10 Australian Fintech companies in the 2017 Fintech100
The Fintech100 represents the most innovative companies, creating products and services at the juncture of technology and financial services who are seeking to disrupt the existing processes and products that dominate the marketplace, with fintech companies from 29 countries featuring in this year’s 100. Congratulations to the Australian Fintech companies who made the H2 Ventures KPMG 2017 Fintech100 Top 50: 24. Prospa 37. zipMoney 44. AfterPay Touch And congratulations to the following Australian Fintech companies who made the Fintech100 Emerging 50: Airwallex Cover Genius Hyper Anna Macrovue MoneyMe Tic:Toc Valiant
finder Awards 2017: Innovation finalists announced
Entrepreneurs, start-ups and leading businesses are among this year’s finder Awards finalists. Finalists have been named across seven innovation categories following an extensive judging process in a range of industries from finance to technology, retail and travel. Fred Schebesta, co-founder and director of finder.com.au, says the annual awards have uncovered a diverse range products and brands which challenge the status quo – all with innovation at their heart. “From new smartphone apps to bite-sized property investing, these outside of the box ideas have the potential to change lives,” he says. “We were blown away by the calibre and number of entries this year; all of the finalists are finding solutions […]
Acorns Australia chief George Lucas on the challenges facing Aussie fintechs, and the future of the industry
Since launching its fintech offerings early last year, Acorns Australia has been embraced by consumers looking for alternatives to traditional financial institutions, but its chief executive and director George Lucas says Australia still has a way to go to improve innovation and support for startups in the space. Acorns is an app that allows users to invest their spare change in five diversified investment portfolios by automatically ’rounding up’ leftovers from small transactions like daily coffee purchases, incrementally investing these roundups and allowing users to track the performance of their portfolios. Acorns Australia was founded in 2015 as a joint venture with Lucas’ company, Instreet Investment Limited and US fintech […]
Australian Fintech finalists at the Optus My Business Awards
Congratulations to all the Australian Fintech companies and leaders who have been nominated as finalists in this year’s Optus My Business Awards: Business Leader of the Year Andrew Murray, Curve Securities Young Business Leader of the Year Larry Diamond, zipMoney Mandeep Sodhi, HashChing Finance Business of the Year zipMoney Fintech Business of the Year Curve Securities ezyCollect Maestrano MAUS Business Systems MoneyMe Financial Group NowInfinity Practice Ignition SelfWealth Sniip zipMoney Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Business of the Year Maestrano Innovator of the Year Practice Ignition Pocketbook
What directors need to know about fintech
Since all organisations rely on financial services in some way, directors will need to be cognisant of the changes fintech is bringing as it enters the mainstream. Until relatively recently fintech had been perceived as the esoteric domain of cryptocurrency enthusiasts, but two stories in Australian markets this week highlighted the increasing prominence and mainstreaming of the industry. Big four bank Westpac invested $40m in ASX-listed zipMoney, according to a stock exchange announcement on Monday (7 August). As part of the investment in the Fintech small cap, the bank committed to exploring the rollout of zipMoney’s ‘buy now, pay later’ services across its payments network. On the same day The […]
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 […]
Winners of the 2nd Annual Australian FinTech Awards 2017
Congratulations to the winners of the 2nd Annual Australian FinTech Awards 2017. The 2nd Annual Australian FinTech Awards celebrate the achievements of the dynamic people and businesses comprising the FinTech sector. These Awards seek to recognise success in the FinTech sector in its many forms. The event was a fantastic evening of celebrating the best innovation, created by the best innovators and entrepreneurs that live and work in Australia. Here are the winners for the 2nd Annual Australian FinTech Awards 2017: FinTech Innovation in payments ZipMoney FinTech Innovation in Wealth Management (Robo-Advice) Pocketbook FinTech Innovation in Lending Tyro Payments Best FinTech Communications Campaign BRICKX Best Research […]
The finalists for the 2nd Annual Australian FinTech Awards 2017
The 2nd Annual Australian FinTech Awards 2017 celebrate the achievements of the dynamic people and businesses comprising the FinTech sector. These Awards seek to recognise success in the FinTech sector in its many forms. This event will be an evening of celebrating the best innovation, created by the best innovators and entrepreneurs that live and work in Australia. Here are the finalists for the 2nd Annual Australian FinTech Awards 2017 to be held Thursday 22 June in Sydney: FinTech Innovation in payments Tyro Payments ZipMoney Afterpay FinTech Innovation in Wealth Management (Robo-Advice) Acorns Grow Australia Six Park Pocketbook FinTech Innovation in Lending SocietyOne MoneyMe Financial Group Tyro Payments […]
