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Israeli buy now, pay later service Splitit completes $12 million IPO to list on ASX

Gina Baldassarre - January 30, 2019 2 MIN READ

Israeli fintech startup Splitit has completed the first ASX listing of the year, following the closing of a $12 million initial public offering (IPO).

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NAB to enable merchants to take payments through Alipay

Gina Baldassarre - November 19, 2018 2 MIN READ

National Australia Bank (NAB) has announced a collaboration with Chinese payment platform Alipay that will allow its merchants to take payments from customers via Alipay.

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Australia ranks 9th for transactions through Alipay during China’s Golden Week holiday

Gina Baldassarre - October 11, 2018 2 MIN READ

Australia’s transaction value through Alipay during China’s Golden Week holiday last week ranked 9th globally, with the number of transactions up 105 percent on 2017.

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TRAVLR is a one stop shop helping travellers find, plan, and book holidays

Gina Baldassarre - October 8, 2018 3 MIN READ

Aiming to get travellers through the travel planning and booking process end to end is Melbourne-founded TRAVLR, created by husband and wife team Simon and Lani te Hennepe.

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How to master personalisation and break through the clutter of marketing on social media

Charles Tidswell - September 20, 2018 3 MIN READ

Ticking the boxes of being timely, relevant & accurate is what will set your marketing apart and break through clutter. How to achieve this? Personalisation

Advice

3 subject line formulas to get people clicking your emails

Cynthia Marinakos - August 6, 2018 4 MIN READ

Here are 3 formulas to get your share of their attention – and avoid your email being slam dunked into the trash can at first sight.

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ASIC to take action against ‘misleading’ or ‘deceptive’ conduct in initial coin offerings

Gina Baldassarre - May 3, 2018 2 MIN READ

ASIC stated that initial coin offerings can “involve significant risks for investors that are often not disclosed or well understood”.

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Snooper raises $1 million led by Microequities Venture Capital to grow ‘brand missions’ platform

Gina Baldassarre - May 1, 2018 2 MIN READ

Snooper, a platform that allows brands and retailers to collect data by having consumers complete ‘missions’ related to their products in stores, has raised $1 million in a funding round led by Microequities Venture Capital.

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Small businesses not doing enough to leverage tech to keep up with consumer expectations, report finds

Gina Baldassarre - February 9, 2018 3 MIN READ

Only 50 percent of Australian SMBs have a website, while 48 percent of consumers stated they will stop considering a business if it doesn’t have a website.

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Phil Tran learned building the right team is critical on the path from BidzDirect to Tayble

Gina Baldassarre - August 25, 2017 6 MIN READ

“It was so obvious the team was so much more excited about tackling this new problem that’s now Tayble than keep beating down the path of Deal Tap.”

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Australia ranks fifth globally for adoption of fintech services, report finds

Gina Baldassarre - June 28, 2017 2 MIN READ

Australia is a leading market globally for adoption of new financial services technologies, according to a report from Ernst & Young, with a particular focus on money transfer and payment services.