Rebecca Schot-Guppy to step down as FinTech Australia CEO
FinTech Australia chief Rebecca Schot-Guppy is stepping down after three years in the top job, as the search begins for a replacement.
Meet the co-founders of Spriggy, who just banked $35 million in their mission to boost financial literacy for kids
Aussie pocket-money startup Spriggy has bagged $35 million in Series B funding, as it looks to build on the momentum built during the COVID-19 pandemic and the shift way from cash.
There’s a forest fire threatening the banking sector and it’s Apple — not Afterpay — that lit the spark
Apple's announcement isn't significant because it's the first potentially fatal competition to other BNPL companies. It is significant because of what it undeniably represents.
Zeller raises $50 million to expand small business banking solution
SME-focused fintech Zeller has secured $50 million in funding, bringing its total capital raised to more than $81 million within 12 months.
The startup funding round: $25 million for payments tech, digital property management and a solar-powered unicorn
This week, Aussie fintech, proptech and medtech all got a boost, and we take a closer look at an international solar-powered unicorn. Here's the funding news you might have missed.
Beyond ‘us vs them’: How Aussie fintechs can get a foot in the door at the big banks
Australia’s fintech sector is buzzier than ever, and it’s easy to be drawn into a rhetoric of old vs new. But that's not always the reality.
“A rising tide lifts all boats”: Zip’s Larry Diamond unconcerned about increasing competition in the Aussie BNPL scene
Zip Co has found itself in an increasingly crowded marketplace under increasing scrutiny. But founder and chief Larry Diamond is none-too-worried about the competition.
Neobank Volt continues “prudent and measured” approach to growth, through partnership with global fintech
Aussie neobank Volt has partnered with UK fintech Railsbank, to power up growth after a tricky few months in the sector.
The startup funding round: Fintechs galore, records broken and a $1 billion cash injection
Startup funding has been coming thick and fast in 2021 so far. Here’s the first of your weekly wrap-ups of the raises we saw closed this week.
Butn bags $12.5 million in pre-IPO funding for tech offering advance payments to SMEs
Payments fintech Butn has raised $12.5 million in pre-IPO funding, for its tech tapping into the pay-on-demand trend in the B2B space.
Startups raised $30 million through equity crowdfunding in 2020, with medicinal cannabis and women entrepreneurs leading the way
Equity crowdfunding bounced back with vigour in the second half of 2020, with cannabis startups leading the charge on Birchal.
SmartCompany’s most-read startup stories of 2020
We've examined our most-read tech and startup stories of 2020, giving us a slightly different look at the trends of the year.
