InPayTech Limited announces Initial Public Offer to raise up to $5 Million
Integrated Payment Technologies Limited (InPayTech) has today announced the launch of its Initial Public Offer (IPO) to raise up to $5 Million including oversubscriptions, and apply to list on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The IPO opens on October 17, 2016 through a prospectus issued by InPayTech and lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) on September 23, 2016. InPayTech is an Australian financial technology company that has created a unique payments process (the Process) in support of Australia’s banking, wealth management and superannuation sectors. InPayTech will capitalise on Government regulation to enhance its business in: Superannuation, via the Single Touch Payroll (STP) initiative of the Australian Taxation […]
This $55 million ASX fintech fund is Australia’s first listed venture company
Seed funding venture capital specialists Ben and Tony Heap today launched H2Ocean, an ASX-listed vehicle to raise up to $55 million for the fintech startup market. The prospectus, offering $1.10 shares to raise between $27.5 million and $55 million, is now live and is being led by Ord Minnett and Shaw and Partners. The float, due to list around October 19, was launched by treasurer Scott Morrison. Joining the brothers on the board are financial journalist David Koch, former federal MP Wyatt Roy and Anne O’Donnell, a former CEO of Australian Ethical Investment. Ben, the chairman, told Business Insider the company is a first to list on the ASX. “This is […]
Property crowdfunder CoAssets lists on the ASX
The alternative lending space continues to gain momentum as Singapore-based real estate crowdfunding specialist CoAssets lists on the Australian Securities Exchange on Monday morning. The company with an $85 million market capitalisation has raised $6.55 million at 40¢ a share ahead of the listing. The peer-to-peer crowdfund facilitator specialises in funding of up to $5 million and has raised $S45 million ($43.7 million) in residential and small business projects since it started in 2013 in Singapore, mainly in south-east Asia. It was looking to replicate its business in Australia where demand for residential development funding was burgeoning after local banks clamped down on lending to smaller and lesser known developers. […]
Wyatt Roy joins Sunrise’s David Koch in fintech fund H2Ocean
Former assistant minister for innovation Wyatt Roy has taken his first jobpost-politics, joining Sunrise host David Koch as an independent director of a proposed $55 million publicly listed fintech fund. Mr Roy, who was dumped from his seat of Longman in the last election, settled on a role with H2Ocean where he’ll be paid $60,000 per year, and will hold 10,000 shares at the offer’s completion. According to H2Ocean’s prospectus Mr Roy will join David Koch and Beyond Bank Australia chair Anne O’Donnell at the fund co-founded by Ben and Toby Heap, which will be offering a “diversified global portfolio of early and growth stage financial technology companies”. The fund […]
Australia gets its first listed fintech investment fund – H2Ocean
H2Ocean is seeking to raise at least $22,500,000 to focus on developing an early and growth stage venture capital portfolio. H2 Ventures, a dedicated accelerator and fintech investment firm, has launched H2Ocean, Australia’s first listed venture company. H2 Ventures, which also happens to be Australia’s first dedicated fintech accelerator, is already very active in the fintech space but aims to expand this with its latest venture. Co-founders Ben and Tony Heap aim to raise between $22,500,000 and $55,000,000 to deliver capital growth to investors and provide an investment alternative to traditional equities through a diversified portfolio. “H2Ocean Shareholders will gain investment exposure to early and growth stage Fintech Ventures that […]
ASX-Listed Australian FinTech company zipMoney – Full Year Results
zipMoney are pleased to announce today their FY16 Annual Results, the first set of accounts as an ASX-listed Company. Some of the key highlights: Transaction volume of $51.5 million, up 962% Loan book (receivables) of $40.7 million, up 1,296% Company revenues of $4.3 million, up 976% More than 50,000 customers and 2,000 merchants Omni-channel strategy delivering volume growth Bad debts of 1.1%, below industry standards FY16 saw a number of very pleasing achievements for the Company. This included strong growth in transaction volume, with more than $50 million processed on the zipMoney payments platform. This was supported by close to 2,000 merchants across their target sectors and a number of […]
The blockchain revolution in banking and trading
A change is coming to financial services that its proponents compare to the introduction of the internet: its effects will be dramatic, but it’s hard to see all its potential yet. The change is the introduction of blockchain, or distributed ledger, technology, which could have broad impacts across banking and trading for both individuals and institutions. For private investors, the technology could allow for cheaper share trading and faster settlement. It could also help provide confidence to market participants in times of stress and allow more issuance of stock, particularly from smaller companies. Blockchain technology is best known for its role underpinning digital currency bitcoin, but its uses are much […]
Banks resist fintech push for open data regime
If banks were required to open their customer data to competitors, economic growth would be bolstered through financial services competition and customer service would be improved by allowing fintech companies to create better-priced financial products, argues Fintech Australia, an industry group representing financial technology start-ups. The Productivity Commission’s review into ‘Data availability and use’ is looking at whether a system of “open APIs” [application programming interfaces] could be created along the lines of a new regime in Britain to allow competitors to plug directly into data sets held by banks, such as transaction account activity. Fintech Australia has asked the commission to recommend an “open banking API” regime be mandated […]
