Deloitte Australia proudly acquires Australian Oracle expert Ekulus
One of the world’s Big Four consulting firms, Deloitte has announced that it will be acquiring a Melbourne-based Oracle specialist firm Ekulus Consulting. Effective October 1st, the Australian digital consultancy will be acquired by Deloitte Australia. Ekulus Consulting marks its 10th year of successful operations...
AFL On Demand streaming platform goes live in association with Telstra
Introduction The Australian Football League (AFL) has announced the launch of AFL On Demand, an absolutely free streaming platform on which fans get access to AFL content series, short films, historical content and documentaries. The streaming platform AFL On Demand has been launched in association...
Newcastle Permanent partners with home-loan fintech Athena
Trending in the latest news, an Australian mutual lender has entered into a strategic partnership with a fintech startup. Newcastle Permanent Building Society (Newcastle Permanent) has signed a deal with Athena Home Loans (Athena) sanctioning an initial $300 million in home loan and mortgage funding....
Australian BNPL Afterpay CFO Bortoli to depart after 3 years in the role
Buy now pay later darling Afterpay has announced the departure of its Chief Financial Officer Luke Bortoli after 3 great years in the role. Mr Bortoli’s place will be taken by Rebecca Lowde who was the former Group CFO of Bravura Solutions, a fintech firm....
Ad giant Dentsu launches Dentsu Access in Australia
Introduction As the digital landscape continues to evolve at a rapid pace, technological advancements bring new opportunities and ways for marketers to connect with people locally and globally. Trending in the latest news, Dentsu has launched its brand new arm Dentsu Access in Australia. Dentsu...
Zip Co Director to retire from her post while the BNPL appoints a new one
The Non-Executive Director of Australian buy-now-pay-later darling Zip, Ms Dianne Challenor is all set to retire from her position, effective October 1st 2020. Zip Co says Challenor has been on the board since February 2018. Simultaneously, Zip Co announced that Ms Pippa Downes will step...
A new & promising $280 million Aussie fintech firm Plenti to hit the ASX
A Sydney-based financial technology firm Plenti Group Limited (ASX: PLT) is all set to launch into the Australian Securities Exchange from 23rd September 2020 with a market capitalization of $280.3 million. Previously known as RateSetter, Plenti is a fintech firm that has built an investors...
Australian e-invoicing startup lands deal with the Federal Treasury
A Southern Australian e-invoicing startup Link4 has signed a deal with an Australian Treasury to accelerate invoice payments. Link4, an Aussie e-invoice delivery service provider will be responsible for connecting Treasury with the PEPPOL network (Pan-European Public Procurement Online). The deal will allow the department...
Macquarie Group prepares its IT company Nuix for $1.5 billion IPO
An independent Australian financial services company and investment banking group, Macquarie Group is preparing to list its software company Nuix in a $1.5 billion Initial Public Offering. Macquarie, that owns about 65% in Nuix has been utilized to analyze hundreds of thousands of documents as...
HCL Australia to acquire Aussie IT outsourcing firm DWS
Australian IT services company, DWS has been bought by global leader in multinational systems integration HCL Technologies for $225 million. Through this acquisition, HCL Australia will add about 700 employees across offices of DWS in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra and Brisbane. At present, HCL Australia...
