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Afiniation adds weight to Citi fintech initiative

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
Fintech network Afiniation has announced it will work with Citi on the global financial services firm's latest financial technology initiative. The Citi Mobile Challenge in Asia Pacific is referred to by the bank as a "next-generation accelerator" that ...

Zero-margin platforms could target Australian market

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
... Solutions research. Referencing economist Jeremy Rifkin's The Zero Marginal Cost Society, Bravura's report notes the rise of fintech startups like Robinhood, which offer free solutions to trading customers, and overseas fund managers considering direct-to-consumer ...

Fintech start-ups painted as future heroes

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
Sydney fintech hub Stone and Chalk is aiming for Australia's entrepreneurs, technologists, scientists and mathematicians to receive the same status and respect as the country's sporting heroes. At the colourful Stone and Chalk official opening last ...

ASIC to foster fintech growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... Finance Advisory Committee (DFAC) that will meet for the first time next month and advise the regulator on engagement with fintech businesses. DFAC forms one part of ASIC's "Innovation Hub" as the regulator attempts to find a balance between harvesting ...

Citi launches fintech challenge

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
Citi is launching the Asia-Pacific Mobile Challenge, a competition for fintech developers to build mobile tools for Citi's digital platform. Australian developers will compete with others across the APAC region and will demonstrate their ideas at Citi-hosted ...

InvestSMART launches free robo-advice tool

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
... were "product-agnostic" - were based on research by InvestSMART's own dedicated in-house investment team. "We're not a fintech startup. We didn't start yesterday in a garage," he said. Noting that some other direct-to-consumer tools essentially comprised ...

Australian fintech network established

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... industry "acutely suited to tech innovation." Heap's comments came as part of the official launch for Afiniation, a new fintech network to support the industry's development and growth in Australasia. He said the financial services industry accounts ...

Spring FG to launch digital advice platform

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... accounts, investments and superannuation assets in one place. Spring247 will be available in July and has been developed by fintech specialist My Prosperity. Users will be able to consolidate in one place bank accounts, credit cards and loans, shares ...

Government to invest in fintech security

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... Government support for Australia's nascent financial technology sector. Further to this, the NSW Government-subsidised Sydney fintech hub, Stone & Chalk, has announced it will be relocating from its original premises at 45 Clarence Street to larger offices ...

Family office fintech solutions on the rise: IRESS

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
Family offices are increasing demand for a technology solution that blends trading and back office management, IRESS managing director of Australia and New Zealand financial markets Kirsty Gross revealed. Speaking to Financial Standard, Gross explained ...