Posts tagged "phone"

Compensation for small businesses hit by yesterday's Optus network outage "has to be on the table," Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones says, as entrepreneurs across the country deal with the aftermath of lost sales and severed communications.

Small businesses rattled by Wednesday's massive Optus network outage should hold on to their receipts, Communications Minister Michelle Rowland says, as mobile and internet services gradually return.

American payments fintech Stripe has launched a new suite of products Australia, challenging incumbents like Square and Zeller by offering small businesses access to Tap to Pay on Android and its own Terminal POS system.

Square now allows Australian merchants to accept payments on Android smartphones, extending the reach of the next-generation payments technology on home soil and the offerings of a company synonymous with physical card readers.

As company directors scramble to file their Director ID applications ahead of December 14, the ATO says it will consider penalties for business leaders who "deliberately" sidestep the new identification system.

Australia's telecommunications watchdog has registered new rules requiring telcos to identify, track, and block scam SMS attempts, days after warning consumers about a new tide of fake job offer scams being shared via text message.

Could the government tracking mobile phones offer a more targeted approach to controlling the spread of COVID-19? Is it even legal?

Business etiquette is a set of rules that govern the way those in business interact with one another, customers, suppliers and partners.

Six minutes. This is the amount of time people can stay focused on a task before succumbing to the digital distractions of email or messaging apps.

Legislators in the US are considering whether to ban cashless businesses, while closer to home, Aussies are transitioning to a cashless economy.

RBA governor Phillip Lowe says Australia has reached a turning point on digital payments, but there are some very big issues that need to be dealt with.

Lloyds Auctioneers has been issued with infringement notices after overcharging some consumers by hundreds of dollars, the ACCC has alleged.