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Banks face imminent disruption

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
The banks are facing big problems, according to Catherine Wood, chief executive of ARK Invest. Wood was asked at a Nikko Asset Management event how she considered banks to be positioned for the future. "Banks anywhere in the world have a big problem ...

Senate creates committee on fintech, regtech

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
Passed yesterday, the motion - brought by Senator Andrew Bragg -establishes a committee to inquire and report on fintech and regtech opportunities, barriers, and future trends. It will examine the "size and scope" of the opportunity fintech and regtech ...

Calls to give ASIC power to repair reputations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
... on company directors, claiming it deters people from taking on board positions. Crutchfield is chair of the ASX-listed fintech Zip Co, and warned of the standard set since the Global Financial Crisis. "Directors now have an obligation that is personal ...

BNY Mellon adds to Melbourne team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
BNY Mellon has made its first client-facing appointment for its Melbourne office in its 50-strong corporate trust business. Jason Mistry is joining the Melbourne office in a business development role. He is the second Melbourne hire in BNY Mellon's ...

Global fintech appoints head of Asia

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
Switzerland-based fintech Avaloq has appointed a new head of Asia who will take the reins in October. Imad Abou-Haidar joins from London-headquartered software firm Finastra, where he was managing director for the Asia-Pacific region, based in Singapore. ...

Aussie fintech names new chief

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
InPayTech has promoted internally to make Dean Martin their new chief executive, the company has announced. Martin is currently InPayTech's head of customer experience, a role he has been in since February this year. His appointment as chief executive ...

Fintech off to slow start in 2019: KPMG

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
Following record investments in 2018, Australia's fintech sector saw a subdued investment trend in the first half of this year. The number of fintech deals and total global investment in fintech dropped in 1H19, a result due primarily to the lack of ...

Private equity fund raising $300m

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2019
... across our private equity and real estate strategies, on behalf of institutional investors. With private investments in fintech players RateSetter and Sendle, and the commencement of our childcare REIT, we are on track to deliver strong returns for existing ...

Australian fintech, Deliveroo partner

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2019
The food delivery provider has partnered with an Australian fintech appto help their riders during tax time and accrue retirement savings. Deliveroo partnered with Solo & Smart, a mobile app designed for the self-employed in Australia, offering automatic ...

REI Super announces new partnership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... data insights specific to user requirements across roles within the super fund. Laneway Analytics is a data analytics fintech with a data insight platform called Provident Lane and an AI-drive analytics portal. REI Super will complete the rollout of ...