The Insider: Meet the CEOs – 2 March

Registry Direct is a fintech company offering the only fully featured software-as-a-service (SaaS) registry management platform in Australia. The company’s technology positions them as a disruptor in an industry that has become increasingly regulated with greater operating, reporting and compliance obligations. Registry Direct’s platform is used by some of the world’s largest companies, including Tesla, Facebook and Starbucks, as well as fund managers and private companies. With its proven technology and revenue model, the company is well-placed to capitalise on opportunities in a significant addressable market.

Centrepoint Alliance is one of the largest non-institutional networks of financial advisers and brokers in Australia. The company provides licensee, lending, investment and financial advice solutions to more than 700 self-licensed financial advisers and 320 individual advisers. Following a challenging FY20, Centrepoint Alliance refreshed its revenue model and delivered a turnaround, achieving a 6% increase in revenue and net profit of $1.8 million in FY21. A recent acquisition and around $40 billion in exposure to funds under advice has created scaling potential for the ~$48 million company.

Touch Ventures is an investment holding company focused on high-growth, scalable investment opportunities in the retail innovation, consumer, finance and data spaces globally. The company’s collaboration agreement with Afterpay, its largest shareholder, allows access to a superior client flow, customer base and retail environment. Touch Ventures listed on the ASX in September 2021, after successfully raising $100 million and, as at January 2022, had a portfolio with a total net asset value of $192 million. The company provides both early and later-stage companies that have a proven revenue model with access to capital and, where appropriate, Afterpay’s expertise.