Tag: Australia
KPMG Australia shares results from FinTech accelerator
The insurance industry is a sector of finance that is begging for disruption. In the Fintech arena, Insurtech is poised to be huge. Read more: www.crowdfundinsider.com
Australia to share future of Blockchain in Singapore
Senior strategic foresight researcher to speak at Smart Nation 2050 Strategy Breakfast. Read more: govinsider.asia
StartSomeGood partners with Impact Seed
Australian crowdfunding platform StartSomeGood has collaborated with non-profit social business Impact Seed. Read more: thetechportal.com
Blockchain and DLT a slow burn for CSDs
Blockchain innovation for central securities depositories (CSDs) is a slow burn and one that can divide opinion. Read more: www.bankingtech.com
SocietyOne ropes in Beyond Bank for $1.5m investment
Australian peer-to-peer lending platform SocietyOne is partnering with Beyond Bank Australia. Read more: fintechroundup.com
Australia more “FinTech-ready” than some European peers
Often touted as a niche industry, this author is seeing early signs that mass-acceptance of fintech providers is growing nearer. Read more: bankinnovation.net
Creating standards for the blockchain
Kevin Cullen has written an interesting blog on the need for messaging standards for the blockchain. Read more: www.finextra.com
ISO clears Australia’s blockchain proposal
ISO accepts Standards Australia's proposal for blockchain standards based off of the ISO 20022 messaging standard. Read more: www.pymnts.com
Westpac pumps $16.5m into mortgage startup
Australian bank Westpac is continuing to plough money into the region’s FinTech companies and investing $16.5m in online mortgage startup uno. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
H2Ocean taps OnMarket for IPO
H2Ocean Ltd, a company which invests in a diversified global portfolio of early and growth stage financial technology (fintech) companies, says it is going public. Read more: www.finextra.com