Shares in Booktopia jumped 25% on the opening day of trade for the online retailer as a four-year ambition for founder and CEO Tony Nash came true. The company (ASX: BKG) hit the market at $2.86, a 24% premium to the $2.30 issue price, when trade opened at 11am, before ending the day at $2.72… Read more »
The former Flexigroup, now rebranded as Humm, the name of its BNPL product, is launching a US line of credit, marketed as a BNPL solution in the highly competitive US market in a joint venture with fellow ASX-listed fintech Douugh. The proposed JV will result in “Douugh powered by humm” as a “BNPL” solution involving… Read more »
Underlying Profit Before Tax of $86.1m, up 13% Revenue of $269.8m, up 12% SaaS Annual Recurring Revenue of $134.6m, up 32% Total Dividend of 12.88cps, up 8% Coronavirus has been kind to enterprise software company TechnologyOne (ASX: TNE), with the country’s market leader announcing its annual results to September 30 today with revenue, underlying… Read more »
Ruslan Kogan, CEO of Kogan.com, and his co-founder and CFO David Shafer have scored $75 million windfall after shareholders voted narrowly in favour of granting the duo 6 million share options at a fraction of the current share price. At today’s AGM, the deal, struck in May at an options share price of $5.29, was… Read more »
● Revenue of $26m, up 41% on H1 FY20 and ahead of prospectus ● Loan originations of $167m, up 33% on H1 FY20 ● Loan portfolio increased to $435m, up 42% ● NLAT (pro-forma) decreased to $3.4m, down 57% ASX-listed fintech Plenti Group Limited (ASX:PLT) released its inaugural half-year results as a listed company for… Read more »
Online service directories venture Hipages Group lists on the ASX today, November 12, at 11am, having raised $100.4 million at $2.45 a share in its IPO. Best known for the tradie home improvements site the company takes its name from, it also has marketplaces for pets and natural therapies. Anyone flummoxed by IKEA products can… Read more »
Australian e-tailer Booktopia is planning to list on the ASX in December with a market capitalisation of nearly $315 million. The business lodged its prospectus today, hoping to raise $43.1 million, with an offer of 10.9 million new shares and 7.9 million existing shares at $2.30 per share. Existing shareholders will cash in $18.1 million… Read more »
ASX-listed Amaysim Australia Ltd is offloading another part of its business, hoping to sell its mobile venture to long-term wholesale partner, Optus Mobile for $250 million in cash. The deal follows the sale last month of its power provider, Click Energy, to AGL for A$115 million, and would bring an end to business just a… Read more »
Shares in ASX-listed MedAdvisor have been placed in a trading halt today with the health-tech venture announcing plans to acquire US-based medication adherence company Adheris for US$34.5 million (AU$49m), while also raising AU$45 million to fund the acquisition. The company’s seeking a minimum of AU$35m in funds through an institutional placement at $0.45 per share,… Read more »
• Total originations of $80 million in 1Q21, up 265% on 4Q20 • Originations, excluding loans originated under the Government’s Guarantee Scheme, up 107% on previous quarter • Annual portfolio yield of 31.5% maintained • Significantly reduced loan deferrals with 1,681 accounts in ANZ on full or partial deferral Fintech Prospa (ASX: PGL) has seen… Read more »
Westpac Group has offloaded its 10.7% stake in fintech Zip Co Limited (ASX: Z1P) in a deal that should net the bank around $300 million in profit. The sale comes 24 hours after the bank announced a collaboration with Afterpay that will see the rival BNPL service offer a savings account and other cashflow management… Read more »
Fintech Zip (ASX: Z1P) announced the launch of a new virtual tap and go buy-now-pay-later credit card that can be used with Apple Pay and Google Pay to purchase products as part of a new partnership with Visa today. Called “Tap & Zip”, the fintech says the product reimagines instore BNPL, which is currently offered… Read more »
Sydney fintech Zip Co Ltd (ASX: Z1P) will let customers use Apple Pay and Google Pay to purchase products as part of a new virtual tap and go buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) credit card in a partnership with Visa. Called “Tap & Zip”, the fintech says the product reimagines instore BNPL, which is currently offered by just… Read more »
Financial platform Douugh makes its ASX debut in a reverse takeover of suspended telco Ziptel. The former Ziptel will be resinstated for trading as Douugh (ASX:DOU) when the market opens for trading at 10am today. Financial reports lodged with the ASX ahead of the relisting reveal that Douugh lost $1.29 million in FY2020, down from… Read more »
Shares in fintech MoneyMe (ASX: MME) have jumped more than 12% in opening trade on Tuesday after the company announced a new $167 million warehouse funding facility led by Westpac, that will cut its funding costs by more than 50%. The company put its shares in a trading halt yesterday pending the announcement. The deal… Read more »
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