FinTech Australia's Podcast

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! 

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. 

n 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.

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 down between $30-40m.

• Canadian based fintech Nuvei launched in Australia offering their full suite of payments solutions including acquiring 📋 , processing, alternative payment methods 📲 & risk management.

• Melbourne based Zeller has launched its online invoicing solution. Zeller Invoices is a unique addition to the growing financial product ecosystem, that was deployed to customers in early February following a month-long beta program.

• intelliflo, the leading cloud-based technology platform for financial advisers that supports over 30,000 advisers worldwide with over three million end-investors and over $1 trillion advised across its platforms, today announced the official opening of their Australian 🇦🇺 operations.

• ASX listed Beforepay announced a partnership with Western Union for a allowing customers in Australia to boost their international money transfers through Beforepay's flagship product, Pay On Demand™

• 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 manage the looming fixed rate cliff 🧗🏻 & prevent customer financial stress.

• Accountex held their two day conference in Sydney with "Content Snare" the fintech/accountant tech pitch night winner, whilst in Melbourne "Parpera" took out the pitch competition at the Accounting Business Expo in Melbourne.

• Sydney based Renewtrak announced 📢 they have partnered with VMware to easily integrate its renewals, perpetual-to-SaaS subscription licence conversion efforts, workflows, & quoting systems into a single, easily deployable architecture. 📋

Today we chat to David Marsh from Endava about the recently released 4 key Trends in Payments - 

1. Real-time payments(RTP)
2. The Rise of the Super Apps
3. TheEvolution of Payments Acceptance
4. Payment 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.