There is no escaping the fact that the majority of the financial services we consume daily have become indistinguishable commodities to most of us. In a market where everything is various flavours of the same […]
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Author: Jessica
Wealth, Superannuation and the new aspirational consumer zeitgeist
If you’re thinking about starting a choice-led superannuation business in Australia, it’s safe to say most people would consider you dead in the water before you’d even started. Why? Well, mainly because the majority of […]
Fintech sponsored #slacktivism – the ultimate Archimedes lever for today’s millennials?
Leverage. Understanding it and wielding it effectively is key to being successful in both business and life. And while at a personal level most of us consider ourselves in control of our own leverage – […]
Why I started a superannuation fintech business
In January, if someone had of asked me how much I had in my super account, I probably would have sheepishly mumbled something under my breath and tried to change the conversation. The truth is, […]
What’s wrong with superannuation and can fintech help?
CREDIT: DAI LYN POWER In the past six months I’ve been spending a good deal of time researching and getting to know the superannuation sector. During this time one thing has become blatantly clear – […]
The hard costs of love. Why fintech startups need to solve for the sandwich generation
Sometimes the way ideas iterate and develop can be rather strange. Today’s blog post is an excellent example. Let me explain. The weekend just past in Sydney was sweltering. There were only two places you […]
Want a bigger bank balance? Keep tabs on your friends’ savings habits
‘Comparison is the thief of joy’, is a catchphrase we’ve all heard at some point in our lives. Countless self-help blogs and inspirational quotes posted on Facebook and Instagram routinely warn us of the mental […]
Why your bank account needs to meet your 60 year old self today
I wish I could say I loved saving but I just don’t. The lure of spending today versus saving for tomorrow is fight I often feel like I am losing. If I were to be […]
How a fintech bank would tackle fraud
Recently I experienced one of those terrible and highly inconvenient banking ‘life events’ no one wants to go through, yet these days seems all to inevitable. My debit card got skimmed. It’s the second time in a […]
Baking the ‘pleasure of progress’ into fintech savings apps
This morning I dragged myself out of bed at 7am for a very important date. A date with Joe, my personal trainer. I’ve been training with Joe for over 5 years. How crazy is that! During that […]
