http://australianfintech.com.au/ Connecting Australian FinTech Tue, 19 Dec 2023 00:26:48 +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-2023-australian-fintech-news-headlines/ Mon, 18 Dec 2023 22:50:36 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=185873 Here are all the major Australian FinTech news headlines for 2023.]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/pitch-vc-joins-venturecrowd-to-democratise-startup-fund-management/ Sun, 10 Sep 2023 22:42:31 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/pitch-vc-joins-venturecrowd-to-democratise-startup-fund-management/ VentureCrowd and Melbourne venture capital firm Pitch VC today announced a new venture to transform startup fund management in Australia.

]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/australian-property-development-lending-gets-a-boost-with-launch-uks-crowdproperty/ Tue, 11 May 2021 23:35:42 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/australian-property-development-lending-gets-a-boost-with-launch-the-uks-crowdproperty/ Australia's small-to-medium property development sector has received a lending boost with the launch of the UK's CrowdProperty.]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/5-key-metrics-private-lenders-are-focused-on-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/ Wed, 29 Apr 2020 10:54:14 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=131653 Private lenders want to partner with experienced developers who have cut their teeth on past projects and learnt from their mistakes and experience.]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/payments-emerge-as-growth-area-in-fintech/ Sun, 02 Feb 2020 21:39:28 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=88925 The fintech sector now comprises a critical mass of start-ups across many different sectors within financial services.]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/thank-you-merry-christmas-2-2/ Wed, 19 Dec 2018 22:59:00 +0000 https://australianfintech.internationalfintech.com/thank-you-merry-christmas-3/ From the team at Australian FinTech, we’d like to say a massive THANK YOU to everyone who has supported us over the past 12 months.]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/the-female-trio-behind-avestix-equity-that-are-shaking-up-the-boys-club/ Wed, 04 Sep 2019 02:33:35 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=38204 We want to continue building Avestix Equity into a large landlord investment company that will provide long term returns for its shareholders.]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/australian-fintech-company-profile-49-domacom/ Mon, 02 Sep 2019 22:49:53 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=37896 DomaCom is a retail and intermediated online fractional investment platform with two core products, an investment fund and a seniors equity release fund.]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/venturecrowd-grows-smsf-properties-australia-acquisition/ Thu, 16 May 2019 02:57:04 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=22290 VentureCrowd is now the largest crowdfunding platform in Australia by volume of capital raised following its acquisition of SMSF Properties Australia.]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/australian-fintech-company-profile-6-crowd-property-capital/ Mon, 15 Apr 2019 22:50:59 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=21544 ]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/crowd-property-capitals-non-bank-development-funding-guide-2019-rates-and-jargon-explained/ Wed, 30 Jan 2019 22:55:25 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=19939 There are now numerous non-bank funding options available to developers and no shortage of lenders ready to deploy capital into quality projects with sounds fundamentals. The sector has matured over the last 2-3 years but there are many pitfalls (and a lot of jargon which we explain in the guide) to navigate. This guide looks to inform and assist developers considering non bank options for their projects.   To download the guide, please click here.]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/fractional-investing-platform-domacom-expands-rural-property/ Sun, 01 Jul 2018 22:16:22 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=16291 ASX-listed DomaCom has taken its fractional property investing platform to the bush after tying up a partnership with rural start-up Cultivate Farms. Under the arrangement, Cultivate Farms will source appropriate properties from farmers looking to retire and match these to aspiring or next generation farmers with DomaCom providing the investment capital through its crowdfunding platform. To help get the project off the ground, AFL great and farming sector advocate Kevin Sheedy has come on board as ambassador. “The idea behind this project is to enable young farming families to get their foot on a property they can farm commercially, while at the same time enabling a retiring farmer to sell […]]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/5-aussie-fintech-firms-shaking-home-loan-business/ Wed, 29 Nov 2017 22:44:58 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=13219 by Richard Whitten, finder.com.au The home loan industry is about to change in many ways with these Aussie startups leading the way. The home loan market is a multi-billion dollar industry that hasn’t yet seen many of the same disruptions as other industries. But that’s about to change. Fintech companies boasting apps, algorithms, blockchains and automated platforms are all promising to make the process of buying a house easier and faster.Here are five Aussie fintech companies who are poised to shake up the home loan market. Tic:Toc Tic:Toc launched earlier this year with a headline grabbing promise: the 22-minute home loan (application that is, not your repayments). This startup’s promise […]]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/domacom-partners-moodys-analytics/ Wed, 22 Nov 2017 21:51:23 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=13105 Fractional property investment company DomaCom has struck a deal to gain access to the CoreLogic – Moody’s Analytics Australian Forecast Home Value Index. The partnership will allow DomaCom to create “highly targeted, research-backed residential property investment strategies for independent financial advisers and direct investors”, DomaCom said in a statement. DomaCom intends to use the 10-year CoreLogic – Moody’s Analytics Australian Forecast Home Value Index to create residential crowdfunding campaigns for each Australian capital. “While independent financial advisers are typically at the core of most client’s investment decisions they have not previously been able to offer clients a comprehensive property investment solution, effectively excluding the world’s largest asset class from the […]]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/igniteme-heats-up-crowdfunding/ Mon, 21 Aug 2017 21:12:54 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=11718 Australia’s newest fundraising platform, Igniteme, is looking to push the crowdfunding barrow beyond its traditional confines, having raised more than $1 million since its inception. Igniteme, put together by Australia’s first winner of The Apprentice, Andrew Morello, and former Australian Property Institute associate Kristjan Geering, covers a host of funding options, including charity donations, and private lenders offering loan facilities. There’s also a crowd-sourced equity funding feature that will come into play once the Australian equity crowdfunding legislation comes into effect late next month. The platform’s biggest project to date is raising money for an independent Australian full-length documentary on NSW one-punch attacks called The Polisher. It’s a bit left-field […]]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/domacom-reaches-crowdfunded-property-deal/ Mon, 03 Jul 2017 21:27:12 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=10804 DomaCom has signed an agreement with a property developer to help launch a residential community land project in regional Victoria. The deal with Akuna Lifestyle Estates will involve a $6 million capital raising comprising $1.65 million to acquire the land and $4.35 million for development planning, approvals and construction of the civil works, and common facilities including a clubhouse, sports centre, pool and bowling green, according to a statement. The Cobram-based project is planned to be developed and sold in eight stages over three to four years, starting this year. DomaCom said it will use its fractional property investment platform to offer an attractive yield to investors for acquisition and […]]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/crowdfunder-signs-off-on-world-first-ag-land-acquisition-deal/ Wed, 05 Apr 2017 22:01:18 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=9802 THE crowd-funder which made headlines last year when it tried to mount a bid to buy S.Kidman & Co during the pastoral giant’s torturous path to sale has made its first rural property purchase – albeit on a much more modest scale. Crowd-funder DomaCom has finalised its first foray into agricultural assets with a ground-breaking deal that gives 90 smaller retail investors a stake in a high performance grazing property in Victoria’s prime Western Districts. The 150-hectare property, Doyles, just outside Casterton near the South Australian border, is in the undulating heartland of the prime beef and sheep region. Before entering a contract to purchase the property, the fund was […]]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/company/crowd-property-capital/ Sat, 25 Mar 2017 05:20:22 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?post_type=u_project&p=9655 https://australianfintech.com.au/robo-advice-using-algorithms-are-replacing-financial-planners/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 21:00:04 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=8960 Robo-advice is part of a new financial marketing system that could chug along without much human intervention and is aimed at giving you a sense of financial security.]]> https://australianfintech.com.au/venturecrowd-completes-first-israeli-crowdfunding-deal-knowmail/ Tue, 20 Dec 2016 21:25:15 +0000 https://australianfintech.com.au/?p=8729