Tagged: australia

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

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