October 2022
Ex-EML Payments CEO now a strategic adviser
He’s a heavy metal fan, drummer, kung fu practitioner, investor ‘and ... I forgot, former CEO’.
May 2022
Sydney’s Tech Central precinct faces competition
Some of the initial companies to set up in the precinct around Central station say it needs help to compete locally and globally.
March 2022
Rich Lister has court win against Douugh CEO over Yatango dispute
The CEO of ASX-listed Douugh will appeal after a court found he misled investors including Larry Kestelman into backing his collapsed former company Yatango.
December 2021
This start-up wants to take on the banks with a one-stop ‘super app’
Listed fintech Douugh wants to sell investors on its potential to offer services such as financial planning ‘savings jars’, buy now, pay later services, shopping rewards and more.
Start-ups battle big business as tech skills shortage threatens growth
Australia’s tech start-ups fear competition from big companies for scarce tech talent will stunt their potential, as mediocre local talent demands sky-high pay.
August 2021
Listed fintech Douugh looks to robo-advice to reverse share slump
ASX-listed fintech Douugh hopes to turn around its floundering share price with the release of six new managed investment funds.
January 2021
Douugh confirms $1.5m Goodments purchase
Douugh will issue $1.5 million of new shares to buy the three-year-old ethical investing platform.
Douugh eyes buying Goodments
The ASX-listed fintech is set to reveal it will acquire the ethical investing app after telling investors a deal was imminent.
December 2020
D'oh! Eyes on Douugh's information spill
The ASX blasted details the fintech provided during a trading halt, although one fund manager wasn't fussed.
Douugh to go cold turkey on 'neobank' crack
What happens if a hot term is tightly regulated for use in Australian financial services?
'Responsible' buy now, pay later rival fires shots at Afterpay
High-performing fintech stock Douugh says point of sale buy now, pay later services are 'a race to the bottom', as it exits a trading halt to launch its own entry into the sector following a $12 million raising.
November 2020
Fintech Douugh prepares to launch BNPL in US
Bank challenger Douugh has inked a strategic partnership with an ASX-listed buy now, pay later operator to launch a BNPL product in the United States.
September 2020
Tech stock weakness no concern as Douugh bakes in listing
Australian fintech start-up Douugh will debut on the exchange this week, and its founder is confident investors will take a shine to its early stage growth story.
June 2019
Douugh set to be first neobank to list on the ASX
Douugh plans to raise $10 million via an IPO in mid-July, after raising capital from Japan's Monex Group for its AI-powered bank accounts.