Tagged: australia

July 29, 2021 @ 2:48 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

While the Americans and Chinese have more collective wealth, it is the Swiss who are the richest per capita, new numbers from BuyShares.co.uk show. The Swiss have average per capita wealth of $674,000, which is 33 per cent more than the USA or Hong Kong…. Read More

July 28, 2021 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Credit Suisse-backed SME lending Fintech Tradeplus24 has finalized an “oversubscribed” $25 million pre-series B equity raise, which was led by a European family office with an established track record of investing in “high-growth” startups like Klarna, Delivery Hero, and Lyft. Existing investors Credit Suisse, SIX… Read More

July 27, 2021 @ 6:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding in Australia, or crowd-sourced funding (CSF), has doubled in the first half of 2021 in comparison to the same period year prior according to a note provided by Birchal. In aggregate since CSF became legal, over 144 Australian SMEs have raised over $100 million… Read More

July 21, 2021 @ 9:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

OwnHome, an Australian Proptech seeking to help turn renters into homeowners, has raised $3.6 million from investors including Global Founders Capital, Entrée Capital, AfterWork, and InVentures. OwnHome had previously secured seed funding from the Commonwealth Bank’s x15 Xccelerate program. The company notes that skyrocketing property… Read More

July 21, 2021 @ 9:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia-based Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) Fintech Afterpay (ASX:APT) says it will be diversifying its business operations with the introduction of a “money and lifestyle” app. The Money app has been developed following Afterpay‘s partnership with Westpac. Through their collaboration, Afterpay is able to operate… Read More

July 19, 2021 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TrueLayer, the global Open Banking solution provider, reveals that it has hired technical professionals in Australia in order to expand operations in the APAC region. Tilen Chetty will be joining TrueLayer in Sydney as Product Lead and Dan Gaskin will be working out of the… Read More

July 18, 2021 @ 11:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kristo Käärmann, Co-founder and CEO of Wise (previously dba TransferWise), which aims to make money work without borders, notes that they’re building the world’s most international account. 1/ @Wise Q2 Mission Update is here. Our team is 2,600 people now. How much progress did we… Read More

July 17, 2021 @ 11:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After digital asset firm Kraken’s listings of Enjin (ENJ) on May 14 and Polygon (MATIC) on May 17 for most jurisdictions, the company is pleased to confirm the availability of Polygon and Enjin trading for US, Canada and Australia residents. Trading for both assets are… Read More

July 13, 2021 @ 6:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gary Rohloff, Co-Founder and Managing Director at New Zealand’s Laybuy, a Buy Now, Pay Later or BNPL Fintech, notes that last week, they released their FY21 annual report – which is the first since listing on the Australia Stock Exchange (ASX) in 2020. Gary writes… Read More

July 12, 2021 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia’s first neobank Volt has reportedly acquired neo-lending platform Australian Mortgage, enabling it to provide “fully-verified” approval times of less than 15 minutes on its new digital mortgage product. As mentioned in a release shared with CI: “This is a material improvement compared to many… Read More

July 11, 2021 @ 8:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With changing consumer habits for digital purchasing and a significant increase in customer demand for Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) payment services in the Australian market, Fintech firm Zip has decided to join forces with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Zip says the new partnership is designed… Read More

July 4, 2021 @ 4:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Following digital asset firm Kraken’s listing of Solana (SOL) on June 17, 2021 for most jurisdictions, the company is pleased to confirm that Solana trading and staking will be available to US, Canada and Australia residents as well. As mentioned in an update from Kraken:… Read More

June 30, 2021 @ 9:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia-based eftpos Group has introduced its new digital identity solution that will serve as a standalone Fintech division. The new initiative, called Connect ID and created with assistance from SecureKey, is currently live, with the stated goal of making it simpler for consumers in Australia… Read More

June 24, 2021 @ 12:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mobiquity, a full-service digital transformation service provider, revealed that it has expanded its operations into the Asia-Pacific. The company’s APAC expansion will be supported by the appointment of ex- Microsoft and IBM Director, Gustavo Quiroga, who will be serving as Vice President of Business Development… Read More

June 23, 2021 @ 11:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

x15ventures, which is Commonwealth Bank‘s venture-scaling unit, has chosen Stone & Chalk, Australia’s Impact Network for emerging tech startups and scale-ups, in order to assist with recruiting seasoned founders to take part in Xccelerate21, which focuses on reimagining the retail experience. Xccelerate21 is described as… Read More

June 15, 2021 @ 11:57 pm By Priyanka Pani  |  

UK-based technology platform BankiFi has entered the Australian Financial Services market to provide quick payment transfer, allowing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and avoid issues like late payment and other cashflow-related woes. The company has already been engaging with Australian financial services organizations from its… Read More

June 14, 2021 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Trust Payments, the multinational unified payments group, has teamed up with Zip, the first Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) service to join its diverse network of payment partners. The agreement means that merchants based in the UK that are using Trust Payments’ platform may provide… Read More

June 7, 2021 @ 8:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia-based Frollo, the “purpose-driven” Fintech firm that offers financial management and Open Banking services, has introduced a new feature for its budgeting app that allows customers to check their real time balance with Siri and the firm’s Open Banking connections. Some common use-cases for voice… Read More

June 2, 2021 @ 9:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Volt, an Australian digital banking service, has partnered with Australian Finance Group Ltd (ASX:AFG) – a large mortgage aggregator. The partnership with Volt is a significant sign of confidence for the emerging Fintech. Simultaneously, Volt has extended its Series E funding round. According to a… Read More

May 30, 2021 @ 11:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Expense Check, an Australian insurtech, announced on Monday it raised AU$4 million through its latest investment round, which was led by Holland Insurance Company. The company also revealed that it has rebranded to Kanopi as it prepares to expand its local presence and launch into… Read More