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Israeli buy now, pay later service Splitit completes $12 million IPO to list on ASX
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
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
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
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
Ticking the boxes of being timely, relevant & accurate is what will set your marketing apart and break through clutter. How to achieve this? Personalisation
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3 subject line formulas to get people clicking your emails
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
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
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
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
“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
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.
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Data Governance Australia releases draft Code for responsible data use
Data Governance Australia (DGA) has released a Draft Code of Practice to set industry benchmarks for the responsible collection and use of data.
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Sydney startup Recomazing pivoted to focus on B2B recommendations for startup tools and services
“Shortly after our consumer launch, the reality that everything was going to be infinitely harder than we had anticipated started to sink in.”
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Glamazon connects consumers to beauty services on-demand
Startup Glamazon is allowing its users to connect with on-demand beauty services and salons through a mobile app similar to Uber.
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Urge is an app allowing consumers to connect and transact with businesses through text
Urge wants to up the convenience factor, allowing consumers to connect and transact with businesses through text rather than calls.
