Digital offerings can eliminate the need for personal advice
Digital advice may provide an avenue for advisers to be able to circumvent the complex regulatory burden associated with providing compliant personal advice
Fintech Wisr secures $200 million NAB funding
One of the key highlights of the NAB funding include an initial $50 million warehouse size with the potential to increase the size up to $200 million.
Skybound Capital invests $20M in Western Australian fintech Fair Go Finance
Western Australian based fintech company, Fair Go Finance, has today announced a $20M investment from Skybound Capital.
Big banks overcharging customers for overseas money transfers, finds ACCC
In this day and age it pays to look outside of the traditional means of a bank or credit union to make an international money transfer
Inside the war on the big four banks
Neobank start-ups will refrain from tearing each other down to train their guns on the juicy target of the big four banks.
Trade Ledger wins place in inaugural Hong Kong-UK FinTech Bridge Program
The world’s first open banking business lending platform, Trade Ledger, has won a place in the inaugural Hong Kong-UK FinTech Bridge Program.
Five tips for getting the most out of your equity crowdfunding campaign, from founders who have been there
Since equity crowdfunding launched in Australia in 2017, startups in their droves have looked to the public to help take their venture to the next level — albeit some more successfully than others. But from the modest to the multimillion, what is it that made the successful raises successful? These founders have all been there, and they’ve got some advice. Make the most of your community Sonya Stephen, founder of cinema ticket startup Choovie saw equity crowdfunding as a way to turn her “fabulous customers” into investors, giving the community of users a chance to be more involved in the business When business-to-consumer interaction is important to a startup, “crowdfunding […]
P2P lender partners with Finsure
Peer-to-peer (P2P) lender RateSetter has teamed up with aggregators Finsure and LoanKit. Under the partnership, more than 1,400 brokers accredited with Finsure and LoanKit will be able to offer their clients RateSetter’s personal loan and green loan products. Daniel Foggo, CEO of RateSetter, said that joining the aggregators’ lending panel will help accredited brokers improve their client’s financial wellbeing outside traditional mortgage and insurance offerings with a better deal on personal loans and green loans. He added, “Whether it’s helping clients with paying down expensive credit card debt, purchasing a car or installing solar power for their home, RateSetter’s low-rate loans will give Finsure and LoanKit brokers a new way […]