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Fred Schebesta
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Founder, Author and Investor, Finder
Sydney
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Biography
Fred Schebesta is an award-winning international business leader, serial entrepreneur and futurist, three-time AFR Young Rich Lister, and best known for founding global fintech Finder, worth over half a billion dollars, helping over eight million people in over 70 countries save and make money every month. In 2018, Fred established venture capital arm, Finder Ventures, to incubate new business ideas. The first business to launch was cryptocurrency brokerage HiveEx.com in February 2018. Fred spearheaded the group’s evolution as a fintech company with the Finder App, which is an Australian-first innovation that combines personal finance management with comparison, as well as cryptocurrency trading. In 2020, Fred launched Schebesta Ventures, a platform to help more startups develop their business ideas. His new book, "Go Live! 10 Principles to Launch a Global Empire" is a #1 Amazon Best Seller and shares Fred’s journey of building online businesses for the past 22 years and the principles behind his success. Fred is proud to announce the Fred Schebesta Go Live! Initiative, where 30% of all profits from Schebesta Ventures will be invested in startups. Fred recently launched blockchain investment fund Hive Empire Capital, and co-founded Balthazar, an NFT gaming platform empowering a community of gamers to create a self-sustaining, wealth-building ecosystem. As one of Australia’s most successful entrepreneurs, Fred has several accolades to his name, including LinkedIn Top Voices of Australia 2020, Entrepreneur of the Year by Blockchain Australia Industry Awards 2019, Blockchain Australia Fellow 2019, three prestigious awards in 2017 by global professional services company, EY, including Entrepreneur of the Year, Australian National Winner – Services Category. Fred was also awarded ADMA Australian Young Direct Marketer of the Year in 2006, and at just 23, he was listed in Australian Anthill’s 30 under 30.
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By Fred Schebesta| Entrepreneur Verified A new use-case for cryptocurrency is booming, particularly in parts of Asia, and it’s gaining traction in other parts of the developing world. Not only is “play-to-earn” a new source of income where people can earn real money by playing computer games, but it’s also turning the crypto market on its head by enabling investors to invest in a different category and for crypto holders to earn a yield.
By Fred Schebesta| Forkast.News@ Russia’s war on Ukraine is battering crypto prices, but what does the more distant future hold for BTC and ETH? Fintech experts offer predictions. The crypto market took a plunge following its bullish run towards the end of 2021, and neither Bitcoin or Ethereum were spared from the downturn. Bitcoin’s price is down about 21% year-to-date, and 44.5% lower than the all-time high it achieved in November 2021.
El plan de Australia para crear una ventaja competitiva en el sector de las criptomonedas en 12 pasos
By Fred Schebesta| Cointelegraph (Spanish) Verified En octubre de 2021, el Comité del Senado para Australia como Centro Tecnológico y Financiero publicó sus esperadas recomendaciones sobre cómo debería regularse la criptomoneda. El informe final, de 168 páginas, se reduce a 12 recomendaciones destinadas a lograr el equilibrio adecuado entre la creación de legitimidad sin sofocar la innovación.
Company Info
Finder
Finder is a global financial comparison platform established in 2006 and based in Sydney, Australia. The company operates in four countries and attracts over 5 million visitors each month. Finder helps users compare a wide range of financial products, including credit cards, loans, insurance, and utilities, enabling them to make informed financial decisions. The platform features comparison tools that analyze over 100 categories, including bank accounts and energy providers. It offers independent, data-driven reviews of financial products and has a mobile app that provides personalized financial insights to its users. Additionally, Finder publishes educational resources to enhance financial literacy and support wealth-building strategies. The company targets individual consumers, including first-time borrowers and households looking to compare utility providers.
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
+61 2 9299 7602
Founded: 2006