South Australia moves to make driverless car tests legal
[1] South Australia’s transport minister, Stephen Mullighan, is set to introduce a bill to state’s parliament to allow legalise tests of driverless cars on public roads. [2] The Motor Vehi...
Australians prefer tap-and-go over cash, says PayPal
[1] According to the research conducted by PayPal, a quarter of Australians now refuse to shop at cash-only businesses, with over half of Aussie consumers finding cash-only organisations hard to do b...
Aussie online retailer InStitchu expands with tailored online/offline approach
[1] InStitchu, an online men’s tailor, has gone offline again and openned a second shop-front in Melbourne. [2] InStitchu, which launched its first shop in Sydney last year, has now adopted an o...
Workout wars: Aussie fitness startups partner to take on US giant
[1] ClassPass, a US subscription fitness giant, is launching in Australia within a month. [2] The startup enables users to sign up for classes at various venues instead of resorting to a single gym c...
Two Sydney-based entrepreneurs create CompeteShark a “time machine” to track your competitors
[1] Co-founded by Sydney-based entrepreneurs’ Kiran Kumar and Shaun Thambyah, CompeteShark is a SaaS startup that enables marketers to track competitors’ websites and automatically inform...
Australian doctor duo walk away from well-paying careers to pursue start-up life
[1] After going through six years in medical school, Melbourne students Andrew Lin and Hon Weng Chong are shunning their medial careers to pursue their own startup. [2] Lin and Cho have founded a st...
Sydney-based Fintech startup zipMoney makes ASX debut and enters high growth phase
Startup zipMoney is the culmination of frustrating experiences by the founders Larry Diamond and Peter Gray. Traditionally, access to credit has been limited and painful, and requires customers to s...
Australian payments platform eWAY launches wearable payments app
[1] eWAY, an Australian payments platform company, has launched a wearable payments app that let’s Apple Watch users accept payments through their smartwatch. [2] With the app, merchants can initia...
Australia’s big banks pull plug on bitcoin companies
[1] Australia’s giant banks have closed accounts of bitcoin companies in response to tougher rules on money laundering and terrorism finance – forcing at least 13 digital currency provider...