Nine Australian fintech firms have been listed amongst the world’s top innovators in the 2016 Fintech100 by H2 Ventures and KPMG.
The list includes digital mortgage marketplace HashChing and online small business lender
Prospa.
With more than 1,200 brokers registered on HashChing, the firm has managed to receive over $2 billion in loan applications since launching the business. Of this, $1 billion was processed within the last three months.
“HashChing was included in the top 100 due to its unique business model, innovative use of technology, and first mover advantage in the fintech space,” Atul Narang, co-founder and COO of HashChing, told
Australian Broker.
“It is the first and most successful online mortgage marketplace in Australia, and this industry recognition gives brokers greater confidence that they are working with a trusted and well-respected platform.”
Narang said that HashChing will continue to improve both service levels and productivity tools for its brokers by working to further streamline the loan application process.
“The feedback we have received from HashChing users thus far has been incredibly positive, but we know there is further innovation to be done in this space, and we’re excited about what lies ahead,” he said.
Beau Bertoli, joint founder and CEO of Prospa, said that being ranked 31 out of 50 in this year’s Fintech100 was certainly an exciting achievement.
“We’re the highest ranking Australian-only business and for us as a company, it’s really satisfying to be leading the charge for the Australian fintech community,” he told
StartupSmart.
“We’re one of the pioneers in the fintech space in Australia and we’re in our fifth year now. It’s allowed us to observe all the different trends that are going around the world [and] different market conditions as well.”
Bertoli said it was also encouraging to see Australian businesses get this type of recognition.
“[Australia] may have started late but we’re building really good businesses across the broad fintech sector.”
He told
StartupSmart that he hopes this will attract venture capitalists and bolster investment in Australia’s fintech space.
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