Verrency completes $10 million Series A raise
Australian payment innovation company, Verrency, closes a $10 million Series A funding round, bringing total investment in the company to over $20 million
Prospa lists on the ASX
Prospa Group Limited are pleased to announce the company has been admitted to the official list of the ASX following the successful completion of the IPO.
A record $117 billion in fintech deals have been done this year as cashless payments soar in popularity
Fintech-targeted mergers and acquisitions has increased rapidly over the last five years, and the value of deals in the space has hit a record high in 2019
MYOB votes are in; shareholders hand keys to KKR
Aussie blockchain investor goes global
London threatening San Francisco’s fintech unicorn dominance, research says
London could soon overtake San Francisco as the fintech (financial technology) unicorn capital of the world, according to a new study. Of the world’s 29 fintech unicorns – private companies valued at more than $1 billion – nine are based in San Francisco, while seven are headquartered in London, the research published Tuesday said. The […]
Super will help fund the next wave of unicorns
The country’s leading venture capitalists are tipping more direct investment will flow from superannuation firms such as Hostplus into start-up deals, as more $100 million-plus raises test the funding capacity of the VC firms. Last week cross-border payments start-up Airwallex became the latest Australian company to achieve the lauded $US1 billion valuation milestone, making it the […]
Australian fintech Airwallex confirmed as latest fintech unicorn following Series C fundraising
Airwallex confirms unicorn status following a successful Series C fundraising round of $100m USD, valuing the company at over $1bn USD. Founded in Melbourne in 2015, Australian fintech Airwallex has grown from an emerging start-up to a global challenger in the crossborder payment space, supporting a client base of internet titans including JD.com, Tencent and […]
