In this Podcast Tim Poskitt talks about his new role at Startupbootcamp and their involvement in Fintech for  Net Zero.  FinTech Australia has launched a new event aimed at showcasing sustainability-focused fintech companies. Held in partnership with The Australian Trade and Investment Commission, Startupbootcamp and BDO, FinTech for Net Zero will play host to a panel discussion on fintech’s role in managing the challenge of climate change. Several impact fintechs including Slyp,...

In this very special episode we chat to Michael Paris from Fintech Scotland. Fintech has emerged as a transformative force in the financial sector, offering innovative solutions that not only enhance financial services but also address broader societal issues, including environmental sustainability, customer vulnerability, and overall financial well-being. Those objectives are heavily featured in the Research & Innovation Roadmap published by FinTech Scotland 2 years ago. In Scotland...

In this week's episode we chat to Ada Guan from RDC. (Rich Data Co).    Ada talks about the early days of RDC, their growth, the importance of AI as well as a Fintech Australia story which assisted them to a trip overseas.  RDC aims to accelerate innovation in business lending to deliver transformational and sustainable long term business success for customers.

Matt Vitale from Birchal joined the Fintech Australia podcast this week to talk about CSF and his company Birchal. Matt goes in to the details around what crowd funding is, how Birchal have operated, the challenges, the messaging and the funding.  Matt also tooks about a recent report where over $70m was invested in to CSF campaigns in 2023. 

In the business spotlight series we chat to Karl Durrance from Stripe.  Karl delves in to Stripe's local presence about how they work with businesses, their big hairy audacious goals and other ways they are present here locally.   Karl also unpacks a a report called "What it takes for businesses to compete in the digital economy " - and the different hurdles, problems solved and examples of ways businesses are accepting payments. 

Jeroen van Son joins the business spotlight series to talk about Verrency.  Verrency is a Loyalty Services provider, enabling rapid and cost effective digital payments innovation for banks, card issuers, and payment processors.   Jereon talks about their products, the market size, the importance of education as well as the current state of the fintech market. 

In this episode we chat to the newly minted  Fernando Zandona.  After serving as interim CEO since June - having previously held the role of Chief Product and Technology Officer at Mambu - Fernando will now spearhead the business as it enters its next phase of growth. Fernando talks about why they are in Australia, the opportunities, their services as well as what he thinks of fintech here locally only arriving recently. 

In our 4th Episode of the Business Spotlight series we interview Sivan Atad to talk about nVest. nVest is an enterprise-grade fractional trading B2B platform. It is bringing embedded investment experiences to Australia retail investors. Sivan talks about his experience as a founder, the recent win of the SmartCompany's The Pitch, an early-stage startup competition and his plans for the future. 

Today we chat to Andrew Walker who talks about his recent US adventures - including the Fintech Nexus conference via the Austrade Fintech Landing Pad.  We chat about: - What he did in New York and their your business ambitions in the US? - Some insights from the US home loan and lending space. - His  experience working with Austrade - The Fintech Nexus conference in New York. - International expansion plans 

In this week's episode we chatted to Anthony Jones - "AJ" - Head of Innovation and Partnerships, Australia New Zealand and South Pacific at Visa about Visa's involvement in the fintech ecosystem and how they are visible and connecting to fintechs. AJ also talks about their fast-track program and some of the other initiatives. This episode was recorded in Late June. 

Today we chat to Daniel Cannizzaro  Founder & CEO of Parpera about their recent fact finding mission to the UK and Europe! - About Parpera and the recent iteration  - What he did in London/Amsterdam! -  Learnings  - Money2020!  - International Expansion plans

June 2023 CDR MONTH - A wrap - In this episode we interview the following regarding their involvement with CDR Month.  Intro with Mathew Mytka, Regional Director Australia and New Zealand Financial Data and Technology Association  Simeon Duncan Senior Manager, International Corporate Affairs at Intuit on why the sponsored, their uses cases and future predictions for CDR  Rachel Bailes Head of Policy from the AIIA (Australian Information Industry Association) to recap the roundtable held...

Today we chat with Stuart Low , Founder and CEO of Biza.io Biza.io is the market leader in the Consumer Data Right, Open Banking, Open Energy, and the emerging Open Data ecosystem. We cover all topics of CDR (being CDR month) the different application use cases as well as talking about the Finnies where Biza.io took out the Excellence in RegTech award.  Stuart was also nominated for Outstanding Fintech Leader of the Year. 

In today's episode we profile 3 Finnies winners from the recent Fintech Australia Finnies evening. Here's a short story about each , the process to apply and how winning the awards have helped them! 1. Excellence in FinTech Support Services Winner - Astero (This award recognises the support services that have provided the highest level of assistance to fintechs in their operation and growth or a business that helps drive the growth of the fintech community through physical infrastructure...

Introducing the new sub series from the Fintech Australia - the Business Spotlight. The series aims to profile members and to tell their story in a relaxed manner whilst also intertwining the connection to the ecosystem. The first episode is with Rowan Wilde - Co-Founder - HelpPay to talk about how the business started, the problem they are solving, the progress and the future plans.  If you would like to be a part of this series - please reach out! 

In today's episode we chat with Joseph Healy from Judo Bank - we discuss the history of the bank, the growth , the progress and of course his book(s). Joseph has written four books - but the latest called "Black Belt, A masterclass for startup and entrepreneurs" brings together the learnings and  insights and lessons such as clarity of purpose. 

In the latest Fintech Australia podcast we chat to Anto Joseph from Stropro about Alternative Investments. Anto discusses what they are, where Stropro fits in, where Australia sits compared to the rest of the world and how investors can access.  Anto also talks about the recent SVB and Regional Bank happenings.

Sydney based Basiq has been acquired by Cuscal Limited , one of Australia’s largest independent providers of payments, banking and regulated data. ✅ Sydney based Till Payments announced 📣 they have raised $70 million in Series D funding to assist with "making payments smarter, faster, and more secure." Brisbane based digital bank Alex Bank has seen an increase in personal loan origination, by over 50% since the start of 2023. 📈 ASX listed Xero is planning to exit Waddle incurring a write...

ING Australia has launched “Everyday Round Up to Charity “– a charitable round up ⬆️ feature, enabling customers to round up eligible everyday card transactions 🛍️ to the nearest dollar or five dollars and donate the difference to a charity. ✅ Sydney-based fintech and proptech company Downsizer.com raised $3.75m in seed funding to help drive international expansion 🏡 🌎 MOGOPLUS launched a Mortgage Stress Predictor, a predictive 🔬insights solution to help banks & borrowers proactively...

Today we chat to David Marsh from Endava about the recently released 4 key Trends in Payments -  Real-time payments(RTP)The Rise of the Super AppsTheEvolution of Payments AcceptancePayment Orchestration/ Platform as a Service A  fun listen for all fintechs to consider. To download the report please click here: bit.ly/endava-australia-report 

Today we talk all things SVB with Dom Pym, James Cameron, Marisa Warren and Jackie Vullinghs to discuss the last 72 hours of thinking around SVB.  This podcast was to capture a historic moment in time and for these leaders to share their learnings, their understanding of the situation and some lessons for founders. 

Fintech in Australia - Weekly Summary 5/3/2023 March 5, 2023 All the headlines for the week to keep one eye on the happenings of Fintech in Australia 👇 Melbourne based Small business admin platform Thriday partnered 🔗 with Visa to allows small businesses to take advantage of automated banking, accounting, & tax features. 🗂️ Gold Coast based Nimble Australia Pty Ltd acquired education 🎓focused lender ZeeFi to add to their existing loan book 📕 Employment Hero launched “Swag” where...

* Sydney based DataMesh Group raised $30m in their Series A round with NAB Ventures, 1835i & Deutsche Bank participating in the round. 💰 *  Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has said their digital bank Up now has 613,000 customers 🖥️ and $1.3 billion in deposits at the end of the half. Up Home 🏠 - their mortgage product has settled $38 million in home loans. *  Zip Co reported some metrics : TTV 🛍️: $4.9b Customers 💻: 7.3m ,Transactions 👾: 42.2m Merchants 🏪: 97,500 . The company aims to be...

In this episode, Chris Titley chats to Daryn Griggs, Managing Director - APAC of Episode Six.  We delve in to legacy banking systems, the advantages and challenges of cloud based banking as well as the opportunity at large.  Payments, Core banking infrastructure , card issuance and the adoption of mobile technology are all topics we cover in this podcast.