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AUSTRAC zeroes in on Afterpay

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
Tech-darling Afterpay is feeling the regulatory heat after AUSTRAC ordered an audit of the fintech's compliance with Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act (AML/CTF) laws. AUSTRAC said an external auditor will examine Afterpay's governance ...

MAX awards recognise industry excellence

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
... demonstrated the evolving landscape in financial services, acknowledging financial literacy campaigns, social initiatives and fintech platforms. BT Financial Group picked up three gongs, with BT senior marketing manager Jan Beeston taking home the prestigious ...

Finnies showcase best in fintech

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
FinTech Australia announced the winners of the 2019 Finnies, showcasing innovation in financial technologies. AirWallex won three awards, including Biggest Raise of the Year for its $141 million capital raise. Afterpay took home two awards and was named ...

Liquidnet acquires fintech

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
The global network for institutional investors has acquired a firm that uses natural language processing to produce predictive market analytics for investment professionals. Liquidnet has acquired Prattle, the developer of a proprietary system that ...

NAB looks to boost fintech

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
The National Australia Bank announced its existing alliance with Bank Leumi of Israel and CIBC will move into fintech with the introduction of the Global Alliance Fintech Link. The Link is an online portal developed to help drive client-focused innovation ...

Fintechs to play vital ESG role: AXA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... year, but explained that at the moment his modelling is working off too many unproven assumptions. "There is a lot of fintech innovation happening in this area right now in this, but the key is to make it work for investors," he said. "We're still a ...

Fintech no real threat: Researcher

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
... fintechs by pursuing technology development. "The smaller banks with limited financial resources are more vulnerable to fintech disruption," Yu added. The focus on residential mortgages has created opportunities for fintechs to specialise in products ...

Insurtech Australia names new chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
... extremely excited to have Rita step up to lead Insurtech Australia into 2020 and beyond." Insurtech Australia is a division of Fintech Australia. Stone & Chalk is one of Insurtech's founding partners.

Female fintechs make better investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... new report by KPMG reveals fintechs founded by women are better investments than their male-founded counterparts. The UK Fintech Focus report analysed how the gender of those who found fintechs correlates to the success of those start-ups. It found that ...

Finnies recognise wealth management disruptors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
Several fintechs disrupting the wealth management industry have made the shortlist of FinTech Australia's third annual Finnie Awards. Spaceship, Raiz and Roll-it Super were named finalists in the Excellence in Wealth Management category. They join the ...