Tech & Innovation
News, opinions and advice on technology development and the state of innovation.
This Melbourne fintech startup is looking to disrupt the way young Australians travel
Melbourne based fintech startup Pelikin is gearing up to launch their mobile-only multi-currency account and prepaid Visa card, which aims to change the way young Australians travel.
Moving to the US is paying off big time for this world first Australian...
Melbourne medtech start-up, 4Dx is succeeding in the US after moving there to continue to work towards commercializing their world-first lung imagining tech
Save ker-ching with calls over the internet
When your family and friends are scattered across the globe, your phone bill can quickly become the stuff of nightmares.
How to boost Australian innovation? A look at “trends” and “tends” with Curve Tomorrow...
A growing concern that Australia is falling behind in the field of innovation led three guys to found Curve Tomorrow. This podcast features an extended interview with the trio, in which we hear about Curve Tomorrow's prescription for boosting innovation at home -- in particular, how they measure old and established trends and pinpoint possible new ones (what they call "tends") to produce the Next Big Thing.
‘We took up the ground floor’: Here’s how coworking helped this Melbourne startup go...
The Lumery helps organisations with their ‘martech stack’, integrating software, data and analytics to form a complete view of the customer experience for their clients. It’s a service that has proven to be in high demand.
Swimply, the Airbnb of swimming pools, launches its first-of-a-kind online marketplace for pool sharing...
Founded by 22-year-old entrepreneur, Bunim Laskin, who, as the eldest of 12 children created Swimply out of necessity and a desire for relief and relaxation on a hot summer day.
Here are 6 good reasons why fintech companies are a great investment in 2020
According to a recent report by KPMG, the biggest Australian fintech transaction and the third biggest deal in Asia recorded in the first half of 2019 was US$100 million, achieved by Australia’s fastest-grown fintech unicorn, Airwallex.
Entrepreneur Andrew Banks launches free online learning for Aussie parents during COVID-19
Business entrepreneur Andrew Banks today in partnership with ReadingIQ and ABCmouse has launched a free initiative to allow Aussie families to access its digital library and literacy platform for free.
Ola launches ‘Selfie Authentication’ technology to provide safer rides
Ola’s proprietary technology verifies a driver’s image in the selfie against the file photo the driver submitted during registration.
Simple tips for managing your finances when indulging in self-employment
Working for yourself and running your own business provides many advantages for example accessing creative freedom, independence, and flexibility of managing your own schedule. At the same time, self-employment comes with great responsibility. The somewhat unpredictable nature of self-employment requires you to manage your money extremely attentively
Innovation nation
In the distinct vernacular of fictional family-man Daryl Kerrigan, Australia is a nation of ‘ideas people’. We’re educated, we’re passionate and we love to...
Bitcoin, OnlyFans and AfterPay as QPay reveals the minds of Aussie uni students
QPay card was launched with a mission to improve the financial literacy of Australian students by being the first card to incentivise savings rather than spending.
Worried about your business being hacked? Here’s everything you need to know
Start-ups are filled with some of the most skilled and computer-literate people on the planet. However, don’t rest easy on your tech-savvy laurels, because it’s this false sense of cyber security that hackers are keen to exploit.
Invoice2go scores $35 million and founder Chris Strode gives exclusive Q&A
Invoice2go has secured a whopping $35 million in funding from Accel Partners and Ribbit Capital. The interest from Accel Partners puts Invoice2go, an invoice...
This fintech start-up offers Australian investors easier access to US stocks and a foundation...
Fintech is one of the hottest niches in tech right here in Australia, with more and more start-ups popping up here and there.
Now Australian...
Looking for love: 10 ways to find the perfect match to grow your business...
In business, just as in personal life, finding a partner is very important to reaching your full potential and growing.
Different cultures, geographies,...
This is why communication is so important when developing your technology ideas
It is interesting how in the age of technology, and with the support of the technology, communication problems have increased, rather than reducing as you would expect. You may or may not be surprised, but this is also the case for the software development industry.
Here’s why we’re both weary and hopeful about the state of cybersecurity in 2018
We live in a world of room-cleaning robots and artificial-intelligence driven algorithms that sort inboxes after learning users’ habits. So, given all those impressive advancements, why do the news headlines suggest we aren’t making such great strides in the realm of cybersecurity?
The Canva for video has raised $1 million in seed funding round
Brisbane-founded video platform Clipchamp recently announced it had raised a $1 million seed round led by well-known entrepreneur and investor, Steve Baxter,...
Fuel cell power tech developer Hydra Light is looking to secure $5 million to...
Hydra Light International Limited, the developer of unique fuel cell power technology, is pleased to announce that, having finalised its business development...
