The following article by Stephanie Palmer-Derrien first appeared in SmartCompany, Startup News on Friday, 15 February, 2019. The article is reproduced here in full. Rewards startup OpenSparkz has secured $1.5 million in an over-subscribed second seed-funding round, despite being pre-revenue. …
OpenSparkz paves loyalty trail as it eyes $7m funding round
This article by Supratim Adhikari first appeared in The Australian, 12 February 2019. The article is reproduced in full. Sydney-based fintech OpenSparkz, which is working to reimagine the world of loyalty programs, is on the hunt for big-ticket customers as it chases a $7 million funding round. …
Early Stage Fintech Sector Moves Into Full Stride: AFR
Australian Financial Review, Australia’s leading business publication, quotes Opensparkz CEO Terry McMullen in Early Stage Fintech sector feature. OpenSparkz CEO Terry McMullen agrees that Australian early stage Fintech companies that use technology to build businesses are becoming some of the most …
Mastercard Start Path Selects OpenSparkz for Global Startup Program
Australia’s leading national newspaper The Australian reports on OpenSpark’s selection in the MasterCard Start Path global top 10 fintech startup program. ‘MasterCard Australian division head Richard Wormald said the only other Australian fintech to have made it into the Mastercard Start Path in …
Global Top 10 Fintech Startup
OpenSparks has been selected by MasterCard in their top ten list of global fintech startups. After a rigorous selection process from a field of 1,100 tech companies MasterCard today welcomed Australian start-up OpenSparkz into its MasterCard Start Path program. This is their global initiative to …