Join us for rooftop networking drinks sponsored by Archa! With the kids back at school and the weather cooling down, now is the perfect time to reconnect with the industry and make meaningful connections for 2025.

Drinks and light nibbles will be provided.

Agenda

4:30 PM Registrations, networking, light nibbles, and drinks.

8:00 PM Event Concludes

About Archa

The ultimate spending solution for high-growth businesses. Archa is not just another corporate card provider; we're your strategic partner in financial empowerment. With Archa, issue corporate credit cards to your whole team, effortlessly automate receipt reconciliation into accounting systems, and enjoy savings on FX fees, all while earning Velocity Points. Our mission? To save businesses time and money while empowering their teams to excel at what they do best. https://www.archa.com.au/

oin us for an exclusive networking drinks sponsored by BC Payments! With the kids back at school and the weather cooling down, now is the perfect time to reconnect with the industry and make meaningful connections for 2025.

Drinks and light nibbles will be provided. Registration is limited.

Location

SILY - 338 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Agenda

4:30 PM Registrations & Networking

5:00 PM Welcome address by BC Payments

8:00 PM Event Concludes

About BC Payments

BC Payments Australia​, the local subsidiary of European payments bank, Banking Circle, provides low-cost global payments and FX solutions to Australian fintechs and payments businesses. Banking Circle is a fully licensed next-generation payments bank, supporting the global banking and payments needs of more than 350 banks, fintechs and regulated payments businesses.

Join FinTech Australia at K&L Gates' Brisbane office for From Zero to Scale: Fintech Growth Strategies. Hear from Leah Kidd, CMO at Sniip, Vinnie D'Alessandro, Founder at Raishio, Swyftx and other industry leaders as they share their experiences and insights on scaling from startup to established fintech. We'll explore essential marketing and growth strategies, providing attendees with practical takeaways to support their own growth journeys.

Agenda

5pm - Registration opens and light bites

5:40pm - Panel discussion

6.30pm - Networking & drinks

8pm - Event concludes

Please join us for the exclusive launch of FinTech Australia’s landmark report ‘Unlocking Growth: How Fintech Payment Solutions Empower Small Businesses’, in collaboration with Mandala.

The event will commence with a panel discussion on key insights from the report, followed by networking drinks.

We'll Dive Deep Into:

✅ How fintech payment solutions are enabling small business growth in metro and regional Australia, increasing their revenue and driving down costs
✅ How innovations spanning account-to-account payments, cross-border payments,  digital wallets, BNPL and payment service providers have transformed Australia’s payment system over the past decade

Panellists:

• Dr. Adam Triggs, Partner, Mandala

• Michael Minassian, Regional Head of APAC, Instarem

• Marty Gray, Public Policy Lead for Asia-Pacific, Block Inc.

• Peter Thomas, Chief Marketing & Product Officer, Smartpay

This is your opportunity to access breaking insights into the payments ecosystem and mix with industry peers. Register now to reserve your seat.

Note: Due to limited space, we limit attendance to 2 representatives from each company to ensure we have a diverse audience. We will reach out to all registrants if we can accommodate more people.

FinTech Australia, in partnership with Microsoft, is thrilled to invite you to the AI Fintech Roadshow in Melbourne on Wednesday, 22nd May 2024, where you will have a unique opportunity to gain insights into how Generative AI can help Fintech organisations reshape the Financial Services landscape. 

Join us for a half-day journey into the heart of AI transformation within the Financial Services Industry. Hear from Microsoft and industry leaders about the latest trends and best practices in AI and explore how Microsoft’s approach to AI can empower Fintech organisations to confidently drive innovation and generate business value. 

Event Details: 

• Date: Wednesday, 22nd May 2024 

• Location: Microsoft Offices, 4 Freshwater place, Southbank 

• Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Agenda: 

During this event, you’ll be able to: 

• Get an overview of the Fintech Industry trends and opportunities from EY & Fintech Australia. 

• Understand the Microsoft portfolio of Azure OpenAI solutions and its potential to deliver business value to your customers. 

• Learn how to implement AI in a responsible way and build your own Copilot to unlock innovation. 

• Hear from Fintech organizations, Yondr & 6clicks, how they are driving AI transformation in Financial Services to modernize the banking industry. 

• Discover how to Go-To-Market & grow your business with Microsoft Marketplace and hear from Suncorp on their Marketplace experience. 

• Connect with industry experts, AI thought leaders and Microsoft teams over drinks and networking. 

Who should attend: 

• Business and IT decision makers. 

Don't miss out on the chance to explore cutting-edge perspectives and engage with subject matter experts across industry, policy and technology who are shaping the future of Financial Services. 

Register now to secure your spot and be at the forefront of AI innovation in the Fintech space. 

We look forward to welcoming you to what promises to be an enlightening and inspiring event. 

Discover the market opportunities, nuances, and challenges present in Hong Kong's dynamic fintech landscape at our exclusive, intimate roundtable lunch, in partnership with StartmeupHK. Very limited seats available.

We'll Dive Deep Into:

 ✅ Exploring the ecosystem of fintech startups in Hong Kong and gain valuable insights from experiences of startups setting up in HK.
 ✅ Navigating the Hong Kong market and discover strategies for success in this thriving fintech hub.

Speakers:

• Jayne Chan, Head of StartmeupHK at Invest Hong Kong

• Ben Au, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of AP Family Office

• Taylor Fox-Smith, Head of Community Partnerships, Airwallex

This is your opportunity to gain insider knowledge and expand your global footprint and network! Register now to reserve your seat.

FinTech Australia in partnership with Microsoft, is thrilled to invite you to the AI Fintech Roadshow in Sydney on Thursday, 9th May 2024, where you will have a unique opportunity to gain insights into how Generative AI can help Fintech organisations reshape the Financial Services landscape. 

Join us for a half-day journey into the heart of AI transformation within the Financial Services Industry. Hear from Microsoft and industry leaders about the latest trends and best practices in AI and explore how Microsoft’s approach to AI can empower Fintech organisations to confidently drive innovation and generate business value. 

Event Details: 

• Date: Thursday, 9th May 2024 

• Location: Microsoft Offices, 1 Denison Street, North Sydney 

• Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM 
   

Agenda:

During this event, you’ll be able to: 

• Get an overview of the Fintech Industry trends and opportunities from EY & Fintech Australia. 

• Understand the Microsoft portfolio of Azure OpenAI solutions and its potential to deliver business value to your customers. 

• Learn how to implement AI in a responsible way and build your own Copilot to unlock innovation. 

• Hear from Fintech organizations, Yondr & 6clicks, how they are driving AI transformation in Financial Services to modernize the banking industry. 

• Discover how to Go-To-Market & grow your business with Microsoft Marketplace and hear from Suncorp on their Marketplace experience. 

• Connect with industry experts, AI thought leaders and Microsoft teams over drinks and networking. 
   

Who should attend: 

• Business and IT decision makers. 
   

Don't miss out on the chance to explore cutting-edge perspectives and engage with subject matter experts across industry, policy and technology who are shaping the future of Financial Services.

Register now to secure your spot and be at the forefront of AI innovation in the Fintech space.

We look forward to welcoming you to what promises to be an enlightening and inspiring event. 

Fintech for Net Zero is a new industry collaboration to showcase and map Australian climate and sustainability focussed fintech initiatives. Together, FinTech Australia and partners have put together a through provoking panel discussion and multiple company pitches to accelerate the conversation and ideas around the impact of the Australian tech sector on the environment 🌏

Motivated by the global climate emergency, Fintech Australia has committed all proceeds from every ticket purchased to understand the emissions associated at the event. Collaborating with our strategic carbon partner Clima, who will offset the emissions associated with the event and provide attendees the opportunity to choose which project to support 🌳

About our partners:

Austrade: The Australian Trade and Investment Commission - Austrade - promotes Australia on the global stage, grows and diversifies trade and helps build Australia’s economic security and prosperity. With over 100 offices at home and worldwide, Austrade helps Australian businesses achieve diverse export outcomes and win investment needed to grow. Go further, faster with austrade.gov.au.

Austrade is helping to deliver the Australian Government’s net zero agenda, and recently released the Australian Green Economy Prospectus. The prospectuses showcases Australian industry capabilities and companies that can help organisations globally to achieve net zero and green economy ambitions.

Startupbootcamp: Startupbootcamp is a global network of industry-focused startup accelerators that provides direct access to an international pool of vetted mentors, partners, and investors. Through its accelerator programs, Startupbootcamp helps innovators and entrepreneurs turn their ideas into successful companies on a global scale. With over 30 locations worldwide and 1,600+ startups accelerated, the award-winning programs provide structured mentorship, training, and access to a global network of corporate partners, mentors, and investors.

BDO: BDO is a trusted adviser to clients of all types and sizes seeking Audit, Tax and Advisory services. At BDO, we believe we all have a role to play in addressing sustainability. Our national sustainability team supports clients with an agile and informative approach to carbon accounting, sustainability reporting, sustainability & decarbonisation strategy, and sustainability assurance.  

Stone and Chalk: We bring together founders, investors, industry stakeholders & mentors into one network to drive growth and commercial success for tech startups & scaleups.

About our presenters:

Clima: Clima is a platform dedicated to accelerating the path to net-zero, offering comprehensive carbon solution advisory services and high-integrity environmental assets. With a distinguished track record, we excel in guiding clients through the intricacies of the Australian and International carbon markets. Whether you're a local Australian businesses or global institution, whether you aim to develop a meaningful portfolio of projects or implement comprehensive net-zero strategy, Clima partners to facilitate your goals

Footprint Lab: FootprintLab is an ESG Data-as-a-Service company with academic grade data about the carbon footprint per dollar of any transaction, of any sector, in any country, at any time. We help FinTechs seamlessly add green features through our API of over 3.5 trillion data points. Our data is used by the Australian government, the UN and the World Bank. Co-Founders Janet and Tim are from the UN and CSIRO respectively and have decades of experience in this field.

Slyp: Slyp is on a mission to reduce the amount of non-recyclable paper receipt wastage headed for landfill by becoming the most trusted digital receipts standard in Australia. Founded in 2017 and backed by Australia’s four major banks, Slyp developed Australia’s first and only digital receipt accessible inside a banking app, plus offering them via SMS, in merchant apps and more, to make digital receipts accessible for all Australians. Slyp’s innovative technology is ISO certified, and in September 2023, Slyp became one of 7,000 businesses worldwide to receive B Corp certification.

Good for B: Good For B provides funding for green projects, initiatives to achieve net zero and growth capital to businesses aligned to one of the Sustainable Development Goals. Our mission is to use finance as a force for good. We are using technology to change the way credit risk decisions are made, reallocating financial flows away from businesses that are damaging nature and society towards those that contribute to sustainability.

We are excited to bring you Sydney Summer Meetup!

Everyone from the Sydney fintech community, members or non-members, is welcome to join our first gathering event of the year.

This gathering will also feature an exclusive book launch by Professor Ross P. Buckley from the University of New South Wales and Professor Douglas W. Arner from the University of Hong Kong. The book titled "FinTech: Finance, Technology, and Regulation" provides an ideal reference for anyone seeking to understand the technological transformation of finance and the role of regulation: the world of FinTech.

Join us to celebrate the beginning of 2024 and realise the importance of community and connection.

Reserve your spot now before tickets run out. (Non-members ticket are limited, so make sure to register now).

We are excited to invite you to ''Back to Fintech'' our first event of the year. Join us to celebrate the commencement of 2024 and to set the tone for the year ahead by highlighting the importance of community and connection.

🎉 We're hosting a fintech community catchup in Brisbane!

FA General Manager, Rehan Mark D'Almeida and newly elected Board member, Vinnie D'Alessandro will be there to connect with members and the community to share learnings, updates, highlights, lowlights and all things fintech.

The first drink is on us! 🍻 Make sure to save your spot and register for free now.