Kiwibank has opened applications for New Zealand’s first dedicated fintech accelerator, powered by Lightning Lab, to run in Wellington in collaboration with Callaghan Innovation and Xero.
Property crowdfunding platform CrowdfundUP has raised $2.1m to further develop its technology and expand its team, with expansion into China on the cards.
Rather than install EFTPOS terminals, the cash-only Gelato Messina has skipped that step altogether and worked with Melbourne startup LOKE to release its own digital wallet and loyalty app.
Sydney’s leading loan bidding platform LoanDolphin has reached a significant milestone and has announced it has exceeded $100 million in home loan auctions. The fintech startup has already seen customers save over $130,000 on a $500,000 home loan over 30 years.
Sydney fintech startup Stockspot has become the first robo-advice platform in Australia to integrate AI and machine learning functions into financial advice. The company has today announced the launch of its new digital financial assistant to help clients optimise their investment behaviour.
Sydney startup ezyCollect, which helps businesses with their debt collection through an automated platform, has raised $1.25 million in a funding round led by Tank Stream Ventures.
Sydney’s home loan marketplace, HashChing has reached a $1 billion loan milestone as the fintech space builds momentum. The announcement was made at yesterday’s H2 Venture Fintech Expo that saw a range of fintech startups graduating from the accelerator program.
Short term lending startup MoneyMe was last night named Fintech Startup of the Year at the 2016 Fintech Awards, the first awards night dedicated to the Australian fintech sector.
Sydney fintech startup zipMoney has announced an oversubscribed placement of $20.6 million to institutional and sophisticated investors. The placement is part of zipMoney’s funding plan to further expand its product offering, rollout new payments product zipPay and acquire personal finance management software, Pocketbook.
Fintech startup The Empire Club is an invitation only-fund management and lifestyle company that provides members with privilege offerings tailored to their interests.
Melbourne startup Wealth Fury is trying to design smart investment opportunities for the large millennial demographic. The platform is specifically designed at young investors by building risk management tools to show people what to invest in.
Fintech startup HashChing is Australia’s first online marketplace for borrowers to access pre-negotiated home loan deals from verified mortgage brokers.
For decades Australian schoolchildren have been learning the basics of banking and saving through the Commonwealth Bank’s Dollarmites program.
Sydney fintech startup Kounta has today announced a partnership with the Commonwealth Bank which will see a range of payment and point-of-sale processes integrated into the bank’s EFTPOS tablet ‘Albert’.
The fund is focused on making investments into Series A and Series B rounds, with its smallest investment to date being US$750,000 and its largest being US$3 million.
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