L.E.K. Consulting makes Mr. Aakash Gandhi a Partner in Sydney
Introduction British consultancy firm L.E.K Consulting announced the promotion of Mr. Aakash Gandhi to Partner in its Sydney office. Gandhi has been working with the consulting firm the past 1.5 years and has now become the country’s 17th partner. At L.E.K. Consulting, Mr. Gandhi works...
Intuit Technologies hires CTO to plot targeted M&As in 2021
Intuit Technologies, a Tasmanian information technology services provider has appointed its very first Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to kickstart a year that will focus on strengthening specialisations and evaluating potential acquisitions. The IT services firm hired Bianca Pickett, former Kiandra IT talent to lead its...
Fintech firm Kogan breached the Australian Spam Act, says ACMA
After careful investigation, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has found Australian e-tailer Kogan breaching the Spam Act. ACMA says the company sent over 42 million email marketing newsletters without an easy way to opt out or unsubscribe. Kogan Australia has agreed to a...
BAI Communications appoints new Global Chief Technology Officer
Formally known as Broadcast Australia, BAI Communications has appointed Brendan O’Reilly as the company’s global Chief Technology Officer. O’Reilly will step into this position in March 2021. Based in London, O’Reilly will be focused on accelerating BAI’s expansion of its neutral host solutions in addition...
12 Essential Social Media Marketing Tips & Budgeting Guide
According to a report by eMarketer, 18.3% of adults in the United States have made a purchase through Facebook in 2020 [1]. Two-third of Facebook users visit a local business Page on Facebook at least once a week. Moreover, 200 million IG users visit at...
MYOB and WEX: Revolutionizing B2B Payments
MYOB, an Australian fintech MNC has announced a partnership with WEX, a US-based fintech services provider. Through this partnership, the two companies aim to deliver B2B payments for Aussie businesses. The partnership will give WEX customers access to the business payment platform of MYOB to...
Australian BNPL giant Zip raises $56.7 million in its SPP
Buy-now-pay-later player in Australia, Zip has raised almost double it seeked out to raise in its Share Purchase Plan (SPP). The fintech raised over $10 million new shares amounting to $56,739,524. Zip had set out to raise about $30 million via the SPP, however due...
DevOps consultancy Darumatic partners Kubermatic for APAC expansion
Sydney-based consultancy Darumatic has signed a deal with German cloud service provider Kubermatic to bring its Kubernetes platform to the APAC region. The agreement with Kubermatic will make Darumatic the only official reseller of Kubermatic’s platform, Kubernetes (Kubermatic Kubernetes Platform or KKP) in the region....
CSO Group awarded $16 million NSW government cybersecurity contract
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) security services provider CSO Group has won a $16 million contract from the Department of Communities and Justice of New South Wales to enhance its cybersecurity capabilities. The move has been taken to take the department’s cybersecurity abilities to the...
EedenBull scores 5-year deal with NAB on SMB spend management
EedenBull, a privately-held fintech innovation firm, has signed a 5-year deal with National Australia Bank (NAB). Through this deal, NAB will give its SMB user base access to the payments and spend management platform of EedenBull. In other words, the Australian bank will deploy the...
