fintech

The neo-lender hits EBITDA profitability for the first time and turns its focus back to growth in this interview with CEO Andrew Goodwin.

Before the iPhone even had a copy-paste function, millions of Kenyans were banking on their phone. Mobile money, real-time payments, crypto, and even BNPL were all...

Many listed companies that excelled on the back of pandemic lockdowns are also among the “biggest losers” of the growth stock selloff we’ve seen in 2022 so far –...

John McBain has had quite the varied career, starting out as a OB-GYN, pioneering IVF treatment in Australia, and then finding success as a small cap investor. If you...

Non-banks are turning the retail lending space on its head, and it’s not just consumers who are benefiting from the disruption. For Realm Investment House, this...

As Asia looks to add 1.5 billion people to its middle class over the next decade, there is an incredible opportunity for that group to influence which brands offer the...

Unless you're bartering furs to sustain yourself in some wild corner of the world, you are afloat in the massive technological disruption sweeping the financial...

For the last couple of years, we haven’t been able to open the Australian Financial Review or pull up the Livewire site without seeing another article about Afterpay...

Whether investors welcome it - or even realise it - cryptocurrency, or crypto, is having an impact on their portfolios. The immense size of the cryptocurrency...

Australian banks remain a staple of local investors, particularly those with a focus on income, and there are many good reasons for this. For one thing, there’s our...

Certainly, one of the biggest market thematic is a return of inflation. We are seeing the spike in housing prices, wage growth, and commodity prices - not to mention...

Airtasker is an Australian online marketplace that connects people who need help with a task to people who can get the task done. The company listed on the ASX during...

The lending landscape in Australia has changed significantly over the past two decades. Twenty years ago, banks in Australia controlled over 80% of both business and...

PayPal laid bare its strategy last week at their investor day and it’s clear that consumer banking is squarely in its cross hairs. It has been a long journey for...

One of my first jobs at university was in retail, working at Surf Dive ‘n’ Ski. In 1995 I was amazed by the number of people who used ‘lay-by’ to purchase goods, one...

The “millionaire factory” investment bank Macquarie Group (ASX: MQG), buy-now-pay-later phenomenon Afterpay (ASX: APT), software firm Technology One (ASX: TNE) and...

Euronet Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ: EEFT) was recently added to our portfolio. EEFT is a global electronic processing company based in the US and listed on NASDAQ. The...

Amid the US-led tech sell off the ASX-listed buy now pay later (BNPL) sector has had a decent touch-up, with valuations as much as 40 per cent down on their recent...

Afterpay (APT) is a leader and innovator in the payments sector as a buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) provider. The company’s share price is up 750% since March, reflecting...

The marriage of finance and technology, or fintech, is finding a natural home in emerging markets (EMs), where the penetration of traditional banking and insurance...