Tyro Payments, the Sydney-based fintech company looking to become the next big Australian bank, has announced the appointment of Gerd Schenkel as its new CEO. Current CEO Jost Stollmann will move to the position of full-time executive director.
Kiwibank has opened applications for New Zealand’s first dedicated fintech accelerator, powered by Lightning Lab, to run in Wellington in collaboration with Callaghan Innovation and Xero.
New startup Spaceship is set to launch its mobile-only superannuation fund after receiving $1.6 million in funding led by Atlassian cofounder Mike Cannon-Brookes. The startup has a particular focus on enabling people to invest their super into technology-driven startups and companies.
Sydney fintech startup Stockspot has become the first robo-advice platform in Australia to integrate AI and machine learning functions into financial advice. The company has today announced the launch of its new digital financial assistant to help clients optimise their investment behaviour.
In the words of Benjamin Franklin, a small leak will sink a big ship. The 20c change from the $4 we hand over for a coffee every morning can add up over time but, thinking them useless and wanting to get rid of heavy coins, most of us routinely waste our change.
Last month Startup Daily profiled Nomad Financial, a New York-based financial services firm dedicated to startups, and looked at whether Australia’s startup ecosystem was in need of a similar firm. Australian entrepreneurs Sarah Riegelhuth and Finn Kelly decided there is, in fact, a market for such a firm and launched We Love Numbers.
Your startup is now at a stage where there’s money in the bank and / or a regular income stream to start paying yourself. Brilliant! So just how do you go about paying yourself?
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