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Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Australian Prudential Regulation Authority raised.
Companies Australian Prudential Regulation Authority acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne Byrnes | Chairman | Australian FinTech |
Stories naming Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Digital bank in1bank is winding down its banking operations, returning customer deposits in early 2026 and surrendering its ADI licence, with prudential regulator APRA monitoring the process.
Startup Daily profiles Juxtabyte, a data governance startup founded by former CBA data governance lead Hugh Le, ahead of the Techstars Sydney 2025 cohort's Demo the Future event.
RecordPoint has bought Redactive AI, a Melbourne data security startup founded by former Atlassian staff, for an undisclosed sum two years after its founding; Felicis and Blackbird co-led its 2024 seed round.
Australian data governance company RecordPoint has launched RexCommand, a free platform helping startups detect unauthorised AI tool use and enforce AI policies, with CEO Anthony Woodward warning about shadow AI risks for businesses.
Airwallex adds ex-Optus chief Kelly Bayer Rosmarin and four other directors to its subsidiary's board while it pursues an Australian banking licence; the article also recaps the fintech's US$300 million Series F.
Startup Daily reports neobank Volt is winding up, returning deposits and selling its mortgage book after a failed capital raise, recapping earlier raises by Judo Bank and Alex plus past neobank failures and acquisitions.
Volt, Australia's first licensed neobank, is closing its deposit-taking business and handing back its banking licence after global capital raising failed, telling customers to move funds; the article recalls Xinja, 86 400 and Judo outcomes.
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Digital lender Alex closed a $20 million Series C valuing it above $120 million, backed by investors including Washington H. Soul Pattinson, and added three new directors to its board.
Digital SME bank Avenue Bank has received a restricted ADI licence from APRA, counts Liberty Financial Group among its backers, and has appointed Steve Kinsella as chief financial officer.
Sydney neobank Avenue Bank has received a restricted banking licence from APRA, letting it lend working capital to small businesses, with a full licence targeted for mid-2022.
Digital lender Alex has received a restricted authorised deposit-taking institution licence from APRA, letting customer deposits fund its lending. Founded in 2018, it has written over $8 million in personal loans.
Novatti has partnered with BC Invest, whose subsidiary will pay $2m for a stake in Novatti's banking subsidiary, while a BC Invest consortium invests $3m in Novatti via share placement, ahead of licence approval.
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Xinja is handing back its banking licence and closing accounts after failing to secure promised funding, despite several past raises; it hopes to continue its delayed US share trading product Dabble.
Neobank Xinja is shutting its Australian banking operations, handing back its ADI licence and returning deposits, blaming COVID-19 and difficult fundraising, while pivoting to its US share trading product.
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Challenger banks Xinja and 86 400 reach APRA licensing milestones and launch app-based retail transaction and savings accounts, becoming the first neobanks to offer Australian retail deposit products.
Melbourne challenger bank Judo raised a record A$400 million Series A, drawing new offshore backers Bain Capital Credit and Tikehau Capital, and aims to lend $1 billion to small businesses by Christmas.