Aussie fintech Zeller secures $25 million, as it gears up to launch integrated finance solution for SMEs
Aussie fintech Zeller has secured $25 million in Series A funding, at just a year old and without a product on the market yet.
From the abacus to ApplePay: SmartCompany’s brief history of fintech
As long has there has been money, there have been tools for managing it. The future of fintech may be in AI advice and ApplePay, but how did we get here?
Lemmings, losers and lawyers: The seven lessons I’ve learnt since founding a fintech
Financial services has never been a 'winner-take-all' sector, and no single provider dominates any of its individual segments.
This decade will see Aussie brands go global like never before, predicts Airwallex chief Lucy Liu
For decades, Australian brands have struggled to break through onto the world stage, but the tide is now turning, writes Airwallex co-founder Lucy Liu.
Athena bags $70 million in biggest-ever Aussie-backed round — just weeks after shout-out from Frydenberg
Just nine months after launching, alternative lending fintech Athena Home Loans has secured $70 million in Series C funding.
“Still at the conversational level”: Startup ecosystem welcomes fintech inquiry, urging actionable insights
The government has launched an inquiry into fintech and regtech, and while startup founders largely welcome the move, they do have a wishlist.
A cultural war: What Hayne’s report means for fintechs, accountants and small-business lending
The underlying culture of the Australian banking ecosystem has been to systematically take advantage of customers — but the future looks brighter.
“Profitability can come later on”: Aussie fintech growing into a huge opportunity, despite ongoing talent pool challenges
Australian fintechs are on average a little more mature, and generating a lot more revenue than they were this time last year, despite hiring challenges.
Australia’s digital wallet future: You can bank on the big four to stifle tech innovation
In other countries, digital wallets allow people to accomplish nearly all of their daily transactions with a single card.
NAB Ventures secures another $50 million to invest in fintech startups: Here’s what the fund is looking for
NAB has allocated another $50 million to its corporate venture capital fund NAB Ventures, to bring the total to $100 million.
Small and mighty: Meet the challenger banks nipping at the heels of the big four
A slew of challenger banks are poised to burst onto the Australian finance scene, but who are the startups taking on the big four?
Jack Dorsey explains how ‘mindset over matter’ made Square a success
Jack Dorsey says after building Twitter, getting his other business, Square, from a tech product to something that's useful to small businesses required a bit of a mindset shift.
