H2 Ventures hosts fourth annual Sydney Fintech Expo to support aspiring start-ups
H2 Ventures together with the ASX and Investec Australia, will today host the fourth annual H2 Ventures Expo. Fintech industry leaders and investors will join H2 Ventures, one of Australia’s leading fintech investment firms, at its annual Fintech Expo which aims to bring together a collective of early stage venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and thought leaders to promote growth and continue to drive change in the financial series industry in Australia. The Expo features a panel discussion with industry leaders, discussing the state of the Ecosytem. The panel includes Elaine Stead of Blue Sky Funds, Katherine McConnell of Brighte and Wyatt Roy of Afiniti, moderated by Cathy Kovacs from […]
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 […]
Stockspot founder Chris Brycki’s money is on robo-advice
Chris Brycki is the man behind Stockspot, one of Australia’s first companies to offer what has come to be known as “robo-advice”. Stockspot recently made headlines after Graham Tuckwell, the Australian tycoon behind London-based ETF Securities became an investor. Brycki first came to the market’s attention in 1999 when as a schoolboy he became one of the youngest winners of a stock competition. How does robo-advice actually work and how is it different to seeing a regular adviser? The most important thing when investing is getting your asset allocation right. Not so much picking stocks or when you should be getting in or out of the market. Working out what […]
FinTech Interviews: Uno Home Loans
In the second of Matthew Parker’s series interviewing FinTech CEOs, he sat down with Vincent Turner, the CEO of Uno Home Loans. Matthew Parker: There have been a few new Mortgage brokering businesses launch over the past 2 years, why is this happening now? What has created the right circumstance for this to occur? Vincent Turner: Good question… One of the drivers is that it’s one of the last transactions left to do digitally. People are now more comfortable applying for financial products online such as credit cards and loans, not just researching and comparing. As people become more comfortable transacting online with their holidays or flights or clothes, they […]
Australian FinTech CEO in the Top 25 Fintech Influencers in Australia
In case you missed it, last week finder.com.au released their Top 25 Australian Fintech Influencers and AustralianFinTech.com.au CEO & Co-Founder Cameron Dart was one of those who made the coveted list. “We’ve been working extremely hard over the past 2 years to create a global audience who can access and explore Fintech companies here in Australia. We’ve also given Australian Fintech companies a platform where they can tell the world about their unique and exciting product or business,” explained a humble Dart, honoured to have made the list. The CEO adds, “There are many people on the list who we have followed, admired and got to know over the past […]
Peppermint’s Mobile Bill Payments platform commences under its agreement with Metro Gas
Peppermint Innovation Ltd is pleased to announce pilot testing of its agent mobile bill payments technology has commenced under its agreement with Metro Gas Sales Inc. (Metro Gas). Metro Gas delivers Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) to over 60,000 Filipino households, via an established network of 50 delivery personnel, who on average make 15-20 deliveries a day, 7 days a week. The pilot will test Peppermint’s purpose built mobile agent payments platform, with Metro Gas delivery personnel using the Peppermint powered Metro Gas Agent App to offer customers the ability to pay household bills at the time a delivery of LPG is made. The offering will provide customers’ with front door […]
Westpac CEO Brian Hartzer pledges bigger tech start-up focus
Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer has said the ability of the bank to partner, acquire and invest in the growing band of emerging fintech start-ups will become increasingly central to the bank’s future survival. Speaking at the annual Australian summit of US cloud computing giant Amazon Web Services in Sydney on Wednesday morning, Mr Hartzer sought to demonstrate how the 200-year-old institution has evolved to adapt first to changing scientific and technological advances throughout its history. However, he conceded that the bank had recognised that it could no longer expect to compete with the advancing capabilities offered by new technologies, without aggressively targeting the start-up sector. “We can adopt techniques […]
Regtech player e4 introduces Australia’s first-ever Virtual ID solution
South African regulation technology company e4 has arrived in Australia with the promise of enhanced corporate regulatory compliance and superior customer convenience, thanks to its introduction of Australia’s first real-time, ‘virtual’ alternative to face-to-face ID verification. e4’s new Virtual VOI (Verification of Identity) platform delivers Australian businesses the first ever digital opportunity to ensure compliance with global and local anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing (AML/CTF) standards, increased customer and workforce convenience and a substantial saving against other ID verification services in operation across the country. Founded in 2000, the e4 Group has already become a dominant and trusted software and technology services provider to the banking, legal and […]
