Crypto news: $77m now staked on Swyftx, half-day after launch
Brisbane-based fintech Swyftx has become the first Australian crypto exchange to offer staking for multiple digital assets.
The human side of Fintech: Why digital-only doesn’t need to be the new industry norm
Without a human side to fintech, consumers are less equipped to make informed decisions about their money, data, or about adopting new technologies.
Open Banking tipped to shape investment
While public discussions around the Consumer Data Right have focused on the retail banking sector, there are clear ramifications for trading and investment.
The 2019 Finder Awards winners!
The 2019 Finder Awards winners have been announced which many Aussie fintechs collecting awards!
The 2019 Finder Awards finalists have been announced – and there’s lots of Aussie fintechs on the list!
The 2019 Finder Awards finalists have been announced – and there’s lots of Aussie fintechs on the list!
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 […]
Fintech launches active trading platform with no monthly fees
Saxo Capital Markets Australia has launched its new active trading platform that will let users trade over 35,000 financial instruments at no monthly fees and without expensive legacy hardware. The product is aimed at professional traders and smaller institutional investors, according to Saxo Capital Markets Australia chief executive Ben Smoker. “With SaxoTraderPRO, we are aiming to provide professional traders and institutional investors at the small and medium-sized funds segment with a higher level of platform tools and functionality, which allows them to operate with similar capabilities to what large institutions have,” Smoker said. SaxoTraderPRO allows trading of stocks, bonds, ETFs CFDs, futures, options, forex and other asset classes on compatible […]
Brisbane Is Playing Host To Australia’s First Cashless Cafe
Do you use your credit card or your phone to pay for your morning coffee, or are you still holding on to that pocketful of coins? Sydney-based coffee roastery and cafe chain Pablo & Rusty’s is opening Australia’s first cashless cafe in Brisbane, ditching the notes and coins in favour of credit cards, phone-based payments and even smart coffee cups. With a number of successful locations already opened across Sydney (which do indeed take cash), Pablo & Rusty’s was planning the opening of their Brisbane store when they had the idea to make it entirely cashless. “We were just thinking through some of the logistics of how to manage cash […]
