Targeting a Chinese audience, the Grei app looks to improve financial literacy through mentorship from experts and leaders and educational content.
Taking a snapshot, or “wealth selfie”, of a user’s finances, PictureWealth delivers robo-advice designed to help users plan their financial future.
Smartpay is a payments company which offers its own open payments service API and physical EFTPOS devices to merchants and retailers.
Australia is the top nation, alongside Brazil, facilitating the largest fintech deals outside the global core markets, according to a CB Insights report.
Fintech coworking community Stone and Chalk has announced its expansion into Victoria, with a space for 60 desks to open next month in Melbourne.
Australia is a leading market globally for adoption of new financial services technologies, according to a report from Ernst & Young, with a particular focus on money transfer and payment services.
Josh Foreman saw through his work in a previous business the direct impact that bad debt has on SMBs, and came up with InDebted.
Sydney startup Carrott has developed an active cash management app which focuses on educating users about how to make the most of their bank account funds.
MEETIG8’s online job marketplace provides a simplistic and cheap way for companies to hire freelance risk compliance and audit professionals.
Commpow is an ecommerce platform where a small cut of each purchase will go directly to a school to help them finance resources and facilities.
New Zealand startup Zencastr is looking to help podcasters by providing an online platform to simplify and automate the podcasting process.
Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison has underlined the government’s support for fintech, telling the G20 Conference on digitising finance, financial inclusion, and financial literacy in Germany of the potential of financial technology to help shape Australia’s economy going forward.
Startup Glamazon is allowing its users to connect with on-demand beauty services and salons through a mobile app similar to Uber.
A property is purchased and put into a trust, then split into 10,000 units – or bricks – which can then be bought by investors through Brickx.
Sydney startup Secure Code Warrior has developed an online platform to help train programmers in cybersecurity through a gamified testing process.
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