Tagged: australia

April 24, 2022 @ 8:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fiat-crypto payments provider, Alchemy Pay (ACH), has teamed up with merchant payment provider, ePayments, in order to provide cryptocurrency payments and services in New Zealand and Australia. ePayments will integrate with Alchemy Pay “to provide to their merchants with crypto payment acceptance, as well as… Read More

April 23, 2022 @ 10:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Australian Fintech firm, Archa, recently confirmed that it finalized its pre-Series A round,  securing $24 million in a mix of debt and equity in order to support ongoing growth and further product development. CEO and Founder of Wisr, Anthony Nantes, reportedly led the Fintech company’s investment… Read More

April 21, 2022 @ 8:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

21Shares AG, a Swiss-based issuer of crypto Exchange Traded Products (ETPs), and the leading ETF provider, ETF Securities have “launched two funds that offer simple, cost-effective and direct access to cryptocurrency investments.” ETFS 21Shares Bitcoin ETF is “the first Australian ETF to invest directly in… Read More

April 20, 2022 @ 4:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia Treasury and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) recently signed the Australia-Singapore Fintech Bridge Agreement in order “to strengthen cooperation between the Fintech ecosystems of both countries.” The commencement of discussions to develop the Fintech Bridge was “announced in June 2021, when Australian Prime… Read More

April 16, 2022 @ 6:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

FinTech Australia, the voice of the Fintech industry in Australia, has signed up seven new major corporate partners, according to the association. FinTech Australia states that new “Gold tier “partners include: insurance specialists ii-A, Oracle Australia and global business process management solutions provider WNS. New ecosystem… Read More

April 16, 2022 @ 6:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MogoPlus, the international “experts” in bank transaction data insights, will reportedly work with TrueLayer, a key player in open banking, to “access financial data using Australia’s Consumer Data Right (CDR).” As mentioned in an update shared with CI, MogoPlus is in “the process of becoming… Read More

March 31, 2022 @ 6:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Westpac Group recently announced the appointment of Yianna Papanikolaou to the newly created role of Chief Transformation Officer. Papanikolaou will be sitting on the Group’s Executive Team and report directly to company Chief Executive, Peter King. She will have responsibility “for major change and investment… Read More

March 30, 2022 @ 8:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  Douugh Ltd (ASX: DOU), the banking “super app” that’s on a mission to help customers manage and grow their money, has announced it has entered into “a $20 million equity placement facility agreement with Long State Investments Limited.” Based in New York City, Long… Read More

March 29, 2022 @ 6:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is reportedly set to enforce yet another delay to the cutover of its blockchain-powered post-trade network, which was initially expected to go-live in April of last year. The ASX has been working cooperatively with distributed ledger tech (DLT) specialist Digital… Read More

March 29, 2022 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AirTree Ventures and Decade Partners have provided $25 million in capital to Zepto in order to support the next wave of innovation “transforming the payments landscape, accelerate company headcount growth and drive Zepto’s international expansion.” The team at Zepto noted that they are “humbled and… Read More

March 25, 2022 @ 6:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australian expense management Fintech Cape has acquired $33.1 million in capital from Aura Ventures, Investible, Scalare Partners, Mercury Capital and various business angels. Cape intends to offer a centralized node for handling internal expense controls, eliminating duplicate and unnecessary expenses, in order to assist firms… Read More

March 24, 2022 @ 6:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ANZ has introduced a virtual banking service, ANZ Plus. Smart, “secure” and built on an updated banking platform, ANZ Plus is specifically designed to give Australia-based consumers a lot more visibility and control of their funds. The first release from ANZ Plus is described as… Read More

March 23, 2022 @ 6:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform Birchal has surpassed $100 million in financing (as of March 17, 2022), according to an email from the company. As the largest crowdfunding provider in Australia, Birchal is the first to top this amount. As of March 2022, Birchal claims to be… Read More

March 21, 2022 @ 2:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Following digital asset firm Kraken’s listing and staking of MINA tokens for most nations, the firm is pleased to confirm the availability of Mina trading and staking “with up to 20% in yearly rewards for residents of the USA, Canada and Australia.” Funding and Trading… Read More

March 21, 2022 @ 11:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Recharge.com, a Netherlands-based payments Fintech, has announced the launch of its services in Australia. Recharge.com specializes in digital gift and prepaid cards for brands including Netflix, Spotify and Xbox. The company’s service is said to be rolling out amidst regulatory changes in the buy-now-pay-later (BNPL)… Read More

March 15, 2022 @ 11:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Encompass Corporation, the provider of “intelligently” automated Know Your Customer (KYC) solutions, recently confirmed the completion of a £25 million raise. Perennial Partners, an Australian investment management firm, reportedly served as the lead investor, and was joined by financial services focused principal investing company, Serendipity… Read More

March 15, 2022 @ 12:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Parpera, a money management platform for sole traders, freelancers, and startup founders, has launched Australia’s “first” embedded finance business experience “using a debit card linked directly to deposit accounts,” in partnership with Railspay (the Australian arm of Railsbank) and Volt. The Parpera Business Debit Mastercard… Read More

March 10, 2022 @ 11:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Open Banking Fintech firm Bud has confirmed its Australian market debut after obtaining accreditation from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in order to offer a range of Open Banking services. The Fintech firm, named an international player in Open Banking intermediary services in Forrester’s… Read More

March 9, 2022 @ 7:12 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

moomoo, a digital financial service platform, this week announced its official launch in Australia, providing professional-grade online share trading to Australian investors. This marks the third international market where the company operates, after its successful launch in Singapore in 2021 and the United States in… Read More

March 1, 2022 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Douugh Ltd (ASX: DOU), the banking super app on a mission to help clients “autonomously budget, save and invest their money to live financially healthier lives,” is pleased to confirm a partnership with TrueLayer in order to access Open Banking data in Australia. Open Banking… Read More