“A ‘new’ can come from anyone”: Zeller’s Ben Pfisterer shares five tips for building innovative startups
In a candid chat with SmartCompany Plus, Pfisterer outlined several key factors to have contributed to his success, and Zeller’s ongoing progress.
How smart tech solutions can deliver an exceptional customer experience
Whether it’s down to rapid digitalisation, the effects of the pandemic or, more likely, a combination of multiple external forces, consumers have never been so influential.
What the future looks like for Australian restaurants
It’s been a tough few years for the restaurant industry. Amid lockdowns, staffing shortages, and supply chain challenges, Australian businesses have proven their resilience and adaptability.
Linktree sacks 17% of employees in latest round of tech layoffs
The social media startup's founder has confirmed the layoffs, amounting to about 50 staff members out of a reported 300-strong workforce.
Adam Schwab: BNPL has become an industry of meme stocks worth basically nothing
In five years, we will look back fondly on the BNPL sector much like we reminisce on the follies of the mid-2000s bubble like Babcock & Brown or Allco, or the dot com insanity of 1999, says Adam Schwab.
The future of Aussie restaurants is omnichannel, automated and local
Square worked with YouGov to survey more than 500 restaurateurs and 1000 diners across Australia and develop its first Australian Future of Restaurants report.
Afterpay and Square team up to see buy now, pay later dinners, coffees and massages
Square's physical point-of-sale systems are now integrated with Afterpay, letting the BNPL juggernaut reach into the hospitality sector.
Apple has entered the payments race, and it’s brought the fastest car
If you're 'in payments' you’d be upset because Apple has decided to turn its iPhone into a payments processing device.
It will take a while, but the sharemarket crash has already begun
Crashes tend to play out slowly because speculators suffer from a terrible dose of cognitive bias. It takes a while for reality to sink in.
Afterpay’s $17 billion share price fall is very good news. Here’s why
Last August, Afterpay's founders announced the sale of their global buy now, pay later business for $39 billion. But the company is now worth about $22 billion, almost half its original price.
The regional towns where small business transactions are up 260% since the pandemic
Small businesses in regional towns are riding stronger growth compared to their metro counterparts, with transactions more than doubling across country Australia.
Vic government relaunches $1200 vouchers to help small businesses go digital
Victorian small businesses can once again apply for rebates of $1200 for subscriptions to selected digital products following the relaunch of the Small Business Digital Adaptation Program.