Articles On WISR (ASX:WZR)

Neo-lender Wisr (ASX: WZR) has reported a 36% increase in loan growth in the second quarter of the current financial year, on the same day the company’s newly-appointed chief risk and data officer Joanna Edwards officially took up her new r...

Fintech consumer lending platform Wisr (ASX:WZR) released updated loan data this morning for the December quarter. The company said it booked $31.6m in new loans for the three months to December 31, up 36 per cent from September ($23.2m). A...

13 Jan 2020 - Neo-lender, Wisr (ASX:WZR) has inked $31.6 million of new loans in the second quarter of the 2020 financial year.

Each Monday, Stockhead recaps which stocks are most heavily in demand by investors — running hot. The analysis is based on the Relative Strength Index (RSI), a technical gauge which measures how trading momentum is affecting the price actio...

Here it is – your fortnightly tech stocks wrap. Industry spotlight These days predictions about future technologies are generally more short-term focused. Often they already exist and are being developed, like quantum computing and AI. But...

Growth shares are shares that are expected to grow significantly faster than the market average. Growth shares often have a unique market offering that puts them ahead of others in their industry – they may have a very loyal customer base...

Technological change is sweeping the financial services industry at ever increasing speeds. From changing the way business is done to changing the very businesses customers choose to interact with, technology is shifting the foundation of...

As we enter the bright lights of 2020, it’s time to start thinking ahead. Here we take a look at 3 investment themes that I predict will define the next decade.  A low-yield world becomes the new normal The Australian cash rate has stayed...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has delayed the start of Open Banking to allow for more testing.  Background on Open Banking From February, major banks were due to start sharing data on debit and credit cards, dep...

A brokerage has initiated coverage on this ASX listed neo-lender with a buy rating and a price target 17% above its current trading price. We take a look at the coverage and the company. WISR rated a buy Moelis Australia has initiated cove...

The numbers are in, and 2019 has been a pretty good year for listed fintechs. Of the 18 ASX stocks tracked by Stockhead, 13 have posted a 12-month gain while just five were in the red. And of those 13 winners, seven companies have posted tr...

Here it is – your fortnightly tech stocks wrap.   Industry spotlight San Francisco may be losing its place as the world’s top technology hub. In recent years the city’s streets have seen wheel-based delivery robots and e-scooters. And low-t...

What we consider as big is actually very small in the real world. How big is the company? $100 million, $200 million, $1 billion? The companies with even these market cap fall in the category of small cap companies. There are numerous compa...

Data security company archTIS (ASX:AR9) has added another customer for Kojensi, its secure file-sharing platform. The company has inked a deal with NYSE-listed DXC Technologies, the B2B IT platform with annual revenues in excess of $25 bill...

10 Dec 2019 - Wisr (ASX:WZR) is pleased to announce the appointment of former Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) General Manager of Unsecured Risk, Joanne Edwards, to the Company…

Capital growth occurs when share prices to increase in value, and in 2019 we have seen some shares soar to new heights. Here we take a look at 3 ASX shares that have tripled in value (or more) in 2019. WISR Ltd (ASX: WZR) Currently trading...

Here it is – your fortnightly tech stocks wrap   Industry focus Earlier this week, research institute Indeed Hiring Lab released a report on the fastest growing tech skills now required by employers in the past five years. Six skills grew o...

Individuals and small businesses seeking a loan these days have a plethora of options to choose from. The rise of online lending means customers can raise finance at the click of a button. We take a look at 3 ASX-listed lenders that are ch...

Here it is — your fortnightly tech stocks wrap.   Industry focus A year out from the 2020 US presidential election, the tech sector is getting behind one of its own – Andrew Yang. According to OpenSecrets, the big four tech companies (Googl...

Here’s a recap of the top 3 things you missed yesterday, as we kick off the start of a big week on for the ASX 200. What you missed on the ASX on Monday The S&P/ASX 200 Index (INDEXASX: XJO) edged 1.5 points (0.02%) higher to 6,740.7 p...

The Wisr Ltd (ASX: WZR) share price has started the week in a very positive fashion. The neo-lender’s shares raced as much as 16% higher to 14.5 cents this morning. They have since dropped back a touch but are still 8% higher at 13.5 cents...

Phoslock Environmental Technologies (ASX:PET) has earned itself a tax cut in China because it can provide the Asian powerhouse with much needed clean water. The company can clean large bodies of water using a phosphate-based treatment. With...

Australia’s newly introduced Open Banking regime provides customers with “ownership” of their financial data. The legislation passed through parliament in August 2019 and means that, by virtue of what’s known as the consumer data right (CD...

Each fortnight, Stockhead checks who’s leading the tech sector and this time we’ve found a music tech stock leading the charge. Jaxsta (ASX:JXT) is up 59 per cent this fortnight. This company says it’s on a mission to create the world’s mos...

In the last fortnight the majority of best performing tech small caps have been fintechs who have received endorsements from major players. The best was Change Financial (ASX: CCA) which had a horror 2018 as its digital banking app did not...

Resources companies have come out on top in ASX small caps over the past 12 months – but now only account for just over 40 per cent of the 100 best performers in the 2019 financial year. Stockhead has compiled a list (see below) of the top...

If you thought mining was the biggest boys club in corporate Australia or Silicon Valley sexism didn’t reach Down Under, think again. Stockhead analysis has found that of 729 board positions in the ASX tech scene only 73 (just over 10 per c...

Fintechs may still be a while away from overtaking the major financial institutions but guess who’s taking notice of them? Since January 2018, US banks have conducted 69 deals led by major investment banks Goldman Sachs, Citi and JP Morgan....

Today marks the ASX’s cutoff date for June quarter trading results to be made publicly available. In turn, a deluge of tech companies presented their 4C filings this morning in order to meet compliance obligations. But a general theme emerg...

Cybersecurity stock Tesserent (ASX: TNT) has announced positive annual revenue forecasts and shareholders have sent it up nearly 12 per cent. It estimates $14 million annual revenue this year thanks to a recent acquisition and its total fir...

Fintech is still a buzzword that creates plenty of talking points in local markets. In the unlisted space, the focus is largely on the influx of neobanks — digital lenders with no legacy of physical branches. New entrants such as Volt, Tyro...

It’s been almost a month now since the federal election; an unexpected result which saw the incumbent coalition government return to power as 7-to-1 underdogs. So we thought we’d check the pulse of Australia’s fintech sector — a still-relat...