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Chinese financial services giant eyes Australian expansion

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2017
A Chinese financial services juggernaut, which is also the world's most valuable fintech company, is extending its reach into the Australian market under a new partnership. Ant Financial, which operates mobile payment and lifestyle platform AliPay ...

REST rolls out its millennial pitch

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... members not accessing industry super fund default award nominated products. Rainmaker concludes is that while app-based fintech superannuation products like Spaceship, GROW and Zuper are putting Millennial superannuation in the spotlight, these products ...

YBR partners with top fintech

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
Yellow Brick Road has partnered with an Australian startup that made the top 100 list of the best fintechs globally. Executive chair Mark Bouris said Prospa, an online lender has loaned more than $500 million to small businesses, was chosen to broaden ...

ASX pioneers blockchain technology

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2017
... deputy chief executive Peter Hiom. In announcing it will replace its trades settlement system, CHESS, with DLT provided by fintech Digital Asset, Hiom said the bourse will be the first to use a private and regulated network of this kind. DLT software ...

Banks feeling heat as MiFID II looms: Liquidnet

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
... institutional dark pool network already up 20% year-on-year in Asia-Pacific. "You're going to see a lot more banks investing in fintech - but a different kind. The majority of fintech investment has gone into payment platforms and lending platforms ...

Retailers should be wary of Amazon: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
... out of books and apps, which it currently offers on its Australian website, and offer a full suite of goods. Australian fintech Avoka said financial services will be the next industry in the firing line. "When Australian consumers start to receive streamlined ...

ME Bank recruits for people experience

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... manager, human resources across various divisions of Microsoft and was most recently executive vice-president, HR at US fintech EllieMae. Simpson has spent the last 12 years working in the US, having also worked for Safeco Insurance and has served as ...

Fintech expands with eight new appointments

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
A Sydney fintech is responding to growing demand for its suite of financial management solutions with eight to appointees to its account management and client service teams. Moneysoft, founded in 2012 by former financial adviser Peter Malekas to help ...

Financial Standard journalist recognised in press awards

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
... region including Hong Kong, Mainland China, Singapore, Australia, Taiwan, Malaysia, New Zealand and Indonesia. This year a fintech category was introduced to recognise outstanding daily news items and features about the growing area of financial technology. ...

Fintech is not a threat: FPA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
Financial planners overlooking fintech are missing out on benefits that can ultimately lead to higher client engagement and satisfaction levels, latest research from the Financial Planning Association of Australia shows. Released at the 2017 FPA Professionals ...