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WeMoney wins 3 Finnies at the FinTech Australia awards

- June 8, 2024 2 MIN READ

WeMoney was the biggest winner at the annual FinTech Australia Finnie Awards, taking home the silver in three categories, including the People’s Choice Award for fintech of the year. The annual awards, which recognise the best in Australian fintech, saw FrankieOne take home the top gong as Fintech Organisation of The Year award, while digital… Read more »

Rehan D'Almedia
Fintech

FinTech Australia is holding a second Consumer Data Right Summit featuring CDR’s ‘godfather’ Scott Farrell

- May 21, 2024 2 MIN READ

Following the massive success of its inaugural CDR (Consumer Data Right) Summit last year, FinTech Australia will run its second gathering in Sydney to start the new financial year. The CDR summit at The Hilton in Sydney on Wednesday, July 3, will showcase local and international experts, policy makers, founders and builders discussing the future of… Read more »

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Here are the finalists in Fintech Australia’s 2024 Finnies awards

- April 22, 2024 3 MIN READ

FinTech Australia has announced the finalists for Australia’s most prestigious annual fintech business awards, The Finnies. This year’s awards attracted more than 322 entries across 19 categories, resulting in shortlist of 154 finalists. The Finnies are judged over two rounds by more than 70 experts from the fintech ecosystem. The first round saw around 30 judges… Read more »

Citro
Fintech

Fintech Citro launches rewards program for retirees, saving up to $1500 a year

- March 20, 2024 2 MIN READ

Fintech Citro has launched a rewards program for Australians around retirement age, offering savings from more than 200 retailers. AMP-backed Citro launched in 2023 and already has more than 75,000 members on its platform. They receive tailored content and insights to help them take control of their finances as they approach and manage their retirement.… Read more »

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Fintech

Airwallex gets into Formula 1 with McLaren

- February 8, 2024 2 MIN READ

Global payments fintech Airwallex has signed a multi-year partnership deal with the McLaren Formula 1 team, joining the likes of Google Cloud, Chrome, Salesforce and Dell as backers of the recently refreshed F1 cars. McLaren’s 2024 challenger, the MCL38, will be revealed on February 14 ahead of the ahead of the season opener in Bahrain this… Read more »

Rehan D'Almedia
Fintech

FinTech Australia has teamed up with Westpac and ANZ for a reverse pitch event 

- February 1, 2024 2 MIN READ

FinTech Australia has holding a reverse pitch event later this month in a collaboration with major banks ANZ and Westpac, as well as fintech investor 1835i. The initiative will see ANZ and Westpac share selected problem statements across banking-related areas such as sustainability, payments and fraud and scams for fintech startups to tackle as part… Read more »

Andrew Porter
Fintech

FinTech Australia reveals 2022 Finnies finalists

- May 6, 2022 3 MIN READ

The finalists for FinTech Australia’s sixth annual business awards, known as The Finnies, have been announced. More than 290 entries were received for this year’s awards, across 20 categories, with the judges selecting a shortlist of 125 finalists. FinTech Australia CEO Andrew Porter said the calibre of entries continues to rise each year for the… Read more »

Airwallex
Fintech

2E or not 2E: Airwallex is reportedly hunting for another $200 million top up for its Series E

- April 27, 2022 2 MIN READ

Melbourne unicorn Airwallex is reportedly looking to extend its Series E round for a second time, seeking another US$150 million (A$209m) as it contemplates a public listing. Bloomberg reports the seven-year-old cross-border payments fintech is talking with several investors to close the round within months, citing unnamed insider sources. It’s just seven months since Airwallex… Read more »