Tagged: australia

March 1, 2022 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zip Co Limited (ASX: Z1P) and Sezzle Inc. (ASX:SZL) are pleased to confirm that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Zip has agreed “to acquire Sezzle in an all-scrip transaction by way of a statutory merger under the laws of the State… Read More

February 22, 2022 @ 8:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Airwallex has been selected by Qantas Loyalty as the partner for its new financial services offering, Qantas Business Money, According to a statement by Airwallex, Qantas Business Money will be available in Q2 of the year to more than 350,000 small and medium-size businesses (SMEs)… Read More

February 22, 2022 @ 1:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

To assist in streamlining their securities finance offering, FinClear, the wealth management infrastructure provider in Australia, has chosen Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR). As mentioned in a release, Broadridge’s Securities Finance and Collateral Management (SFCM) FastStart solution offers FinClear and its clients “with enhanced functionalities… Read More

February 21, 2022 @ 7:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sydney-headquartered Fintech firm Lumi has acquired an additional $10 million in funding from existing investors Arbel Fund and Melbourne’s Perennial Partners in order to capitalize on the faster than anticipated growth in certain market segments. The SME lender has acquired a total of $30 million… Read More

February 16, 2022 @ 10:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Australian Honey Ventures (AHV) is reporting a rapid raise on leading online investment platform Birchal in Australia. According to a note from the issuer, over $1 million (AUS) was raised from 480+ investors in just thirty minutes of launch on Birchal The Western Australian agriculture… Read More

February 8, 2022 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chargebee, a subscription management and recurring billing platform, has acquired $250M in additional capital at a $3.5B valuation. Thrilled to announce that @Chargebee has raised $250M at a $3.5B valuation.🚀We are grateful to our investors, customers, partners & team who have supported our vision to… Read More

February 7, 2022 @ 8:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has reportedly joined a $31 million round in property tech firm OwnHome, which claims it can get thousands of first-time home buyers out of regular renting by leveraging a model, somewhat similar to Buy Now, Pay Later, which eliminates the requirement… Read More

February 6, 2022 @ 7:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

In Australia, the market cap of all crowdfunded companies topped $1 billion in 2021, according to the leading securities crowdfunding platform Birchal. The report states that the value of all crowdfunded companies doubled in 2021 in comparison to 2020. In Australia, securities crowdfunding is labeled… Read More

February 6, 2022 @ 5:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

FinTech Australia, the national association advocating on behalf of the Fintech industry, has appointed Andrew Porter as CEO. According to a statement by the group, Porter has more than twenty years of experience in financial services including in the innovation sector at payments firms OFX,… Read More

January 25, 2022 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Elaine Chuah’s conversations with clients are reportedly changing. Increasingly, the first topic is no longer loan products or interest rates – it’s ESG (or environmental, social and governance) issues. “Our clients are initiating conversations on this topic,” says Chuah, a relationship manager with Westpac Institutional… Read More

January 10, 2022 @ 12:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex notes that the world of e-commerce is “changing rapidly.” As consumers continue to drift away from the high street into the “outstretched arms” of digital commerce marketers, brands are “upping their game.” Airwallex writes in a report that we should no longer just show… Read More

January 6, 2022 @ 5:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges regarding allegations of a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO). According to the SEC, Crowd Machine, Inc. and Metavine, Inc., allegedly sold unregistered digital asset securities. The SEC also charged Craig Spoule, an Australian citizen, as orchestrating… Read More

January 3, 2022 @ 11:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at ChargeBee notes that for the year it had to follow, 2021 had “a relatively low benchmark to beat in terms of popularity.” ChargeBee, a San Francisco-based financial services firm that’s helping subscription-based businesses stay “agile and adapt their revenue operations workflows to… Read More

December 31, 2021 @ 3:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Housing markets in Australia began to cool off towards the end of 2021. Updated regulations for banking institutions in the country should “increase the cost of, and reduce the access to financing,” according to an update from Judo Bank. This should see house prices in… Read More

December 28, 2021 @ 1:39 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Open banking is a fast emerging trend in the Fintech sector, and several factors will help it to evolve in 2022, Axway’s head of open banking Eyal Sivan said. The upcoming year will be when North America begins its formal adoption of open banking, Sivan… Read More

December 14, 2021 @ 8:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SME lending Fintech Tradeplus24 Australia has restructured $25 million of its debt facilities to underpin “the execution of a material debt transaction of over $100 million and reduce its cost of funding by 4%,” according to a note shared with CI. iPartners has secured the… Read More

December 8, 2021 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Westpac announced on December 7, 2021, that it has agreed to terms to acquire money management app, MoneyBrilliant from AMP Limited and management shareholders. As noted in the update from Westpac, MoneyBrilliant is a budgeting and cashflow tool that “helps users manage their money by… Read More

December 2, 2021 @ 1:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Australian mobile payments firm, Mr Yum, has secured £48 million via a Series A round that was  led by Tiger Global. This is reportedly the largest Series A for a female-led firm from Australia, and the third-largest Series A in Australian markets. Other investors that… Read More

November 30, 2021 @ 7:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Westpac is bringing its enhanced mobile app to Android clients, as the COVID-19 outbreak continues to accelerate the adoption and usage of virtual banking services. The app from Westpac makes it quicker, convenient, and a lot more secure for clients to effectively manage their funds,… Read More

November 28, 2021 @ 7:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Australian Ethical has, a “responsible investment and fastest-growing super fund manager” with over $6 billion in Funds Under Management (FUM), has awarded $500,000 to fund climate and tech solutions in its inaugural 2021 Visionary Grants. The funding was made via the philanthropic entity the Australian… Read More