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The rise of challenger banks in Australia: SIBOS

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
... Conference held in Sydney this week, senior heads at the three challenger banks spoke about how changing customer needs, fintech and - for the local market - the Royal Commission will change the way people transact in the next five years. The trends ...

Digital custody evolutionary, not revolutionary: SIBOS

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
... conference in Sydney on Tuesday morning, SIX head of product management and development Valerio Roncone said the Swiss-based fintech believes the next step in custody will be evolutionary, and less about wholesale changes. "We at SIX believe that the ...

Robo-advice register launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... compares a multitude of robo-advisers in the market. The Robo Adviser (Smart Tools) register profiles 36 financial management fintech solutions sold directly to consumers that provide budgeting, trading, investing and post-retirement services. This includes ...

Superannuation ripe for blockchain

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
... startups share the floor with some of the world's most influential organisations, including Microsoft and BNY Mellon. FinTech Australia chair Alan Tsen, who will be speaking at the event, says Australia often underestimates how the world views the ...

Bank cross-selling success declines: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
... Competition is clearly increasing in the financial services sector, not least because of the rise of highly innovative fintech offerings." "Increased competition should be welcomed because ultimately it is the best way to improve customer service and ...

Millennial money changes course after RC

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... Australian will find it more difficult and expensive to get financial advice, making it more important than ever that the fintech industry continues to grow to fill the gap and provide advice in new innovative ways. "We're seeing the games in Canberra ...

Sargon grows executive lineup, launches fintech solutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... Decimal last month and Madison Financial Group in April. They will also assist with the launch and success of Sargon's new fintech offerings, Sargon Impact and Sargon Arcadia. "Sargon Impact puts revenue, growth and data at the centre of their clients' ...

Fintech hub snaps up Afterpay co-founder

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
Afterpay co-founder Anthony Eisen will now sit on the board of a fintech innovation board after a raft of board changes were announced yesterday. Stone & Chalk has revamped its board, appointing seven new directors as it moves from a "start-up" to a ...

FinTech Australia hunts new chief executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2018
FinTech Australia is on the hunt for a new chief executive, just four months after filling the role with a former Uber executive. Brad Kitschke has resigned as chief executive of FinTech Australia, citing health reasons. His departure leaves the industry ...

Family office invests in absolute return fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
A Singapore-based family office is investing $34 million in an absolute return fund run by a fintech that offers a crowdfunding loan platform for small to medium enterprises. CoAssets is headquartered in Singapore and listed on the ASX (CA8) with a ...