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Metal, a stablecoin infrastructure startup also known as Nexus Networks, has raised about US$32.5 million (near A$50 million) in seed funding, with Airwallex and Capital 49 co-leading, according to an AFR report.
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Fintech investment in Australia rebounded in H1 2026 on large deals, including two crypto acquisitions, while the government unveiled a Financial Innovation Strategy and a new industry map counted 800 fintechs.
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Pay.com.au has raised a Series E round to take its rewards-based business payments platform to the United States under the PayRewards name.
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Payments firm Fat Zebra has named Leena Hakkinen as COO and Kees Kwakernaak as CCO as Australia moves toward PSP licensing; it has previously acquired Adatree, Pin Payments and SecurePay.
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Payments processor Fat Zebra names Leena Hakkinen as COO and Kees Kwakernaak as CCO as Australia prepares for PSP licensing; the company has also acquired Adatree, Pin Payments and SecurePay since 2024.
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TMX Group has completed its purchase of Australian exchange Cboe Australia after regulator approval, and will rename the venue TMX Australia Exchange. The platform began as Chi-X Australia in 2011.
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TMX Group has completed its takeover of Cboe Australia following Australian regulatory approval and will rebrand the exchange TMX Australia Exchange.
Hello Clever has released Clever Connect, which gives software platforms and marketplaces dedicated accounts for instant merchant payments over Australian and Japanese rails, with a US launch planned later this year.
ANNA's Australian operation obtained its financial services licence and rolled out Apple Pay, Google Pay and Mastercard checkout alongside ASIC and ATO integrations, letting small firms manage payments and tax in one place.
Zeller has rolled out a point-of-sale application for small Australian businesses, replacing subscription pricing with per-transaction charges and adding an AI assistant inside its merchant dashboard.
Small-business lender Moneytech has hired David Cameron as CTO to speed AI and automation across its lending software, amid rising non-bank investment in automated credit decisions.
Cuscal has completed its purchase of New Zealand payments firm Paymark, rebranding it Cuscal Paymark; the business stays standalone with leadership unchanged as Cuscal widens its Australasian payments footprint.
Payments firm Monoova has appointed Bianca Bates as chief executive from July 2026, replacing co-founder Christian Westerlind Wigstrom, with chair Robert Bell filling in until she starts.
Peppermint Innovation has raised AU$2.1 million from local industry investors to fund its payments and wallet expansion into the Philippines, where usage of its platforms is climbing.
Airwallex launched Latitude 37, offering Australian AI startups equity-free capital and overseas immersion trips via its Impact arm, adding to a prior $5m University of Melbourne commitment; applications open May 2026.
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Australian payments firm AP+ is selling its Beem app to Bolt Group to refocus on core infrastructure, while Bolt plans to add features and the two will move customers over by June 2026.
Payments company Airwallex has brought in a new independent chair for its Australian board and added a former New Zealand prime minister as a director; he already leads its NZ board.
Profiles four Australian fintechs worth watching in 2026: Fat Zebra, WeMoney, Swyftx and Block Earner, covering their growth, past acquisitions and previously secured funding rounds.
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OFX has hired ex-PayPal Australia marketing head Liz Lord as chief marketing officer as the payments firm broadens its offering for business customers into finance operations tools.
Chinese fintech FinVolution Group has bought local lender Fundo, marking its first move into the Australian market as its overseas operations keep growing.
Stablecoin issuer Macropod has taken on a Betashares-led strategic minority investment, with Galaxy Digital, Flowdesk, DACM and Primal Capital also taking part, to grow its regulated AUD token AUDM.
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AI finance brokerage LoanOptions.ai has completed its first acquisition, buying Sydney equipment finance specialist Asset Alley, whose brokers gain access to its AILO loan matching technology and commercial lending tools.
Payments firm Zepto has elevated long-serving security lead Mariana Paun to a newly created Chief Business Resilience Officer role, pulling information security, operations, risk and compliance together as Australian scam and payment rules tighten.
The cryptocurrency exchange has promoted its longtime technology chief to run the company and hired a new commercial head, pointing to a maturing local regulatory landscape for digital assets.
Australian digital bank in1bank is shutting down, transferring customer balances to nominated accounts by early February 2026 and handing its ADI licence back to APRA.
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Airwallex appoints James Teodorini to lead its Australian and New Zealand business; the brief also recalls the payments company's Series G round and its billion-dollar revenue milestone.
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SC Ventures is leading a US$5m round for EdenX Group, an Australia-Singapore fintech serving franchises and small businesses, to grow its investment and trading infrastructure; it recently bought two firms and entered Singapore.
Ranking of Australia’s five best-funded fintechs — Airwallex, Athena, Zeller, InDebted and Brighte — profiling each one’s total raised, most recent raise, backers, valuation and growth moves.
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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.
Identity verification group GBG has bought Sydney-based DataTools, whose software checks addresses and customer data, placing its team within the GBG Loqate division to deepen reach in Australia and New Zealand.
Sydney fintech Eftsure has rolled out a service that verifies overseas payments across 39 countries, helping Australian firms dodge cross-border invoice fraud, with global reach planned for 2026.
French order-to-cash software group Sidetrade has agreed to buy Sydney's ezyCollect outright in a deal valued at an estimated €37 million, its largest yet, extending its reach into Asia-Pacific.
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Melbourne payments provider Zeller is launching in Britain, its first overseas market, appointing ex-ByteDance executive Lars Weber to head new London operations and building a 40-strong local team.
Insurance software provider JAVLN has closed a six-million-dollar investment to back growth, research and AI plans, alongside a new hire leading its AI and data work.
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Commonwealth Bank's venture arm x15ventures and specialist fund Triple Bubble announce a partnership to support Australian fintechs with capital, mentoring and talent exchange between the bank and startups.
Marloo, which builds AI software for financial advisers, has landed US$2.7 million in a Blackbird Ventures-led round joined by CoVentures and several fintech founders, to speed product growth across its markets.
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Airtree has finalised a US$650 million fifth fund split across seed and growth vehicles to back ANZ tech founders, and has elevated three staff members to Principal.
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Banking Circle has finalised its purchase of Australian Settlements Limited, an Australian ADI, under a deal agreed in December 2024, uniting local settlement services with the buyer's international payment network.
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US payments firm Shift4 has agreed to buy Smartpay, which processes payments for merchants in Australia and New Zealand, for NZ$296.4 million; completion is expected in late 2025, subject to regulatory approval.
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WeMoney has raised A$12 million in a Series A led by Lance East Office, with Mastercard joining as a new investor; funds will advance its AI features and BrightMatch open banking switching platform.
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Selfwealth shareholders have overwhelmingly backed Syfe's A$65 million cash takeover, with court approval and a 7 May completion still ahead; the Singapore-based buyer plans to delist and rebrand the Australian brokerage.
Payments provider Fiserv has bought Pinch Payments, an Australian payment facilitator serving merchants in Australia and New Zealand, for an undisclosed sum, to strengthen its digital payment offering across Asia Pacific.
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Crypto exchange OKX Australia has appointed Kate Cooper, previously of Zodia Custody, NAB and Westpac, as its chief executive, with responsibility for operations, product and sales.
Banking Circle, a Luxembourg-licensed lender, is taking over Australian Settlements, which provides settlement services to Australian banks, pending regulatory approval, extending the buyer's local payments footprint.
Crypto.com has bought Fintek Securities, an ASIC-regulated Australian brokerage, its second brokerage deal as it broadens the services offered to local users.
Deals recorded from Fintech News Australia's coverage. A round is listed once, however many of their articles mention it.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Melbourne | Grant | 30 Aug 2026 | $4.8m | |
| Pay.com.au | Series D+ | 23 Aug 2026 | $39m | |
| Metal | Seed | Jun 2026 | ~$50m | |
| Macropod | Unnamed stage | 9 Mar 2026 | ~$10m | |
| JAVLN | Unnamed stage | 2 Oct 2025 | $6m | |
| Marloo | Pre-seed | 10 Sep 2025 | $4.2m | |
| Block Earner | Series A | 18 Aug 2025 | $8m | |
| Airwallex | Series D+ | 21 May 2025 | $232m | |
| WeMoney | Series A | 22 Apr 2025 | $12m | |
| Pay.com.au | Unnamed stage | 2025 | $25m | |
| InDebted | Series C | 27 Sep 2024 | $60m | |
| Zeller | Series B | 3 Mar 2022 | $100m | |
| Brighte | Series C | 20 Dec 2020 | $100m |
Companies named in Fintech News Australia's articles, most-covered first.
Investors named in Fintech News Australia's articles, most-covered first.
| Investor | What it does | Articles |
|---|---|---|
| Betashares | 1 | |
| Capital 49 | 1 | |
| DACM | 1 | |
| Dorado Capital | 1 | |
| Eastcourt Capital | 1 | |
| Flowdesk | 1 | |
| Galaxy Digital | 1 | |
| Lance East Office | 1 | |
| Lone Pine Capital | 1 | |
| Primal Capital | 1 | |
| REA Group | 1 | |
| Salesforce Ventures | 1 | |
| SC Ventures | 1 | |
| Square Peg Capital | 1 | |
| AirTree Ventures | 2 | |
| Blackbird Ventures | 2 | |
| Mastercard | 2 | |
| Airwallex | 5 |