Opinion: Airtree the victim in Hostplus and Employment Hero battle for the truth In the ongoing battle between mega super fund Hostplus and Employment Hero, it is VC fund Airtree that is the victim, argues Kane Jackson.
Opinion: Wealth inequality crashes a celebration of culture, art and innovation at SXSW Sydney In so many ways, SXSW Sydney is the very place where inequality should be least welcome. And yet it is core to the festival, argues Kane Jackson.
Web3 is coming for the banks, and it poses a much greater threat than the neobanks did Web3 wears no uniform, fights without rules, and if you think for a second that the neobanks were a threat, you’ve no idea of the reckoning that’s coming.
Apple has entered the payments race, and it’s brought the fastest car If you're 'in payments' you’d be upset because Apple has decided to turn its iPhone into a payments processing device.
This app promises a 3% return, and that’s a good thing Blossom targets 3% returns by bringing bond investing, usually available only to large investors, to everyday people.
Afterpay slurs ‘hold my beer, watch this’ as it lowers the bar with lending at Aussie pubs There’s a beautiful irony in a pub product failing the pub test, and that’s exactly what Afterpay’s partnership with the Australian Venue Co has done.
Forget Afterpay: Here’s what consumers want from financial offerings of the future Kane Jackson says in an era of BNPL, there are a few people building solutions in the shadows that will soon take this world by storm — and benefit consumers.
There’s a forest fire threatening the banking sector and it’s Apple — not Afterpay — that lit the spark Apple's announcement isn't significant because it's the first potentially fatal competition to other BNPL companies. It is significant because of what it undeniably represents.
