Landlord borrowing alternative Futurerent, which lends property investors up to $100,000 of their rental income in advance, has secured $50 million in debt funding and is launching a new US division of the brand called Downpayments. The venture debt was provided by US VC Second Century Ventures and California-based lender Partners for Growth (PFG), which has… Read more »
Brisbane lending fintech WLTH has raised $14 million alongside acquiring home loan manager Mortgage Mart. The funding came from Melbourne-based healthtech-focused investor Rajomon and ASX-listed PNG digital lender Kina Bank (ASX:KSL). WLTH CEO and cofounder Brodie Haupt has put the capital to immediate use as part of his ambition to build Australia’s leading digital lender,… Read more »
Fintech Kashcade, a digital lender offering startup founders non-dilutive capital, has raised $5.5 million and it seeks to build out its loan book. The round was led by Prandium Capital, with MD Andrew Whitten, now chairing the Kashcade board. Several startup founders also backed the raise, a combo of $1 million in equity and the remainder… Read more »
Square founder Jack Dorsey has backed Indigenous impact fund First Australians Capital (FAC) with $3 million from its ASX-listed parent company Block. It’s the first time the global payments fintech, which in 2022, paid $39 billion to acquire BNPL Afterpay, has made a social impact investment in Australia. The former Twitter CEO and founder, now… Read more »
Marketplace lending platform CrowdProperty Australia has raised $1.5 million in a seed round as it aims to ramp up finance for SME property development. The raise was led by developer Oscar Done, supported by several property, financial services, and tech investors including Black Nova VP Alex Retzlaff and former TripAdvisor technology VP Jeff Lewis. CrowdProperty launched… Read more »
Emerging Sydney fintech Avenue Bank has been granted a restricted banking licence by the financial regulator APRA. The digital bank has been gearing up for this moment after raising $37 million in a series B round back in February. Veteran CBA exec George Confos was appointed Avenue CEO last year. The fintech previously raised $11.4… 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 »
Seriously, what reasons could any company see for setting up around here? Photo: AdobeStock There’s a joke almost as old as the endless Melbourne v Sydney debate that goes like this: Melbourne says: “We’re better than Sydney”. Sydney says: “What’s a Melbourne?” And while this Sydney-born Sydneysider loves his hometown – #goSwans! – Melbourne is… Read more »
Israeli fintech startup Splitit has completed the first ASX listing of the year, following the closing of a $12 million initial public offering (IPO).
Australia’s alternative finance market grew 88 percent in 2017 to US$1.15 billion ($1.56 billion) to keep its place as the second largest market in Asia-Pacific behind China, a report has found.
The Australian alternative lending space has a new player in its midst, with new offering Lumi launching following the raise of a $31.5 million Series A round.
Part of the reason why SMB owners are choosing to forgo a business loan is the amount of documentation required, with 80 percent stating it was onerous.
Small business lending startup Prospa has delayed its ASX listing as it seeks to clarify questions raised by ASIC yesterday around its loan terms.
Three years in the making, Judo Capital is launching into the market today with a focus on building real relationships with its SME customers.
Bicycle Queensland has partnered with peer-to-peer equipment rental platform Quipmo to help members lend out their bikes.
Unicorn dehorned: Nasdaq-listed Brisbane EV charging venture Tritium collapses into receivership 
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