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Eco-lender Prometheus Finance calls in receiver
Fintech

Eco-lender Prometheus Finance calls in receiver

Prometheus Finance, the Wellington-based finance company with a mandate for socially responsible lending, has called in receivers after failing to.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd Dec 2014
Correction: Real Estate Institute O'Sullivan says first-home buyers could give up on home ownership
Inflation

Correction: Real Estate Institute O'Sullivan says first-home buyers could give up on home ownership

Departing Real Estate Institute chief executive Helen O'Sullivan said the Reserve Bank's decision to continue the loan-to-value ratio restrictions.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 14th Nov 2014
NZ dollar touches month-low vs. greenback on optimism for US economy
Spending

NZ dollar touches month-low vs. greenback on optimism for US economy

The New Zealand dollar touched a month-low against the US dollar as the greenback broadly strengthened on optimism about the US economy and after t.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 3rd Nov 2014
UPDATE: Westpac NZ delivers 13% annual profit boost, as lending improves and bad debts fall
Lending

UPDATE: Westpac NZ delivers 13% annual profit boost, as lending improves and bad debts fall

Westpac New Zealand, the local unit of Australia's Westpac Banking Corp, reported a 13 percent rise in annual cash earnings to $864 million helped.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Nov 2014

Global Stories

Aryza & Acquired.com unveil enhanced payment solutions
Data Analytics

Aryza & Acquired.com unveil enhanced payment solutions

Aryza Group and Acquired.com mark six years of partnership with advanced data-driven collection and disbursement options, enhancing the end-to-end payment process for clients.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 29th Feb 2024
Bud Financial appoints Rachel Fairhurst & Jakub Piotrowski as Senior Leaders
Fintech

Bud Financial appoints Rachel Fairhurst & Jakub Piotrowski as Senior Leaders

Bud Financial appoints Rachel Fairhurst as VP of Credit Risk & Client Success, and Jakub Piotrowski as VP of Product to drive commercial growth and innovation.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Oct 2023
Aryza unveils innovative embedded finance products
Fintech

Aryza unveils innovative embedded finance products

Aryza launches new 'embedded finance' products, Aryza Originate and Aryza Lend, to revolutionize the financial sector.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Oct 2023
True Balance appoints Souparno Bagchi as chief operating officer
Fintech

True Balance appoints Souparno Bagchi as chief operating officer

Fintech True Balance has made senior appointments to reinforce its growth across India's underbanked market, including Souparno Bagchi as COO.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 29th Apr 2022
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Mambu?
Software-as-a-Service

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Mambu?

Mambu is a SaaS banking platform, providing technology to banks and others to power lending, deposit and other banking products.

By Nick Forrester • 1 min read • Tue, 23rd Mar 2021
Fujitsu embarks on new SaaS venture in Japan with APAC up next
Software-as-a-Service

Fujitsu embarks on new SaaS venture in Japan with APAC up next

Fujitsu has entered new territory by commencing sales in Japan of cloud-based solutions for lending and leasing businesses - with APAC next.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 17th May 2017
Equico adds two new managers
EduTech

Equico adds two new managers

Increased interest from tertiary sector prompts promotion and new appointment by technology leasing specialists.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Tue, 7th Feb 2012

Stories from Other Regions

Nils Frowein Joins Additiv as CEO from Swiss Life
DevOps

Nils Frowein Joins Additiv as CEO from Swiss Life

Nils Frowein has been appointed as the new CEO of additiv, the international digital investment and financial solutions company.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Thu, 15th Jun 2023
Bloated business profits make up 60% of inflation
Government

Bloated business profits make up 60% of inflation

A change to government policy rather than an oversimplified approach of raising the cash rate will be needed to address the current bout of inflation.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 9th Sep 2022
True Balance appoints Souparno Bagchi as Chief operating officer
Fintech

True Balance appoints Souparno Bagchi as Chief operating officer

Indian financial services firm True Balance appoints Souparno Bagchi as COO and Himanshu Jaggi as principal product manager to boost expansion efforts.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 29th Apr 2022
Huge opportunity with Cloud Lending Solutions and Fujitsu partnership
Partner Programmes

Huge opportunity with Cloud Lending Solutions and Fujitsu partnership

Cloud Lending Solutions asserts the partnership will enable Fujitsu to provide a cloud-based loan and leasing software to their customers.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 15th Sep 2017