Venture Capital
CMC Markets launches new ‘Invest’ stockbroking platform
CMC Markets, Australia’s second largest retail stockbroker, has rebranded its stockbroking platform to CMC Markets Invest, reflecting a new era of share trading...
SocietyOne successfully closes inaugural $182m ABS bond issue
Consumer lender SocietyOne has launched and priced a $182 million asset-backed securities (ABS) bond issue, with very strong demand and pricing demonstrating capital...
Monochrome raises A$2.4m to accelerate institutional digital asset adoption
Monochrome Asset Management, the leader in institutional digital asset adoption, has announced a AUD $2.4 million private Series A funding, valuing the company...
European fintech Scalapay, founded by two Aussies, raises A$210m led by Tiger Global
Scalapay, a leading payment solution in Southern Europe that enables customers to buy now and pay later without interest, announced that it has...
Canberra AI specialist Castlepoint named in global AIFinTech100 list
Canberra-headquartered artificial intelligence (AI) compliance software specialist, Castlepoint Systems, has been named in the AIFinTech100 as one of the world’s most innovative companies...
ACCC authorises EFTPOS-BPAY-NPP payment systems merger
The ACCC has authorised the proposed merger of payment systems’ eftpos Payments Australia, BPAY and NPP Australia (New Payments Platform) after accepting a...
Iress grants due diligence extension to pursuer EQT
On 11 August 2021, ASX-listed fintech Iress stated it had received a confidential, non-binding and indicative proposal from funds represented by EQT Fund...
Judo Bank open to fintech and cryptocurrency businesses
Judo Bank has stated it won’t refuse or decline certain types of businesses from using its banking services but would make decisions on...
Today is RU OK? Day. A conversation could change a life.
Today, 9 September 2021, is RU OK? Day.This year the message is: Are they really OK? Ask them today.Do you know how the...
Egypt based Microfinance Lending Firm MNT-Halan Acquires Investments from Equity Funds
Three private equity funds and a select group of VCs have reportedly invested around $120 million in Egypt-based MNT-Halan, a microfinance lending and...
Finder and Envestnet | Yodlee extend partnership to fuel the continued growth of Finder App
Envestnet | Yodlee, a leading data aggregation and analytics platform powering dynamic, cloud-based innovation for digital financial services, has today announced its contract renewal with Finder, Australia’s most visited comparison...
Starbridge raises $12M in fresh capital for application-focused space startupsÂ
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Starbridge Venture Capital is set to announce Sept. 8 that it has closed its second investment fund with $12.1...