Afterpay mulls a US listing: Is this a loss to the Aussie ecosystem?
Afterpay is considering listing in the US. But that doesn’t mean forgetting its roots, and it could ultimately bolster the local ecosystem.
Atlassian acquires Brisbane startup ThinkTilt, enabling “mission critical” collaboration in the modern workplace
Aussie tech giant Atlassian has acquired Brisbane-based startup ThinkTilt, creator of ProForma, for an undisclosed sum.
It’s time to regulate BNPL in Australia, says Commonwealth Bank chief
The buy-now, pay-later sector in Australia is all grown up and ready for regulation, according to Commonwealth Bank chief Matt Comyn.
Square becomes latest fintech to offer super-fast loan financing for Aussie SMEs
Payments fintech Square has become the latest player to announce it is rolling out a loan financing offering to its small business customers.
Facebook data leak: How to know if your business has been affected, and what to do next
The personal data of more than 533 million Facebook users has been leaked online. Here's what small business owners can do.
“Finally”: New tool will allow businesses to limit comments on Facebook posts
Facebook is offering users more control over who can comment on their posts — and it could help protect small businesses from costly lawsuits.
“Deeply disappointing”: Aussie startup leaders respond to Christian Porter’s appointment as minister for science and tech
Australian tech leaders are largely unimpressed with the appointment of Christian Porter as Minister for Industry, Science and Technology.
Pringles attempts to jump on NFT bandwagon with $2,500 ‘CryptoCrisp’ campaign
Pringles has jumped on one of the weirdest bandwagons of 2021 so far by launching a brand new ‘CryptoCrisp’ flavour, which is only available as an NFT.
Acquisitions abound in Aussie tech: These are the businesses changing hands
There's been a post-pandemic flurry of activity in Aussie tech, including more and more merger and acquisition announcements coming through.
“This is our life’s work”: Sydney startup Baraja raises $40 million to build next-gen LiDAR tech for self-driving cars
Sydney startup Baraja has secured $40 million to develop the second and third generation of its LiDAR tech for autonomous vehicles.
Neobank Volt continues “prudent and measured” approach to growth, through partnership with global fintech
Aussie neobank Volt has partnered with UK fintech Railsbank, to power up growth after a tricky few months in the sector.
“A natural extension”: OpenPay becomes first BNPL player to offer split payments on elective surgery
In the latest flex on the buy-now, pay-later trend, OpenPay will allow users to split payments for some elective surgery procedures.
