Fintech Fridays Webinar Series
27 January 2022
After a successful 2021 series, Fintech Fridays is back again to deliver the latest insights on the Fintech sector. The exponential growth of fintechs is set to continue over the next year, with both established and new financial services brands looking to create new revenue streams and ride the wave of digitisation.
Tim Aman, BDO’s Global Fintech Leader, combines his wealth of global knowledge with additional insights from high-profile industry guests to present a lively conversation on the sector. Topics for discussion include customer acquisition, blockchain, capital raising and IPOs, open banking, payments, and taking a fintech global.
Find previous webinars:
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Date
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Topic
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1
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Friday, 18 February 2022
11:00am - 12:00pm (AEDT)
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Going Global
Key topics of this session:
- Opportunities abroad, and regions of interest
- Making the most of government grants and incentives
- Balancing rapid expansion with sustainable business growth
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Brendan Malone
Co-Founder & Joint CEO, Raiz Invest
Matt Baxby
CEO, Revolut
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Friday, 22 April 2022
11:00am - 12:00pm (AEDT)
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Open Banking
Key topics of this session:
- What’s next for open banking
- The future of digital identity
- New data users and obtaining access to CDR data
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Jill Berry
Co-Founder & CEO, Adatree
Mauricio Benitez
Founder, Fintegram
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3
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Friday, 17 June 2022
11:00am - 12:00pm (AEST)
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Payments Revolution
Key topics of this session:
- Key themes influencing the payments industry
- Driving forces of the payment's revolution
- Digital Wallets & BNPL
- Transforming Australia's payments system
- POS payment tech
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Kallan Hogan -
Vice President, Account Development, Mastercard
Brenton Charnley -
CEO, TrueLayer
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4
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Friday, 12 August 2022
11:00am - 12:00pm (AEST)
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Blockchain
Key topics of this session:
- Australian blockchain ecosystem and the national roadmap
- Blockchain in banking and finance, and its role in decentralised finance
- Incorporating Blockchain with existing systems/products
- Debanking
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Michael Bacina -
Partner, Digital Law, Piper Alderman
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5
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Friday, 21 October 2022
11:00am - 12:00pm (AEDT)
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Capital Raising & IPO
Key topics of this session:
- IPO pipeline: When and where should you IPO
- The rise in pre-IPO investment, and where to source it
- Considerations and challenges in the IPO journey
- Post-IPO processes
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TBC |
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Friday, 9 December 2022
11:00am - 12:00pm (AEDT)
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Customer Acquisition
Key topics of this session:
- Overcoming customer acquisition costs for fintechs
- How to scale a fintech start-up customer base
- CDR as an opportunity to gain customers
- The rise of apps and super-apps
- Building trust and the consumer experience
- The advantages of internal innovations
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TBC
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*All sessions are held on a Friday from 9:00am – 10:00am (AEDT)
Watch the 2021 series
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No.
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Date
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Topic
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Presenters |
Link To Register
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1
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26 February 2021
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RegTech
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Deborah Young – CEO, The RegTech Association
Lisa Schutz – Founder & CEO, Verifier |
Watch
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2
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19 March 2021
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Fintech Outlook
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Rebecca Schot-Guppy – CEO, FinTech Australia
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Watch
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3
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23 April 2021
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Payments / Lending
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Anthony Nantes – CEO, Wisr
Ross Widdows – Partner, Cyber Security, BDO |
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4
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28 May 2021
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Open Banking
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Jill Berry – Co-Founder & CEO, Adatree
Mark Griffiths – Partner, Risk Advisory Services, BDO |
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5
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2 July 2021
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Federal Budget / New Financial Year
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Michael Bacina – Partner, Piper Alderman
Graham Wakeman – Partner, Government Incentives, BDO |
Watch
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23 July 2021 |
Insurtech |
Jason Wilby – Co-Founder & Joint CEO, Open Insurance
Ali Bolbol – Partner, Tax, BDO
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Watch |
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20 August 2021 |
Wealth & Asset Management |
Chris Brycki – Founder & CEO, Stockspot
James Dixon – Partner, Audit & Assurance, BDO
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Watch |
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24 September 2021 |
The Fintech Journey - Start Up, Scale Up & Beyond |
Adrian Floate - Managing Director, Spenda
Marc Cheah - Senior Marketing Director, APAC, Blackhawk Network
Joel Thornton - Partnerships Lead, Australia, Fundsquire
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15 October 2021 |
Artificial Intelligence |
Schalk Kock - Partner, Digital & Technology Advisory, BDO
Michael Bottala - Director of Strategic Insights, Mindbridge AI
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Watch |
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12 November 2021 |
Capital Markets |
Sebastian Stevens – National Leader, Private Equity, BDO
James Posnett - ASX Senior Manager, Listings
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Watch the 2020 Series
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No.
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Date
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Topic
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Link To Watch
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1
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21 August 2020
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Snapshot Of Fintech
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Watch
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2
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18 September 2020
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Blockchain & Crypto
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Watch
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3
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23 October 2020
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Open Banking
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Watch
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4
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20 November 2020
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Unpacking The Budget For Fintechs
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Watch
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5
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11 December 2020
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Capital Markets
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Watch
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Fintech Subsector Outlook
Subsector outlook: a sector-by-sector analysis of Fintechs
Over the last few years, we’ve seen the Australian Fintech ecosystem mature.
Fintechs have surged on a wave of financial growth, market opportunities and a thriving investment environment – while being boosted by new regulatory conditions to support entrepreneurship and the rise of non-traditional finance. But what lies ahead for Fintechs in the current environment?
Find out more