Fintech launches broker version of ‘Fitbit’
HashChing has introduced a Fitbit-like service which allows brokers to “dig deeper” into analytics, track performance and hold themselves “accountable to customers”. The upgrade is centred on a new performance analytics function that measures each broker’s personal metrics, including the number of reviews, the average response time and success rate. By allowing brokers to track […]
Search for 2017 Fintech 100 innovators kicks off
Nominations are now open for the 2017 KPMG & H2 Ventures Fintech 100, the annual list designed to recognize leading fintech innovators. Visit www.fintechinnovators.com by Thursday, 31 August 2017 and nominate your company, or any fintech you think should be considered for the Fintech 100. The Fintech100, available at www.fintechinnovators.com, is compiled by […]
Fintech lender branches into broker channel
Fintech lender MoneyMe is in the process of expanding its broker model to bring in greater loan volumes for its personal lending products. In an interview with Australian Broker, MoneyMe CEO Clayton Howes, said that brokers present a particularly strong channel proposition which he hoped could be leveraged to reach a mass audience. “We look […]
Fintech to help consumers be their own broker
A new platform is soon to be launched that uses technology instead of a mortgage broker to help consumers find the right home loan. The fintech, Hero BroKer, aims to give back to the consumer by giving them access to the complete home loan application process. “By providing the right tools and technology to the […]
Aussies getting ‘fleeced’ by major banks, says HashChing
A recent analysis conducted by the online mortgage marketplace has claimed that borrowers with the big four are paying up to $90,000 more than they need to for their home loans. By comparing the fixed and variable rates offered by the big four banks with those available through the HashChing platform, the analysis revealed it […]
SelfWealth TRADING release mobile trading app
Australia’s only flat fee brokerage solution, SelfWealth TRADING give investors greater accessibility to trade the ASX with the launch of their Trading App. SelfWealth TRADING hit the market in late 2016 with a fixed fee no commission offering and since has grown their client base to approx. 8000 members. SelfWealth TRADING members can trade the […]
Stake lifts the bar for trading US stocks and ETFs
It was during a three-year stint in Chicago, working for market maker Optiver, that Matt Leibowitz realised Australians were getting gouged buying international equities through the brokerages owned by the big banks and the customer experience was woeful. “During my years in the US I was amazed at the breadth of product offered to US […]
Partnership to fast track client data compilation for brokers
Brisbane-based banking fintech TSWG (The System Works Group) has teamed up with Swiss data aggregation specialist eWise, creating a digital platform that integrates a client’s financial accounts onto a single dashboard. The software, called the Digital Play Platform (DPP), is the next stage in TSWG’s lengthy history of providing online solutions to mutual banks, credit […]
