Square plans $29bn acquisition of Aussie BNPL firm Afterpay
The deal will become Australia’s largest ever acquisition.
The deal will become Australia’s largest ever acquisition.
Sandro Bucchianeri announced his departure from Absa at the start of the month.
BNPL firm aims to make Money a primary account for users.
It’s the first licence to be handed out by APRA in 18 months.
The platform claims to take “less than a minute” to search for home loan options.
The two companies had entered into a partnership earlier this year.
Non-bank lender handles AUD 10 billion in home loans across Australia and New Zealand.
The UK fintech is looking to accelerate its global expansion.
The round was closed in the week prior to Zeller’s launch last month.
The Australian bank selected Temenos in March 2020.
AFG picks up an 8% stake in Volt as part of the deal.
Funds from the raise will be used to support Wayflyer’s product development and international expansion.
The Aussie bank is seeking to add value and increase engagement for its digital banking offering.
The Australian firm has spent $105 million on its new buyouts.
The start-up last raised debt financing in late July 2020.
Australian payments firm suspends shares over “significant regulatory concerns”.
86 400 bagged its own banking licence back in 2019.
Nuapay’s joint value proposition caters to both consumers and merchants.
There is clear disruption already happening in the rewards space.
Australian bank deploys Transact in the cloud with SaaS package.
COVID-19 took a toll on GoBear’s capital reserves and certain financial products.
Nuapay owner Sentenial snapped up by prepaid cards firm EML.
Airwallex is currently expanding into Asia, the UK, and – most recently – the US.
The APRA’s consultation closes at the end of April.
Railsbank considers Australia “a highly strategic market”, where embedded finance is “still in its infancy”.
The Mastercard offering is powered by EML Payments.
Xero plans on closing its latest acquisition in March 2022.
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Australian lender seeks to make up ground on country’s largest lender.
The bank is adopting Bud’s aggregation and categorisation tech.
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Upon its acquisition, NAB says 86 400 has some 85,000 customers.
Australian superannuation firm brings investments in-house.
The BNPL firm raised $26m in oversubscriptions, at $5.29 a share.
Eedenbull is providing a handful of systems to the major Aussie bank.
The fines kept flowing even in a year as turbulent as 2020.
Worldline says Australia is an ideal stomping ground for international expansion.
The neobank landed a full banking licence last year.