Tagged: australia

January 29, 2024 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Birchal, the largest investment crowdfunding platform in Australia has distributed a report updating on the activity of issuers pursuing online capital formation in the country. “Crowd-sourced funding,” as online securities offerings are labeled in Australia, are said to have remained “stable” generating A$71 million during… Read More

January 22, 2024 @ 5:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NAB has partnered with Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) to deliver a free cyber assessment tool in order “to help Aussie small businesses prepare for and bounce back from a cyber attack.” The tailored, self-assessment – available for all Australian businesses from now – “takes under two… Read More

January 14, 2024 @ 5:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a move to foster global education and support aspiring students, Prodigy Finance has announced that it is now financing international master’s students “to pursue their studies in Australia.” Prodigy Finance, a social impact-driven FinTech and an international student loan lender is committed “to breaking… Read More

January 11, 2024 @ 10:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pismo, a provider of a cloud-native and API-based platform for financial services, announces a significant milestone in its growth journey. Australian fintech Tyro Payments is “adopting the Pismo payment-processing platform to enhance its product portfolio.” Tyro, which reportedly specializes “in merchant credit, debit, and EFTPOS… Read More

January 10, 2024 @ 3:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Spenda, an integrated business platform offering a wide range of SaaS, payment and lending capabilities, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with eBev, Australia’s marketplace for wholesale beverages, in order to integrate payment solutions into their… Read More

December 31, 2023 @ 2:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brad Kelly, Managing Director at Payment Services, has shared his forecast for the coming year. According to Brad Kelly, 2024 is going to be “a tough year for payment fintechs in Australia with startup corporate and business card issuers likely to fail with little value… Read More

December 30, 2023 @ 8:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ubank’s Chief Product Officer, Andrew Morrison, has provided his top tips on staying alert and scam-savvy this holiday season. For many of us at this time of year, the focus has shifted to holiday gift-giving, finalizing travel plans, and managing money coming in and out… Read More

December 27, 2023 @ 8:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Research published by Commonwealth Bank (CBA) shows “the majority of Aussies will set a money-based New Year’s resolution in 2024.” According to the latest CommBank research, 76 per cent of Australians “will make at least one financial resolution as they dive into 2024.” Almost one… Read More

December 6, 2023 @ 10:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Birchal, the leading securities crowdfunding platform in Australia (Crowd-sourced Funding in Aussie-speak), says it is on track to completing its most active quarter to date. According to the company, Q4 has seen 25 successful funding rounds and the platform is nearing A$ 200 million in… Read More

November 30, 2023 @ 7:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TRM Labs, the enabler of blockchain intelligence solutions, and Australian crypto exchange Swyftx, launched a world-first trial today that “will pay crypto users to protect themselves against fraudsters through training and by enabling stronger security features to protect their accounts.” The program offers AUD $10… Read More

November 27, 2023 @ 10:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ubank says tha tcontinues to innovate for the digital generation. Ubank is announcing a new, upcoming app and service features “to help the digital generation reach their financial goals sooner.” Ubank, Australia’s digital bank, is continuing “to serve Australia’s tech-savvy demographic.” With strong customer growth… Read More

November 27, 2023 @ 7:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Volt, the global real-time payments platform, announces its expansion into Australia following a period of sustained growth for the UK-headquartered fintech company. Following Volt’s $60m funding round earlier this year, this development “marks the latest step in its ambitious growth plans to meet market demand… Read More

November 27, 2023 @ 5:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, has launched Capital, a product that enables businesses on Adyen for Platforms offer timely access “to funding for their small and medium-sized business (SMB) users in Australia.” Research conducted in partnership with Boston… Read More

November 26, 2023 @ 12:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia and New Zealand’s non-bank business lender ScotPac, and global financial services firm Ebury have announced a new partnership aimed “at making trading on a global scale faster and more accessible for all businesses.” The collaboration will provide clients of both businesses “with ready access… Read More

November 24, 2023 @ 5:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia’s mutual banks, building societies and credit unions (the “Mutuals”) increased total assets by 2.5 percent to $163.1 billion in the 2023 financial year, “compared to last year’s 8.4 percent jump (to $159.1 billion).” At the same time, overall operating profits before tax increased “by… Read More

November 19, 2023 @ 3:39 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Australia and the Philippines have agreed to cooperate in promoting trade and investment within the financial technology (fintech) sector, marking a major step towards enhancing the technological collaboration between the two nations. The memorandum of understanding that formalises the partnership was signed by FinTech Alliance.ph… Read More

November 7, 2023 @ 10:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The past year has been challenging for the Australian fintech sector, according to the KPMG Australian Fintech Survey Report 2023, “with both total investment and the number of deals materially dropping compared to the previous year.” This has led to a decline in the total… Read More

November 7, 2023 @ 9:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zodia Custody, an institution-first digital asset custodian whose shareholders include Standard Chartered, SBI Holdings and Northern Trust, is appointing Drew Bradford as non-executive Chairman of its Australian operation, Zodia Custody Australia. Bradford will join the business “from National Australia Bank (NAB), where he was the… Read More

November 6, 2023 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Businesses can earn returns on their US-dollar balances without opening an overseas bank account with a new Australian-first account from global financial platform Airwallex. Airwallex’s Yield also “offers Australian businesses more than double the big banks’ returns on AUD funds, all without minimum lock up… Read More

October 31, 2023 @ 5:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In the realm of financial technology, Spaceship claims that it is set to transform the investment experience for young Australians. The company has reportedly “established itself as a visionary in the field but has strategically chosen Alpaca as a service provider to further enhance its… Read More