social media followers and have it appear in our weekly newsletter which goes out to over 3,000 subscribers. Here’s Australian FinTech company No.2 – Link4 1. Company Name: Link4 2. Website: www.Link4.com.au 3. Key Staff & Titles: Robin Sands – CEO, Sam Hassan – CTO 4. Location(s): Adelaide, SA 5. In one sentence, what does your fintech do?: Link4 delivers invoices from one accounting system direct into another – including Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks […]
