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KPMG director becomes fintech CFO

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
A director at KPMG took on a new role as chief financial officer for a fintech specialising in digital customer acquisition. Having previously held a senior position in KPMG's deal advisory division, Matt Lewis has now joined Avoka, where he will report ...

AirTree hires former Accel vice president

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
... born Cameron will relocate home in February after four years with the Silicon Valley giant, overseeing several of its fintech, cybersecurity and online marketplace companies. In a statement Cameron said the Australian entrepreneurial ecosystem has hit ...

Government repeats fintech focus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
... from technological developments. "We must ensure that our policies and actions harness and realise the full potential of fintech -by removing barriers to these innovations and encouraging our citizens and businesses to embrace new financial products ...

AMP cuts venture capital funding

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
... focus is on maximising the benefits from these," the statement said. In March 2016 AMP, via New Ventures, acquired Sydney fintech startup MoneyBrilliant. Last June AMP New Ventures also contributed to a $1.5 million capital raise by HR tech firm Employment ...

Fintechs unite for risk tool

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
Two fintech firms have partnered to provide financial advisers with a life insurance software solution. Advice technology firm YTML (Your Technology Made Lite) was selected by software provider Omnium to act as its platform provider, offering advisers ...

Robo critical to retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... provider for retirees is attempting to secure funding in order to partner with major financial services institutions. Fintech firm SuperEd, led by Vanguard Australia founder Jeremy Duffield and former Westpac executive Hugh Morrow, is hoping to raise ...

NSW government pins fintech job hopes to H2 Ventures

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
The NSW government has underwritten a deal between specialist lender Investec and H2 Ventures which will provide the fintech accelerator with an additional $4 million in funding. Deputy Premier and Minister for Small Business John Barilaro said the ...

Female-only fintech launches

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 JAN 2017
... woman to feel confident with their personal finances or feel eager to invest," Heng said. Described as an educational fintech platform, Miss Kaya collates information regarding users' financial objectives, risk appetite and personal information to develop ...

Fintech grows through adviser platform

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
More than a year on from its founding residence at fintech hub Stone & Chalk, thematic trading platform Macrovue accomplished several milestones in 2016. Earlier this month Macrovue teamed with fellow Stone & Chalk resident and model portfolio management ...

ASIC approves world-first fintech exemptions

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
ASIC is delivering specific licensing exemptions for eligible fintech businesses, in a move the regulator described as a world-first. Under ASIC's new class waivers, fintech businesses will be able to test certain services without having to hold an ...