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Helping small business owners get paid quickly
For small business owners, invoicing and payments are necessary, but time-consuming.   Getting paid on time can be challenging and put stress on cash flow.  QuickaPay helps small business owners to spend more time in the business, and less time in the books.  It offers invoicing, card payments and BNPL with lots of easy tech options like shareable payment links, QR codes, SMS messages and emails.  Plus it’s integrated with Shopify and WooCommerce.  For easy reconciliations, there is a single overview of all paying customers and exportable CSV files. Customer refunds can also be processed directly through the platform.https://www.quickapay.com/
8 August 2021 by Jennifer Harr...

PropTech

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Patch is a proptech changing how you sell your home
There are a lot of frictions in the residential real estate market.Increasingly, proptechs are using technology to disrupt real estate agents and enable buyers to connect directly with sellers.  Patch is a platform that lets buyers make enquiries for any house on the block without waiting for a "For Sale" sign to appear at the front.Home owners can decide whether to entertain these offers.  Buyers benefit from direct interaction with owners, without having to wade through the marketing hype.  And sellers can save on marketing and selling costs.Photo L to R:  Mark Allen & Chris Reedhttps://getpatch.com.au/home
1 August 2021 by Jennifer Harr...

Dining

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Premium plant-based Korean foods
Kimchi Club is a unique plant-based Korean food brand created by Adelaide-based female founder Minka Park.The business creates its products with great care, making by hand in small batches using premium organic produce and traditional Korean wild fermentation techniques.The recipes are authentic and adapted for Australian palettes – clean flavours including non-spicy varieties that are suitable for children.These premium products are probiotic and prebiotic rich, vegan, gluten free and keto friendly, made with all natural ingredients, no added sugar and no artificial flavours.Kimchi Club is 100% South Australian made and owned.https://kimchiclub.com.au/about/
30 July 2021 by Jennifer Harr...

FinTech

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The Paradox of the DeFi Protocol
Decentralized Finance is a growing global thematic.  It promises cheaper and better access to financial services by disintermediating centralized intermediaries. DeFi also promises interoperability across blockchains to bust banking silos, greatly promoting innovation and building vibrant financial ecosystems. However, DeFi is not without its own challenges and risks both old and new.  The goal of automating the delivery of financial services and reducing human dependencies also has the congruent effect of reducing oversight and control. This scholarly article by Nic Carter and Linda Jeng provides an excellent conceptual framework to understand the drivers of risk in DeFi.https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3866705
25 July 2021 by Jennifer Harr...

Governance

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Delivering policies & procedures in the digital age
Policies and procedures are central to corporate governance. One single regulatory change could require multiple policies and pro
8 July 2021 by Jennifer Harr...

PropTech

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Proppy is an app helping property buyers to look in the right places
Property buyers have to do a lot of heavy lifting, starting with the search and discovery process to find the right dwelling.  Proppy is an app built by buyers, for buyers.  Proppy helps buyers to look in the right areas, find their ideal properties and stay on top of the market.Enabled by data and mobile technology, the app delivers tailored results based on the user's personal profile.Proppy looks at millions of data points to show you which suburbs have the type of property that fit your budget & lifestyle.It's a curated real estate search experience.  https://proppy.com.au/
27 June 2021 by Jennifer Harr...