Australian debt collection fintech InDebted launches in Canada
InDebted, the Sydney headquartered fintech that specialises in digital debt collection, announce the launch of its product and service in Canada.
Invest Northern Ireland Fintech Webinar with Stone & Chalk – Exploring Northern Ireland’s Fintech Diversity
Invest Northern Ireland will be hosting a fintech webinar on Thursday 1 October, 5pm-6pm (AEST) from the Stone & Chalk Studio in Sydney.
Payments emerge as growth area in fintech
The fintech sector now comprises a critical mass of start-ups across many different sectors within financial services.
Why the payments industry needs to champion workforce diversity
How can an established and highly regulated payments industry look to continuously reinvent itself, and strive to encourage and bring fresh ideas to market?
Aussie crowdfunders ReadyFundGo supports the global climate strike
ReadyFundGo stands with individuals and businesses across the world calling on leaders to act now on climate change as part of the Global Climate Strike
Stone & Chalk launches in Adelaide
Stone & Chalk is partnering with the SA Government to establish a start-up hub at Lot Fourteen, the largest innovation precinct in the Southern Hemisphere.
Is it time Australian investors bought into the fintech story?
By George Lucas, MD/CEO, Raiz Invest Tell Australian investors that a hole in the ground could prove to be the next El Dorado and they will fall over themselves to push a one-cent share into the stratosphere. But tell them about an exciting high-tech venture that is disrupting the market and you can hear the audible yawns. Raiz Invest’s former parent company, the privately-owned US company Acorns, recently raised $US105 million ($A145million) to continue to fund its operation. The Wall Street Journal reports this gives Acorns a $US860 million ($A1.186 billion) valuation. CNBC reports that Acorns US has more than 4.5 million sign-ups, 2.1 million investment accounts and circa $US1.2 […]
Cryptocurrency is radical but who does the radicalism benefit?
“Free speech” is one of the battle cries of far-right activists who target democratic consensus and seek to divide the public. Alt-right agitators and trolls embrace the cry of “freedom” even as they take actions that fundamentally corrode Western unity, credibility and morale. Claiming “freedom” in fact makes it hard for defenders of the rules-based nations to identify the threat to public order posed by partisans on private-sector digital platforms. So it is somewhat alarming to see a similar dynamic – the cry of “freedom” – play out in another sphere, that of currency and payments. Right now, terminology being embraced in the world of cryptocurrency places the technology in […]
