Aussie mortgage brokers expect spending habits to be significantly transformed by forthcoming rate rises
A new survey of mortgage brokers from Joust, asked a range of questions regarding future cash rate rises over the next 12 months.
Female fintech leaders feature heavily in the Women in Finance Awards 2022
The finalists have been revealed for the Women in Finance Awards 2022 and once again the fintech industry has featured heavily.
Home loan auction platform goes national
Joust’s online home loan auction marketplace has announced it is going national in a bid to equally aid brokers and lenders of all sizes.
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$2bn of broker commissions in fintech’s crosshairs
An Australian fintech has set its sights on disrupting the dominance of the mortgage broking industry by appealing to the banks who it claims are keen to reduce the $2 billion they spend on broker commissions. Adelaide-based online home loan platform Joust has distanced itself from its competitors in the fintech space, which has seen a flurry of mortgage disruptors in recent years. “Joust is not a comparison site with a myriad of static rates. It is also not an online broker or aggregator. We are a revolutionary marketplace model for home loan customers and lenders,” Joust co-founder and CEO Mark Bevan said. Joust is leveraging the negative press that […]
The Finnies. The Winners!
Congratulations to the 2018 Finnie Awards Finalists and Winners! FinTech Organisation of the Year WINNER: Afterpay FINALISTS: ● Afterpay ● Avoka ● BRICKX ● Class Limited ● Cover Genius ● Flamingo AI ● Invoice2Go ● MoneyPlace ● OnMarket ● Prospa ● RateSetter Australia ● SocietyOne ● Stockspot Emerging FinTech Organisation of the Year (company must be <2 years old) WINNER: Civic Ledger FINALISTS: ● Civic Ledger ● Finch ● InDebted ● LanternPay ● Link4 ● Longevity App ● Look Who’s Charging ● Medipass ● Till Payments ● TIQK ● TravelbyBit Outstanding FinTech Leader of the Year (can be from any field) WINNER: Katherine McConnell – Founder and CEO, Brighte FINALISTS: […]
FinTech Australia announce finalist for The Finnies 2018
FinTech Australia and Jobs for NSW have come together for the second year to host the national fintech awards, The Finnies. The Finnies will culminate in a Gala Awards Night Wednesday 13 June 2018 in Sydney. For more information go here. Here is the full list of finalists for the 2018 Finnies: Best Workplace Diversity ● BRICKX ● FirstStep Investments ● Link4 ● Valiant Finance Emerging FinTech Leader of the Year ● Brad Delamare – CEO, Tank Stream Labs ● Louis Edwards – Head of Renewable Energy Finance, RateSetter Australia ● Nick Molnar – Co-Founder & CEO, Afterpay ● Jack O’Reilly – Director, funding.com.au ● Rebecca Schot-Guppy – Community Manager, […]
The Australian fintech startups disrupting home loans
A new type of fintech company is helping home buyer owners save on their home loans, using technology to drive competition and take business from the big banks. The differences between mortgage deals offered by the big four banks are hard to spot and even harder to work out when looking for a home loan deal, according to an investigation by the consumer watchdog, the ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission). The watchdog says there are signs of “less-than-vigorous” price competition in Australia’s $1.75 trillion mortgage lending industry. However, a group of startups are trying to change that. A number of property-related fintechs have lodged entries to this year’s Finnie […]
