http://australianfintech.com.au/ Connecting Australian FinTech Wed, 15 Jan 2025 22:41:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://australianfintech.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2015/06/logo-words-orange-background-small-50x50.png http://australianfintech.com.au/ 32 32 https://australianfintech.com.au/the-missed-opportunity-in-lead-generation/ Wed, 15 Jan 2025 21:30:17 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/the-missed-opportunity-in-lead-generation/ Is there a lead generation problem to solve for Australian and UK financial institutions (FIs) in their digital origination solutions?]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/chetwood-bank-and-sandstone-technology-partner-to-accelerate-launch-of-new-digital-savings-platform/ Wed, 04 Dec 2024 02:18:52 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=189237 Sandstone Technology have announced its successful collaboration with Chetwood Bank to deliver a new digital savings platform.]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/customer-owned-banking-association-coba-2024-brings-societal-needs-front-of-mind/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:58:51 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=188817 COBA 2024 presented a rare opportunity for smaller-tier banks and mutuals to focus on social responsibilities and how they’re shaping organisations. ]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/the-importance-of-data-standards/ Thu, 10 Oct 2024 11:58:30 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=188719 There is no denying that data standards play a major role in how banks and financial institutions run their organisations and offer a wide range of benefits.]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/navigating-the-lending-landscape-a-case-study-in-loan-origination-optimisation/ Thu, 19 Sep 2024 03:04:54 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=188506 Navigating a competitive lending landscape, discover how Great Southern Bank and Sandstone Technology's joined forces to elevate customer experiences through innovative loan origination solutions.]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/when-industry-leads-innovation-not-the-regulator-that-and-more-from-new-zealand/ Thu, 18 Jul 2024 01:01:58 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=187901 This year’s Future of Financial Services, New Zealand event in Auckland highlighted some interesting differences in New Zealand’s approach to financial services innovation.

]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/2024-financial-forecast-trends-and-changes-in-the-financial-services-sector/ Tue, 06 Feb 2024 01:30:21 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=186187 What does 2024 have in store for financial services organisations? Sandstone Technology cover regulatory changes, Gen AI, cybersecurity threats and more.]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/the-year-that-was-5-trends-that-shaped-2023-for-financial-institutions-sandstone-technology/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 22:55:31 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=185836 The pandemic, economic volatility, social and behavioural change, followed by corresponding waves of tech advances.]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/why-so-many-gen-zs-end-up-being-cybercrime-victims-sandstone-technology/ Thu, 07 Dec 2023 01:45:50 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=185745 The industry organisation UK Finance surveyed 2,000 UK adults about scams, they discovered 18 to 24 year olds are more likely to have been targeted in an impersonation scam than other age groups.

]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/acquiring-retaining-gen-z-in-banking-a-sandstone-ibs-intelligence-whitepaper/ Wed, 06 Dec 2023 00:00:08 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=185707 Currently Generation Z make up 30% of the world’s population, and for the first time ever there are more adults in this generation than teenagers.]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/what-customer-owned-banks-can-teach-us-about-leading-with-purpose-sandstone-technology/ Mon, 30 Oct 2023 22:55:45 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=185236 Customer-owned banks are ahead of the field in a number of important ways, especially in leading with purpose.]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/banking-technology-striking-the-right-balance-of-configuration-capability/ Thu, 19 Oct 2023 23:37:17 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=185079 Why do so many financial institutions aspire to 100% configurable technology? In our experience, it’s the appeal of maintaining ownership over their platform.]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/innovation-and-sustainability-in-financial-services-where-to-from-here/ Wed, 20 Sep 2023 22:25:33 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=184648 The Future of Financial Services conference was a coming together of key industry thought leaders and experts from banks, fintechs and other financial institutions.

]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/rollin-with-gen-zs-and-alphas-what-financial-institutions-need-to-take-on-board/ Wed, 19 Jul 2023 21:20:02 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=183802 There are legions of existing customers who need to be looked after in parallel with Gen Zs and Alphas, and those older customers don’t necessarily want a 100% mobile app-based experience.  ]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/5-ways-financial-institutions-can-boost-digital-acquisition/ Sun, 09 Jul 2023 23:49:07 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=183663 Digital customer acquisition strategies are more important than ever, but financial institutions (FIs) are still seeing too many application dropouts.]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/what-does-a-great-broker-journey-look-like-for-financial-institutions-automated-solutions-greater-efficiency/ Wed, 28 Jun 2023 00:43:51 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=183504 On average, brokers account for 70% of home loan applications according to recent data reported by the Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia.]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/bsa-conference-2023-round-up-essential-takeaways-for-building-societies/ Wed, 21 Jun 2023 01:26:46 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=183431 The Building Societies Association Annual Conference 2023 is a valuable opportunity to connect with people from all levels of the sector and is always a source of inspiration for those of us attending from Sandstone Technology.]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/increasing-customer-experience-the-case-for-self-service-banking/ Wed, 17 May 2023 23:03:08 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=182879 What do we mean by self-service banking? Customers want to be more in control of when and how they bank. They want to transact on their own terms and get it done quickly.

]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/steps-to-overcoming-core-banking-integration-challenges/ Wed, 10 May 2023 01:00:54 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=182762 Integrating a new solution into your core banking system brings significant complexity and risk.

]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/will-your-mortgage-processing-win-new-customers-as-we-approach-the-fixed-rate-cliff/ Wed, 19 Apr 2023 23:28:16 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=182465 With a swathe of fixed-rate loans due to expire by the end of 2023, and borrowers on variable loans keen to find a better deal as rates rise, competition amongst financial institutions will intensify.]]>