How failure and a near-death experience set neobank Up’s Dom Pym up for success
Dom Pym helped launch Up in 2018, backed by Bendigo Bank. But it may never have happened at all if his previous business hadn't failed.
Up launches pop-up store to promote Maybuy, says in-person branch could one day be a possibility
Last night Up launched its pop-up store on Swanston St in Melbourne's CBD to promote Maybuy, and give 'Upsiders' a chance to win back money for purchases they regret.
More than 500 small business clients left in banking limbo as Volt closure hits SME money app Parpera
SME money app Parpera told clients to empty their accounts after Volt, the neobank providing banking services, revealed it is shutting shop.
Volt urges customers to empty their deposit accounts as the neobank pioneer exits the banking sector
Volt on Wednesday confirmed the "difficult decision" to end its deposit-taking functions and return all deposits to its customers.
“It’s a feeling”: Up is reaching gen Z and millennial customers with design
Up is entering the home loans space and helping entire generations of young people work towards owning a home, but in a language they understand.
Judo Bank reveals backers behind massive $284 million funding round, amid neobank competition concerns
SME-focused neobank Judo Bank has settled a massive $284 million capital raise, announced late last year, and valuing it at $1.6 billion.
The Aussie neobanks are here, but have they delivered?
The neobank revolutions seems to have been on the Aussie tech agenda for years, but the whole sector is arguably still a little short of hitting its stride.
Fintechs will dominate in 2020 — you can bank on it
Next year will see fintechs making big changes to the way consumers manage, spend and access money, says Up co-founder Dominic Pym.
Neobank Judo Bank raises $400 million in biggest-ever Aussie funding round
Aussie challenger Judo Bank has raised $400 million in what is being touted as the biggest single funding round in Aussie history.
Viva la neobank: Big banks might be ignoring the meteor, but extinction is inevitable
Fast, customer-focused technology, delivered at a fraction of the build cost — that’s the promise of the new evolution of life in the banking industry.
Musk, Zuck and Up: Should the actions of a founder taint their company?
Every organisation starts with a founder. So can we and should we separate their individual actions from the collective whole?
Banking on change: Why neobank 86 400 wants to take the fight straight to the big four
The chief executive of one of Australia’s newest digital banks, 86 400, says his startup has no desire to be a smaller “niche” bank.