Rehan D'Almeida, General Manager, FinTech Australia FinTech Australia has updated and relaunched one of its key resources for the fintech industry, its interactive ecosystem map. In addition, the peak body is calling for local fintechs to check and update their business details on the map to ensure that they fully capitalise off the resource. As part of the update, non-member fintechs can now add their details to the map at no cost. “This is the resource that we point overseas companies, corporates, investors, potential customers and other interested parties to when they ask us for more information about the ecosystem” Rehan D’Almeida, FinTech Australia General Manager . “Whether you are a member of FinTech Australia or not, we want to ensure that all fintechs in the country can effectively claim their space within the industry and have the best chance at surfacing themselves to new opportunities. This could be partnerships with other fintechs or alternatively, other companies abroad.” “It takes less than 10 minutes to update your company information. Not only will it help the ecosystem, but it will help us surface your business to more interested parties both here in Australia and abroad.” Originally launched in February 2022, the map serves as a fundamental resource for helping parties outside of the fintech industry navigate and learn about its key players. The new map also has two views - Directory view and Pie chart view along with additional filters. It compliments other maps, such as FinTech Australia’s regulatory and investor map, which were launched in the past two years. The map can be accessed via Fintech Australia website. Originally published by FinTech Australia on 25 May 2023
FinTech Australia has announced the finalists for the seventh annual fintech business awards, The Finnies. Known as Australia’s most prestigious fintech business awards, The Finnies celebrates achievements across the various components of the fintech industry and among the services that support them. FinTech Australia is a national association for the Australian FinTech Startup community. Their vision is to make Australia the leading market for FinTech Innovation and Investment by working with both sides of Government, Industry and the Australian FinTech community to create a supportive environment and partner ecosystem in Australia and abroad. 300 entries from over 250 fintechs across 19 categories with the 156 finalists vying for this year's Finnies “It has been a challenging period for a lot of companies in both the fintech and startup sectors. The Finnies are a great reminder that our industry does strive under pressure and can achieve in spite of adversity. The amount of deliberation we’ve had between our judges there have been some tough decisions. As a result, any company or individual who makes this shortlist should be incredibly proud of their achievements.” Rehan D'Almeida - FinTech Australia General Manager Closing in March this year, Judges assessed over 300 entries in the qualifying round which saw 26 industry experts review the achievements of over 250 Australian FinTech innovators. Final Judging closes on 10 May with winners announced at The Finnies Awards gala night hosted at the Forum Theatre Melbourne on 31 May 2023. Hosting this year’s Finnies event would not be possible without the help of event sponsors, Patona and Global Processing Services, and other award partners. Tickets are available from the Finnies website. Source: "FinTech Australia announces 2023 Finnie Award Finalists" published by FinTech Australia on 17 April 2023