July 13, 2017 @ 9:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Both Sydney and Melbourne have announced the creation of startup hubs. Sydney has proposed an 11 floor innovation center that will be the largest in the southern hemisphere. In fact, Jobs for NSW has stated it would invest $35 million in the facility. A Fintech… Read More

June 27, 2017 @ 4:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Pointing to the recently published EY Fintech Adoption Index, Australia is doing a bit of chest pounding as their prominence in the Fintech sector rises. In a public release, FinTech Australia says Australia is now a world leader in Fintech adoption jumping ahead of other… Read More

June 21, 2017 @ 10:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

FinTech Australia is out today with a Fintech Ecosystem Map visually representing the ever-changing and growing number of entities participating in innovative finance in Australia. FinTech Australia says it intends on updating the map every six months to keep things current. Currently, the map lists… Read More

June 14, 2017 @ 10:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fintech leaders in Australia have announced a week long Fintech festival scheduled to take place at the end of November. The goal is to boost Asia-Pacific Fintech growth Australian festival to drive Asia-Pacific fintech growth. The festival will be held in Melbourne and is predicted… Read More

June 5, 2017 @ 1:01 am By JD Alois  |  

  FinTech Australia has announced the election of its new Board of Directors. The new Board is said to align with constitutional changes regarding gender diversity and representation from a broad number of states. On June 1, 2017, the Fintech industry association’s members voted in… Read More

May 24, 2017 @ 7:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

The event will celebrate the 2017 winners of The FINNIE Awards, Australia’s first-of-its-kind program, curated with and for the Australian FinTech community. The awards recognise and reward the community by honouring innovation, growth and collaboration within FinTech in Australia. ​ Our awards champion innovative approaches… Read More

May 24, 2017 @ 6:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

The winners of the inaugural Finnie awards were announced earlier today at a ceremony attended by more than 200 guests at Sydney’s Darling Harbour, according to FinTech Australia. The winners of 29 awards were chosen by 39 local and international judges from 158 entries. The… Read More

May 15, 2017 @ 7:16 am By JD Alois  |  

FinTech Australia has released the list of finalists for the inaugural Australian Fintech Awards or “Finnie Awards”.  There are 60 finalists selected from 158 entries competing in 30 different categories. A total of 39 judges, including 16 from overseas, rated the different award entries to… Read More

May 1, 2017 @ 8:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

FinTech Australia is pointing to payments company Airwallex securing $13 Million USD in a Series A funding round as indicative of the strength of Australian-Asian Fintech links. FinTech Australian CEO Danielle Szetho said the announcement illustrated the strong and growing links between the two regions…. Read More

May 1, 2017 @ 7:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinTech Australia, the advocacy group promoting all things fintech related in Australia, celebrated its one year anniversary by sharing its “Year of Review.” The organization stated when it was launched in February 2016, it has more than 50 founding members, less than two months of… Read More

April 5, 2017 @ 8:09 am By JD Alois  |  

There is growing global appreciation of women in Fintech, and FinTech Australia is recognizing this phenomenon with a new award for female Fintech leaders. FinTech Australia has announced the Female FinTech Leader of the Year award as part of its inaugural Finnies awards being held… Read More

April 3, 2017 @ 9:54 am By JD Alois  |  

It is a truism that increasing competition in the banking sector will benefit both consumers and businesses. Yet high hurdles remain in place for emerging Fintech companies to challenge established financial firms such as banks. FinTech Australia, the advocacy group promoting all things Fintech related,… Read More

March 24, 2017 @ 8:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Recently the Australian Senate approved a new investment crowdfunding law (Crowd-sourced funding). The final bill has been a long time in coming as Australia has made several attempts at improving access to capital for smaller firms be allowing issuers to raise capital online. But the… Read More

March 20, 2017 @ 12:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintech Australia lauded the Australian Parliament’s vote to support the Corporations Amendment (Crowd-Sourced Funding) Bill of 2016. The advocacy group said the approval of the equity crowdfunding law will provide a major avenue for companies to raise capital and create new jobs. Fintech Australia CEO… Read More

March 16, 2017 @ 9:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinTech Australia announced the upcoming inaugural Finnie Awards, which is set to honor the leading achievements of the Australian fintech sector over the past twelve months. It is supported by Jobs for NSW.  “FinTech Australia plays a very active role in engaging the FinTech Community across… Read More

March 5, 2017 @ 6:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Following the release of an important standards roadmap, the leading body for Australia’s Fintech industry said the country was well positioned to take advantage of emerging Blockchain technology or distributed ledger technology (DLT). Standards Australia has recently released its Roadmap for Blockchain Standards Report, which outlines how… Read More

February 15, 2017 @ 11:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

  The Australian Fintech industry and Jobs for NSW have joined to launch new awards to celebrate the achievements of Australia’s financial technology pioneers. Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW, Skills and Small Business, John Barilaro, stated that Jobs for NSW will provide $80,000… Read More

February 6, 2017 @ 2:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain project Chronobank announced on Sunday it has officially joined national Australia Fintech Industry Association, also known as Fintech Australia. FinTech Australia, which was founded in October 2015, has more than 70 startups, venture capital funds, hubs, and accelerators throughout Australia that specialize in fintech that… Read More

November 30, 2016 @ 8:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

EY has published the first Fintech Australia Census.  The report is designed to be the “most detailed and comprehensive analysis of the Australian Fintech ecosystem.” The document was produced in concert with Fintech Australia, the advocacy group created to help boost utilization and awareness of Fintech…. Read More

November 16, 2016 @ 1:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinTech Australia, a national association for the Australian FinTech Startup community, announced earlier this month it received a $200,000 funding grant from the Federal Treasury. This news comes just a few months after the organization secured $300,000 from Launch Victoria. Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison MP revealed details… Read More