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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 ...

Aussie fintechs among world's best

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
Australia's fintech sector has reinforced its strength with 10 local fintechs appearing on a global list of the best in the world, aiming to push the envelope in financial services. Australian fintechs Prospa, ZipMoney and AfterPay Touch made the Top ...

Longstanding chair to farewell fintech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
The founding chair of an ASX-listed fintech is stepping down after a decade in the role. OneVue chair Gail Pemberton will step down from the role following the company's annual general meeting next week, to be replaced by former Diversa chair Ron Dewhurst. ...

Tanner appointed to Suncorp board

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
... diverse range of position across the financial services industry including involvement in merger and acquisitions advisory, fintech, life insurance and cyber security. He currently chairs the boards of the Mitchell Institute for Heath & Education Research ...

Aussie fintech usage surges

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
The rate Australia is adopting fintech services has almost tripled in the last 18 months, making it one of the top countries in the world with a sizable demand for new financial services technology. Australia's uptake rate (37%) sat above the global ...

Greater tech support needed for goals-based advice strategies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
... build tools that allow goals-based advisers to have the kind of conversations they want to with clients. "A lot of the fintech seems to be focused on whose algorithm is better than the next guy's and how many thousand implementations are available in ...