The FinTech Meetup is for people interested and/or involved in the FinTech industry. It is typically attended by professionals and enthusiasts including entrepreneurs, investors, bankers, technologists, and others. It's a network for like minded people coming together to share ideas and innovations in a relaxed atmosphere.The events are informal and provide an opportunity to connect, collaborate, and inspire each other within the Australian FinTech community.The Fintech Meetup is supported by Envestnet | Yodlee, Sub11 and Upplft.Follow https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-fintech-meetup-au/

Small business banking, accounting & tax solution provider, Thriday, has upped the ante in the sector by rolling out an 'us against our peers' comparison feature. Up to 30 so-called competitors are bench-marked against Thriday across metrics including features, cost & support.Without any experience of using Thriday, nor any affiliation with them, I find this approach interesting, bold and intriguing, and wonder if it may set a precedent for further such differentiation pieces to aid the vendor-selection process in FinTech.You can run your own comparison here: https://www.thriday.com.au/compare

Fraud and Scams (or at least attempts), plague our lives. Emails, texts, calls, FB Marketplace, everywhere.However, are we looking close enough to home, at our own pets even?Sometimes good ideas should just stay as ideas, as one unlucky YouTuber found when his pet fish exposed his credit card details on his channel and started an online shopping spree.That's a pretty big flaw in the payment authentication workflow, don't you think?I for one would love to see the chargeback request for this!https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/41687/pokmon-playing-fish-commit-credit-cod-fraud