This Friday we cover fintechs that can support your business – streamlining capital raising, lending for SMEs, financing for businesses, executing payments for SMEs and managing account receivables.
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Member Success
Fintech continues to grow. Companies in our sector continue to build, hire and serve as a shining example for the government on just how resilient our sector is. A snapshot of our members’ success can be seen below.
As the industry’s peak body, we serve a much broader role than as an industry champion. Working with the board, we have developed three new pillars which will guide our future activities. They are:
Advocate and promote: FinTech Australia will continue to advocate for members in public forums and with policy makers. We will also continue our work promoting the ecosystem and all of its players as broadly as possible.
Engage and connect: Engage directly with members and with relevant partners for the ecosystem and help connect our members where possible to strengthen their growth.
Grow: Strengthen our ecosystem and community, and build awareness of it both locally and internationally. (more…)
Five FinTechs on Friday – July 24
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ID Exchange presents SISS Data Services Product Data API for banks and ADIs to compete in Open Banking with cost effective turn-key solutions.
Special offer | for banks or ADIs that contact SISS they will populate one of your products in their sandbox testing environment, at no cost to you.
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This Friday we cover a client portal for accountants and advisers, an augmented data management platform for insurance companies, a unique fintech in healthcare for healthcare providers, insurers and patients, a frictionless finance solution for home improvement promoting green energy and an online investment adviser and fund manager.
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Member Spotlight: Medipass, a Healthtech Fintech
For this week’s Member Spotlight we spoke to Jonathan (Jon) Davey CEO of Medipass. Jon has joined Medipass from NAB where he was Executive General Manager of Digital, Innovation and Customer Experience. Medipass is an e-payments company uniquely positioned at the intersection of Fintech and Healthtech. We spoke to Jon about Medipass’ journey, the impact of COVID-19 and his future plans for the business. (more…)
Five FinTechs on Friday – July 17
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ID Exchange presents SISS Data Services Product Data API for banks and ADIs to compete in Open Banking with cost effective turn-key solutions.
Special offer | for banks or ADIs that contact SISS they will populate one of your products in their sandbox testing environment, at no cost to you.
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Three consumer focused fintechs – a consumer driven rewards platform, Australia’s first mobile only digital bank and a home loans provider that helps consumers save on costs. One of the two business focused fintechs uses AI and ML to disrupt bookkeeping and the other automates how businesses receive, manage and pay funds.
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Member Spotlight: Wisr, Purpose-led lending
Anyone can tell you that the first step to developing a successful fintech business is to identify a problem that needs to be fixed or fill a niche that needs to be filled. However, you need to go beyond the immediate and think about the longevity of your business. What differentiates businesses in the market, particularly in areas such as lending, is that purpose is king.
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FinTech Australia signs on AWS and Visa as corporate partners
FinTech Australia has announced both Amazon Web Services and Visa as corporate partners for the organisation.
In addition to supporting major FinTech Australia activities and events, the partnership program helps embed these companies within the fintech ecosystem and networks them with its key players.
FinTech Australia’s current corporate partners include: Bank of Queensland, NAB, EY and BDO.
“Our fintech ecosystem is built on the back of partnerships,” Rebecca Schot-Guppy, GM of FinTech Australia said. (more…)
Five FinTechs on Friday – July 10
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ID Exchange presents SISS Data Services Product Data API for banks and ADIs to compete in Open Banking with cost effective turn-key solutions.
For every bank or ADI that registers for the webinar SISS will populate one of your products in their sandbox testing environment, at no cost to you. Join this free webinar to accelerate past your competition in Open Banking.
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Another cracker week with two fintechs focusing on consumers financial well being with free credit score check and dynamic cash flow modeling. Other fintechs help with monitoring an organisation’s resilience through analytics, retrieving and categorising bank data. And lastly an experienced fintech in subscription and recurring payments that has expanded internationally.
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Five Fintechs On Friday – July 3
Five Fintechs on Friday
Fintechs that are helping the SME sector with a corporate credit card and lending; Digital tools to certify and finance farmers; a bespoke integrated payments product and a dynamic payment and communications solution. Here are five fintechs to need to know about this friday.
Member Spotlight: Revolut, Lessons Learned From Their AFSL Journey
Earlier this year, Revolut finally reached its goal in obtaining an Australian Financial Services Licence (“AFSL”). This is a goal that many fintechs are working towards with the journey presenting many hidden challenges.
For this week’s Member Spotlight, we spoke to Matt Baxby, Australian CEO of Revolut about their AFSL journey, the challenges they encountered and the things they learned along the way. We’ll also delve into what’s next for Revolut and its customers.
FinTech Australia Industry News July 2
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Five FinTechs on Friday – June 26
Fintechs helping SMEs with access to capital, a fractional investment platform, a tech startup fund tracking service and a technology company that helps fintechs build customer relationships. Here are 5 fintechs on the spotlight this Friday.
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Member Spotlight: Square, Community payments
As many businesses can attest, access to payment rails that allow one to pivot to online sales has been essential in surviving the economic pressures presented by Covid-19. Consumers are using less cash, and businesses are resorting more and more to moving online. NAB has noted that there has been an 800% increase in the number of merchant facilities opened compared with April of last year. The Reserve Bank of Australia has noted in a March report that cash-based consumer payments have dropped to 27%, down from 69% in 2007. Cash withdrawals have also been impacted, dropping 32% in April compared to February. This has opened opportunities for digital marketplaces and businesses, products such as cryptocurrency, and the potential for digital cash (which we covered in a previous Member Spotlight), and payment providers. Square has been one such payment provider that is pivoting to help its customers as they adapt to a new way of working.
Five FinTechs on Friday – June 19
We highlight five fintechs this Friday that provide solutions in cross-border payments, helping consumers finance their energy requirements, digital currency payments and transfers, open banking, and intelligent digital wallets. Below are the five fintechs in Australia that you need to know about.
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Industry Updates June 18, 2020
We hope everyone has been well over the past few weeks as restrictions begin to ease across the country. We have several exciting policy and community updates in store for you all, as well as a myriad of events and opportunities that you can take advantage of.
In respect of our policy work, we have submitted our submission to the Inquiry into the Future Directions for the Consumer Data Right, and we are currently seeking feedback from members on the first draft of our submission to the ASIC ePayments Review.
We are also currently progressing on Intersekt and the Finnies, which are scheduled to run later in the year. If you want to be involved in these events, please do not hesitate to reach out.
Upcoming Events
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She Loves Tech Australia
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The Finnies 2020
November 27