12 Thriving Australian Fintech Startups Making Waves in 2022
Introduction There is absolutely no shortage of groundbreaking Australian fintech startups and firms are offering cutting-edge solutions to its users. According to Australian FinTech, Sydney alone is a $60 billion fintech industry and home to more than half of Australia’s fintech firms. Additionally, by the...
Fintech provider Linkly acquires Premier Technologies
An Australian and New Zealand based provider of payment integration technology has announced it is acquiring Premier Technologies in a multi-million dollar deal. The acquisition of Premier Technologies will allow Linkly to offer its customers the complete package of physical and online payment capabilities, in...
Fintech Revolut looks for new Aussie boss for senior global role
The Australia and New Zealand arm of global payments fintech Revolut is looking for a new local boss who can take up a senior global role. The hiring is supposed to happen before the end of 2020 and there’s great speculation that Revolut Country Head...
Cryptocurrency fintech partners with Aussie mobile payments company Sosure
A leading cryptocurrency fintech NetCents Technologies Inc. has proudly announced its successful partnership with an Australian payments company Sosure Pty Ltd. Headquartered in Vancouver (Canada), NetCents Technology is a pioneering IT service management company and an electronic or online payments service provider. NetCents offers its...
AU$57 million injected in fintech unicorn Airwallex for global expansion
Melbourne-born fintech firm Airwallex has managed to capture another AU$57 million (US$40 million) in a funding round. It is an extension of an already amazing Series D capital raising of $250 million bagged by the fintech unicorn in April this year. Airwallex is one of...
Aussie Digital Bank Alex’s Ambitious $10 Million Funding Plan
Alex, an Australia-based digital banking player is planning to attain capital of AU$10 million (approximately $7.1 million) through a Series B round of investment. As reported first by the Financial Review, the senior management team of fintech Alex has been keen on securing additional funds...
New fintech on the block: Hnry, an online tax service
A New Zealand-based fintech app Hnry has announced its launch in Australia. Through this app, Australia independent earners, like self-employed individuals, freelancers, contractors and sole traders, get access to a world-first financial administration and online tax services. After delivering record growth to becoming an established...
Newcastle Permanent partners with home-loan fintech Athena
Trending in the latest news, an Australian mutual lender has entered into a strategic partnership with a fintech startup. Newcastle Permanent Building Society (Newcastle Permanent) has signed a deal with Athena Home Loans (Athena) sanctioning an initial $300 million in home loan and mortgage funding....
Australian BNPL Afterpay CFO Bortoli to depart after 3 years in the role
Buy now pay later darling Afterpay has announced the departure of its Chief Financial Officer Luke Bortoli after 3 great years in the role. Mr Bortoli’s place will be taken by Rebecca Lowde who was the former Group CFO of Bravura Solutions, a fintech firm....
Zip Co Director to retire from her post while the BNPL appoints a new one
The Non-Executive Director of Australian buy-now-pay-later darling Zip, Ms Dianne Challenor is all set to retire from her position, effective October 1st 2020. Zip Co says Challenor has been on the board since February 2018. Simultaneously, Zip Co announced that Ms Pippa Downes will step...
