Former ANZ chief executive Mike Smith must thank his lucky stars he’s out of the thick of the banking game. And now he’s right in the middle of a capital raising for one of the fintech sector’s rising stars.
Street Talk can reveal that Smith is a strategic adviser and investor in Imperium Markets, a regtech/fintech player that has digitized the market experience for around 40 banks and their customers.
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