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Lendi Group
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The Lendi Group Pty Ltd
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Private
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2021
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Lendi Group is an Australian fintech formed in May 2021 from the merger of Lendi (founded 2013 by David Hyman, Sebastian Watkins, Martin Lam, and Mark Kalajzich) and Aussie Home Loans (founded 1992 by John Symond). The group operates a multi-brand strategy through Aussie, a mortgage broker network with 230+ retail stores and 1,300+ brokers that has served over 1 million customers, and Lendi, a digital home loan platform offering comparison and application across 25+ lenders with more than 200 Home Loan Specialists. Its loan book exceeds $80 billion, and in FY25 the group recorded $31.1 billion in settlements, up 7% year-over-year, with broker-facilitated lending representing 77.3% of all Australian new residential home loans in Q3 2025.

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Lendi Group is an Australian fintech operating the Aussie retail brokerage network (230+ stores, 1,300+ brokers) and the Lendi online home loan platform, originating mortgages across a panel of 25+ lenders. The company is transitioning to an AI-native model by June 2026, anchored on agentic AI products that automate refinancing.

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Operating
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1,001–5,000
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HeadquartersSydney, Australia
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Sydney
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Australia
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Oceania
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices1 record

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Keyword5 values
home loan brokerage, mortgage broking services, digital lending platform, property financing, home loan comparison
Industry2 codes
1Balance-Sheet / Portfolio CRE Lending
CodeFSALADAGPrimaryYes
2Automated Underwriting Systems (AUS) & Decisioning Engines
CodeFSALALABPrimaryNo
NAICS code2 codes
  • Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers522310
  • Real Estate Credit522292
SIC code2 codes
  • Mortgage Bankers & Loan Correspondents6162
  • Loan Brokers6163
Product category
Mortgage Brokerage
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GTM motion2 records

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Type, Description, Source

Revenue model1 record
1Mortgage Broking Commissions
TypeTransaction Fee
Description

Earns commissions from lenders for placing home loans. Transaction-based revenue from mortgage origination. Brokers facilitated 77.3% of all new residential home loans in Australia in Q3 2025.

lendigroup.com.au
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Distribution channels3 records

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Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
GTM typeB2C
B2C
Offering typeServices
Services
Brand1 of 2 records shown
1Aussie Amplify
Description

Program providing brokers with pathways to ownership, multi-site expansion, and stronger store performance across salaried, mobile, and franchise channels with day-one operational support, mentoring, local marketing, and financial incentives

brokernews.com.au
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Core offering1 text field

Lendi Group operates a multi-brand home loan platform in Australia through its Aussie and Lendi brands. Aussie is a mortgage broker network with 230+ retail stores and 1,300+ brokers that originated home loans for over 1 million customers, while Lendi is Australia's number one online home loan platform that compares and applies to 25+ lenders with support from 200+ Home Loan Specialists. The group is transitioning to an AI-native platform with Lendi Guardian, an agentic-AI application that automates refinancing by using multiple specialized agents to monitor mortgage competitiveness and equity positions, enabling refinancing in as little as 10 minutes.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Quantifiable outcome1 of 4 values shown
  • 40% improvement in developer velocity
+3 more records
Product overview1 text field

Lendi Group operates a multi-brand strategy through its Aussie and Lendi brands. Aussie (founded 1992) is a mortgage broker network with over 230 retail stores nationwide, while Lendi is Australia's number one online home loan platform connecting borrowers with over 25 lenders. The company is transitioning to an AI-native business model with Lendi Guardian, an agentic AI-powered application that automates refinancing by handling routine mortgage processes through multiple specialized AI agents, freeing human brokers for higher-value work. The company manages a network of over 1,300 brokers, a loan book exceeding $80 billion, and facilitates home loan products and services through its two powerhouse brands.

Product and service3 records
1Lendi
CategoryOnline home loan platform
Description

Australia's number one online home loan platform; brings together smart technology to streamline the application process across 25+ lenders with support from 200+ Home Loan Specialists, allowing Australian consumers to compare and apply for the most suitable home loan.

2Aussie
CategoryMortgage brokerage network
Description

Mortgage broker network with the largest retail brokerage footprint in Australia, operating 230+ stores nationwide with 1,300+ brokers; has helped over 1 million customers with their home loan journey.

3Lendi Guardian
CategoryAI-powered home loan automation product
Description

AI-powered Home Loan Guardian application that monitors mortgage competitiveness, tracks equity positions, and streamlines the refinancing process using multiple specialized agentic AI agents; built on Amazon Bedrock and across the group's unified MongoDB Atlas data layer.

Scale indicator7 records

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Type, Value, Description, Source

Partnership3 partners
Strategic tierCoreTypeTechnology or IntegrationAnnounced on2026-03-18
Description

MongoDB partnership to overhaul fragmented data infrastructure inherited from prior merger. Lendi Group consolidated over 500 deployable components onto a unified operational data layer powered by MongoDB Atlas. Implementation delivered 40% improvement in developer velocity, enabling rapid AI feature development including Lendi Guardian AI.

Strategic tierCoreTypeTechnology or IntegrationAnnounced on2026-03-03
Description

Lendi Group developed AI-powered Home Loan Guardian application using Amazon Bedrock. Built in 16 weeks through cross-functional sprint using multiple specialized AI agents. Platform has settled millions in home loans with significantly faster refinance cycle times.

Strategic tierMinorTypeOthers
Description

Tokio Marine Holdings is mentioned alongside Lendi Group and Nike as companies responding to AI autonomy trends by launching AI-powered products and adopting explicit public AI policies to build trust.

Recent move7 records

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Expansion highlight5 records

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Peers10 records
TypeDirect peer
Description

One of Australia's largest mortgage broker networks, owned by REA Group, offering comparison and origination across a panel of lenders with both franchise and mobile brokers. Directly comparable to Aussie on retail brokerage footprint and franchise economics, and to Lendi on digital comparison platform.

TypeDirect peer
Description

One of Australia's largest mortgage aggregator networks, providing brokers with lender panel access, technology, and compliance infrastructure. Closely comparable to Lendi Group in broker aggregation scale, multi-lender panel model, and Australia-only retail focus.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Major Australian mortgage broker aggregator with hundreds of brokers across retail and mobile channels, originated out of REA Group ecosystem. Directly comparable to Lendi Group on broker network model, lender panel breadth, and franchise-style broker recruitment.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Large Australian mortgage aggregator with a comparable broker-recruitment, multi-lender panel, and aggregation-arbitrage business model to Lendi/Aussie. Useful peer for benchmarking aggregator-level commission economics and broker productivity.

TypeEmerging player
Description

Australian digital-first mortgage lender originating directly via its own proprietary tech platform. Comparable to Lendi's Lendi Guardian thesis on AI-driven, low-friction origination; competes for the same digital-first customer segment.

TypeEmerging player
Description

Australian digital home loan platform using automated underwriting and decisioning engines, now under Bendigo and Adelaide Bank. Closely comparable to Lendi's Lendi Guardian AI direction on automated decisioning, instant decisions, and software-driven mortgage processes.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Australia's largest mortgage lender and a shareholder of Lendi Group. Comparable as a counterparty that both funds Lendi's panel and competes for direct mortgage origination; its distribution strategy choices materially affect Lendi's commission revenue.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Owns Mortgage Choice and operates Australia's dominant property portal (realestate.com.au). Provides an adjacent data and lead-generation asset that a fully integrated property platform like Lendi Group benefits from or competes against.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Australian retail bank with growing digital mortgage capability through its Tiimely ownership and a meaningful broker panel presence. Comparable as a lender counterparty on Lendi's panel and as a competitor building automated decisioning.

TypeEmerging player
Description

Australian digital broker comparison marketplace that connects borrowers with brokers and lenders via an online reverse-auction model. Adjacent competitor for the digital-first mortgage customer segment that Lendi targets through its online platform.

Market position
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Weaknesses5 records

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Ideal customer profile2 records

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AI capability4 records

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Feature2 records

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Lendi Group

Mortgage Brokeragelendigroup.com.au

Lendi Group is an Australian fintech operating the Aussie retail brokerage network (230+ stores, 1,300+ brokers) and the Lendi online home loan platform, originating mortgages across a panel of 25+ lenders. The company is transitioning to an AI-native model by June 2026, anchored on agentic AI products that automate refinancing.

What Lendi Group does

Lendi Group is an Australian fintech formed in May 2021 from the merger of Lendi (founded 2013 by David Hyman, Sebastian Watkins, Martin Lam, and Mark Kalajzich) and Aussie Home Loans (founded 1992 by John Symond). The group operates a multi-brand strategy through Aussie, a mortgage broker network with 230+ retail stores and 1,300+ brokers that has served over 1 million customers, and Lendi, a digital home loan platform offering comparison and application across 25+ lenders with more than 200 Home Loan Specialists. Its loan book exceeds $80 billion, and in FY25 the group recorded $31.1 billion in settlements, up 7% year-over-year, with broker-facilitated lending representing 77.3% of all Australian new residential home loans in Q3 2025.

Lendi Group firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Lendi Group
Legal name
The Lendi Group Pty Ltd
Website
https://lendigroup.com.au
Company type
Private
Founded year
2021
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
1,001–5,000 employees
Short description
Lendi Group is an Australian fintech operating the Aussie retail brokerage network (230+ stores, 1,300+ brokers) and the Lendi online home loan platform, originating mortgages across a panel of 25+ lenders. The company is transitioning to an AI-native model by June 2026, anchored on agentic AI products that automate refinancing.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Lendi Group industry classification

Industry
Product category
Mortgage Brokerage
NAICS
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers (522310), Real Estate Credit (522292)
SIC
Mortgage Bankers & Loan Correspondents (6162), Loan Brokers (6163)
akta.pro primary industry
Balance-Sheet / Portfolio CRE Lending (FSALADAG)
akta.pro secondary industry
Automated Underwriting Systems (AUS) & Decisioning Engines (FSALALAB)

Keywords

  • Home loan brokerage
  • Mortgage broking services
  • Digital lending platform
  • Property financing
  • Home loan comparison

Where Lendi Group is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Sydney
HQ country
Australia
HQ region
Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

Lendi Group business model

Business model
GTM type
B2C
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

  1. Mortgage Broking Commissions: Earns commissions from lenders for placing home loans. Transaction-based revenue from mortgage origination. Brokers facilitated 77.3% of all new residential home loans in Australia in Q3 2025.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Lendi Group product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Lendi Group operates a multi-brand home loan platform in Australia through its Aussie and Lendi brands. Aussie is a mortgage broker network with 230+ retail stores and 1,300+ brokers that originated home loans for over 1 million customers, while Lendi is Australia's number one online home loan platform that compares and applies to 25+ lenders with support from 200+ Home Loan Specialists. The group is transitioning to an AI-native platform with Lendi Guardian, an agentic-AI application that automates refinancing by using multiple specialized agents to monitor mortgage competitiveness and equity positions, enabling refinancing in as little as 10 minutes.

Product overview

Lendi Group operates a multi-brand strategy through its Aussie and Lendi brands. Aussie (founded 1992) is a mortgage broker network with over 230 retail stores nationwide, while Lendi is Australia's number one online home loan platform connecting borrowers with over 25 lenders. The company is transitioning to an AI-native business model with Lendi Guardian, an agentic AI-powered application that automates refinancing by handling routine mortgage processes through multiple specialized AI agents, freeing human brokers for higher-value work. The company manages a network of over 1,300 brokers, a loan book exceeding $80 billion, and facilitates home loan products and services through its two powerhouse brands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

  • Aussie Amplify: Program providing brokers with pathways to ownership, multi-site expansion, and stronger store performance across salaried, mobile, and franchise channels with day-one operational support, mentoring, local marketing, and financial incentives
  • Lendi Guardian

Products and services

  • Lendi Australia's number one online home loan platform; brings together smart technology to streamline the application process across 25+ lenders with support from 200+ Home Loan Specialists, allowing Australian consumers to compare and apply for the most suitable home loan.
  • Aussie Mortgage broker network with the largest retail brokerage footprint in Australia, operating 230+ stores nationwide with 1,300+ brokers; has helped over 1 million customers with their home loan journey.
  • Lendi Guardian AI-powered Home Loan Guardian application that monitors mortgage competitiveness, tracks equity positions, and streamlines the refinancing process using multiple specialized agentic AI agents; built on Amazon Bedrock and across the group's unified MongoDB Atlas data layer.

Quantifiable outcome

  • 40% improvement in developer velocity
  • +3 more outcomes

Companies that use Lendi Group

Customer profile

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Lendi Group technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

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API docs
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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature2 records

Lendi Group partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

  • MongoDBcoreTechnology or Integration · 18 March 2026MongoDB partnership to overhaul fragmented data infrastructure inherited from prior merger. Lendi Group consolidated over 500 deployable components onto a unified operational data layer powered by MongoDB Atlas. Implementation delivered 40% improvement in developer velocity, enabling rapid AI feature development including Lendi Guardian AI.
  • Amazon Web Services (Amazon Bedrock)coreTechnology or Integration · 3 March 2026Lendi Group developed AI-powered Home Loan Guardian application using Amazon Bedrock. Built in 16 weeks through cross-functional sprint using multiple specialized AI agents. Platform has settled millions in home loans with significantly faster refinance cycle times.
  • Tokio Marine HoldingsminorOthersTokio Marine Holdings is mentioned alongside Lendi Group and Nike as companies responding to AI autonomy trends by launching AI-powered products and adopting explicit public AI policies to build trust.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Lendi Group competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Mortgage Choice (REA Group): One of Australia's largest mortgage broker networks, owned by REA Group, offering comparison and origination across a panel of lenders with both franchise and mobile brokers. Directly comparable to Aussie on retail brokerage footprint and franchise economics, and to Lendi on digital comparison platform.
  • Australian Finance Group (AFG): One of Australia's largest mortgage aggregator networks, providing brokers with lender panel access, technology, and compliance infrastructure. Closely comparable to Lendi Group in broker aggregation scale, multi-lender panel model, and Australia-only retail focus.
  • Loan Market Group: Major Australian mortgage broker aggregator with hundreds of brokers across retail and mobile channels, originated out of REA Group ecosystem. Directly comparable to Lendi Group on broker network model, lender panel breadth, and franchise-style broker recruitment.
  • Connective Home Loans: Large Australian mortgage aggregator with a comparable broker-recruitment, multi-lender panel, and aggregation-arbitrage business model to Lendi/Aussie. Useful peer for benchmarking aggregator-level commission economics and broker productivity.

Emerging players

  • Athena Home Loans: Australian digital-first mortgage lender originating directly via its own proprietary tech platform. Comparable to Lendi's Lendi Guardian thesis on AI-driven, low-friction origination; competes for the same digital-first customer segment.
  • Tiimely (formerly Tic:Toc): Australian digital home loan platform using automated underwriting and decisioning engines, now under Bendigo and Adelaide Bank. Closely comparable to Lendi's Lendi Guardian AI direction on automated decisioning, instant decisions, and software-driven mortgage processes.
  • Joust (RateOne): Australian digital broker comparison marketplace that connects borrowers with brokers and lenders via an online reverse-auction model. Adjacent competitor for the digital-first mortgage customer segment that Lendi targets through its online platform.

Broad incumbents

  • Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA): Australia's largest mortgage lender and a shareholder of Lendi Group. Comparable as a counterparty that both funds Lendi's panel and competes for direct mortgage origination; its distribution strategy choices materially affect Lendi's commission revenue.
  • REA Group: Owns Mortgage Choice and operates Australia's dominant property portal (realestate.com.au). Provides an adjacent data and lead-generation asset that a fully integrated property platform like Lendi Group benefits from or competes against.
  • Bendigo and Adelaide Bank: Australian retail bank with growing digital mortgage capability through its Tiimely ownership and a meaningful broker panel presence. Comparable as a lender counterparty on Lendi's panel and as a competitor building automated decisioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Lendi Group financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Lendi Group leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Lendi Group subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries2 records

Lendi Group funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Lendi Group M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Lendi Group

What does Lendi Group do?

Lendi Group operates a multi-brand home loan platform in Australia through its Aussie and Lendi brands. Aussie is a mortgage broker network with 230+ retail stores and 1,300+ brokers that originated home loans for over 1 million customers, while Lendi is Australia's number one online home loan platform that compares and applies to 25+ lenders with support from 200+ Home Loan Specialists. The group is transitioning to an AI-native platform with Lendi Guardian, an agentic-AI application that automates refinancing by using multiple specialized agents to monitor mortgage competitiveness and equity positions, enabling refinancing in as little as 10 minutes.

Is Lendi Group a public or private company?

Lendi Group is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.

When was Lendi Group founded?

Lendi Group was founded in 2021. It employs 1,001 to 5,000 people.

Where is Lendi Group based?

Lendi Group is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, in the Oceania region.

How does Lendi Group make money?

One revenue line is on record: mortgage Broking Commissions.

Who are Lendi Group's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Mortgage Choice (REA Group), Australian Finance Group (AFG), Loan Market Group and Connective Home Loans. Emerging players are Athena Home Loans, Tiimely (formerly Tic:Toc) and Joust (RateOne). Broad incumbents are Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), REA Group and Bendigo and Adelaide Bank.

Does Lendi Group have an API?

No public API is recorded for Lendi Group.

What industry is Lendi Group in?

Lendi Group's product category is Mortgage Brokerage. Its primary akta.pro industry code is FSALADAG, Balance-Sheet / Portfolio CRE Lending, with a secondary code of FSALALAB, Automated Underwriting Systems (AUS) & Decisioning Engines. Its NAICS code is 522310 and its SIC code is 6162.

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iTWireLendi Group Builds AI-Native Home Lending Experience on TwilioLendi Group integrated Twilio's communications layer with its AI agents to streamline home loan applications. The change boosted conversions from enquiry to loan lodgement by 2.5x and re-engaged disengaged high-intent buyers. The company is piloting Twilio Conversation Relay for voice interactions.Australian FinTechLendi Group builds AI-native home lending experience on TwilioLendi Group is integrating Twilio's communications layer with its AI agents to streamline home lending. The integration has increased customers moving from enquiry to loan lodgement by 2.5x, and 20% of customers now complete fact-finding versus less than 3% previously. Lendi is piloting Twilio Conversation Relay for voice interactions.Australian FinTechLoanOptions.ai secures landmark asset finance partnership with Lendi GroupLoanOptions.ai has entered a partnership with Lendi Group to integrate its digital asset finance platform into the network of Aussie brokers. The collaboration provides brokers with access to over 90 lenders and an AI-driven matching tool to facilitate faster financing for vehicles, equipment, and other personal assets. This strategic move aims to help brokers diversify revenue streams and maintain customer relationships beyond initial property transactions.Australian FinTechFintech pioneer Lendi Group expands into new Sydney HQ at South EveleighAustralian fintech company Lendi Group has opened its new Sydney headquarters at Bay 14, South Eveleigh, spanning 3,054 sqm across three floors in the heritage Locomotive Workshop precinct. The CEO reflected on the company's growth from settling $50 million in home loans in its first year to now processing that amount every few hours. The new space is designed to support Lendi Group's expanding Find, Buy, Own ecosystem, with facilities for brokers, buyer’s agents, partners, and team collaboration, including AI-focused technology-enabled workspaces.ItnewsLendi Group runs first project through "agentic SDLC"Lendi Group has successfully executed its first project using an agentic software development lifecycle (SDLC) enabled by Atlassian’s Teamwork Graph. The fintech company, which operates in the home lending space, revamped its development process to be AI-native, utilizing tools such as Loom, Confluence, and Cursor to automate workflows from meeting transcription to Jira Epic creation. This initiative was announced at Atlassian’s Team ‘26 conference in the United States, with the specific project deployment occurring in Australia.Australian FinTechLendi Group promotes Christopher Parker to Chief Operations OfficerLendi Group promoted Christopher Parker to Chief Operations Officer, making him part of the executive leadership team. He will oversee end-to-end operations across Australia and the Philippines, including credit, broker support, and people teams. Parker will focus on embedding AI-driven processes and scaling operations as the group grows.EYHow AI use is shifting from assistive to autonomousThe second annual EY AI Sentiment Survey, based on data from over 18,000 respondents across 23 markets, reveals that AI adoption is accelerating rapidly as users shift from assistive tools to autonomous systems acting on their behalf. Key findings indicate that 16% of people have used AI for autonomous tasks in the past six months, with significant engagement in finance and retail sectors by companies such as Lendi Group, Nike, and Tokio Marine Holdings.EYHow AI use is shifting from assistive to autonomousEY's Global AI Sentiment Study reveals a rapid shift in AI adoption from assistive tools to autonomous systems, with 16% of global respondents having used AI that acts on their behalf in the past six months. The report identifies 'Pioneer Markets' where usage is deeply embedded and contrasts them with regions like Australia and New Zealand, which are classified as 'Lagging Markets' due to higher hesitation despite growing interest. Key companies such as Lendi Group and Nike are cited as examples of organizations leveraging autonomous or assistive AI to enhance customer engagement and decision-making processes.EYHow AI use is shifting from assistive to autonomousThe second annual EY Global AI Sentiment Survey, based on insights from more than 18,000 people across 23 markets, finds that 16% of people globally have already used AI systems that act on their behalf in the past six months without human intervention. The shift from assistive to autonomous AI is accelerating, with people increasingly delegating decisions in health, finance and transport, even as public confidence and governance structures lag behind capability. Companies such as Tokio Marine Holdings, Lendi Group and Nike are already responding to this trend by launching AI-powered products and adopting explicit public AI policies to build trust and meet emerging consumer expectations.CFOtech AustraliaLendi plots AI-native future with MongoDB data revampLendi Group is transitioning to an AI-native platform by June 2026, rebuilding its data infrastructure on MongoDB Atlas to support expanded AI services. The Australian fintech has consolidated its fragmented technology estate, which previously used relational and non-relational databases, into a unified, AI-ready data layer to improve scalability, security, and development speed.