Australia

Aggregators’ Global Growth Compromised by Rising Inflation and Competition
Aggregators’ Global Growth Compromised by Rising Inflation and Competition
November 28, 2022  |  Aggregators

Food delivery services around the world are pulling out of regions and cutting staff. These moves come as global inflation and increased competition make the...

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ASIC: Block Earner Ran Unlicensed Crypto Investments
ASIC: Block Earner Ran Unlicensed Crypto Investments
November 23, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has sued the FinTech company Block Earner for allegedly offering cryptocurrency investments without a license. “Block Earner offered...

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Australia Mulls Regulating BNPL Like Credit Cards
Australia Mulls Regulating BNPL Like Credit Cards
November 20, 2022  |  BNPL

As countries around the world look to regulate the buy now, pay later (BNPL) sector, Australia is considering rules that would treat the industry the...

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Globant Buys eWave to Grow Digital Commerce Capabilities in APAC
Globant Buys eWave to Grow Digital Commerce Capabilities in APAC
November 17, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Digital transformation firm Globant has acquired digital commerce specialist eWave to reinforce Globant’s capabilities and support its expansion into Australia and several Asian countries.  The acquisition will add eWave’s...

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Australia Eyes Ban on Paying Ransoms to Hackers
Australia Eyes Ban on Paying Ransoms to Hackers
November 13, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Australia could consider barring businesses from making ransomware payments to criminals, the country’s cyber security minister said Sunday (Nov. 13). “The idea that we’re going...

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DoorDash and Google’s Wing Launch Drone Delivery Pilot in Australia
DoorDash and Google’s Wing Launch Drone Delivery Pilot in Australia
November 08, 2022  |  Delivery

Google is leveraging DoorDash to move into on-demand delivery. The aggregator announced Tuesday (Nov. 8) that it is trying out automated drop-off via skyway in...

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Australian Alcohol Delivery Firm Jimmy Brings Launches New Storefront
Australian Alcohol Delivery Firm Jimmy Brings Launches New Storefront
October 19, 2022  |  eCommerce

Australian express alcohol delivery service Jimmy Brings has launched a progressive web app (PWA) storefront built on the headless architecture of eCommerce platform BigCommerce. The...

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Millennials Desire To Consolidate Connected Devices Greatest Among Consumer Groups, Study Finds
Millennials Desire To Consolidate Connected Devices Greatest Among Consumer Groups, Study Finds
October 10, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Connected devices have enabled consumers to centralize all manner of daily tasks, making it easy to buy groceries, monitor bank transactions, track health data and...

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Australian Regulator Asks Big Tech to Detail Online Safety Practices
Australian Regulator Asks Big Tech to Detail Online Safety Practices
August 30, 2022  |  Big Tech

An Australian regulator has sent legal notices to several Big Tech companies requiring them to explain what they are doing to prevent the use of...

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