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Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Pepper Money raised.
Companies Pepper Money 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Tuttle | CEO (former) | Startup Daily, Australian FinTech, SmartCompany |
| Tanya Ward | Group Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (former) | Australian FinTech |
Stories naming Pepper Money. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Global consultancy Sia has acquired Seven Consulting, an Australian business transformation firm, roughly quadrupling Sia's local headcount and adding major banking, government and retail clients.
Consulting group Sia has bought Seven Consulting, an Australian transformation consultancy, adding Sydney and Melbourne offices, a Perth presence and major clients across banking, government and retail.
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HSBC is selling its Australian home and personal loan book to Blackstone and shutting local retail banking, with Pepper Money appointed servicer; no purchase price disclosed.
Also AFR Technology
Pepper Money says a consortium it belongs to is in early negotiations with Westpac over its mortgage broking book, as the bank faces a franchisee class action and a penalty over RAMS lending misconduct.
Weekly agrifoodtech roundup: Hysata's green-hydrogen Series B, Rize's Series A, other raises, Ocean 14 and Peakbridge fund closes, Uber buying Delivery Hero's Taiwan unit, executive hires, and an accelerator's cohort selection.
Sydney small-business lender Shift, once known as GetCapital, has secured a Series C worth $27 million, with Sequoia Capital Southeast Asia heading the round and earlier backers also taking part.
Also Australian FinTech·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Australian FinTech
SME funding platform Swoop has raised a Series A round to grow its Australian and global operations, expand its team, and build out its advisor product for accountants.
DiviPay has raised another $1.7 million in its Series A, led by ANZi, lifting its total funding to $4 million after a 2019 first instalment and earlier H2 Ventures accelerator backing.
Sydney fintech Cape has appointed Tanya Ward, previously an executive at Pepper Money and Westpac, as its first chief financial officer, reporting to co-founder and CEO Ryan Edwards-Pritchard.
Sydney expenses-management startup DiviPay has raised a $2.3 million Series A led by ANZ's venture arm ANZi, with Seed Space Ventures and former Pepper Money chief Patrick Tuttle also investing.
Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Australian FinTech
ANZ has bought a minority stake in online mortgage platform Lendi for a reported sum near $40 million, making it the firm's second-biggest strategic backer after Macquarie, though without a board seat.