It was only a matter of time before the big four banks joined the buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) party. CBA recently unveiled its new BNPL offering. It can be used anywhere that debit and credit card payments are accepted and will start its rollout to eligible CBA customers from mid-2021. CBA says: “the new BNPL links…
The pandemic and forced lockdowns may never be completely over, but both the unstoppable spread and damage it caused, is largely behind us. Thanks to the help of various vaccines, the case and death rates have fallen significantly. This means that 2021 is shaping up to be a year of “returning to normal”. Thanks to…
Airtasker (ASX: ART) – Shares in the “gig economy” service-on-demand platform have soared on its ASX debut with shares hitting a high of $1.16 after raising $86.3 million at an IPO price of 65 cents. The listing was delayed by one day due to a “processing omission” by the ASX. From the raising, Airtasker will…
The annual ASX Small and Mid-Cap Conference took place this week, albeit in a virtual setting, over two days. The conference showcased a diverse mix of quality small-mid cap companies with names such as Mydeal.Com.au (ASX: MYD), Laybuy Group Holdings (ASX: LBY), Plenti Group (ASX: PLT), hipages Group (ASX: HPG) and Aussie Broadband (ASX: ABB)….
BikeExchange is the latest platform that connects people with one thing they all have in common: a love for bikes. The platform is chock-full of road bikes, mountain bikes, e-bikes, kid’s bikes, wheels, clothing, lights, and wheels. Pretty much anything that is remotely bike-related, this platform has it. It’s even an online friend-dating marketplace of…
Time is ticking. With less than two weeks left, 1.54 million Aussie JobKeeper recipients will have their beloved allowance winched away for good. On March 28, the government will completely wean approved businesses and employees off the JobKeeper wage subsidy of $1,500 per fortnight (later scaled back to $1,000). What was JobKeeper? JobKeeper is part…
Decarbonisation could well be the word of 2021. Extensive change is underway, as both governments and the private sector seek to move towards a lower-carbon existence. This will have huge ramifications for our economy but at the same time it brings with it an opportunity for Australia to introduce new and cleaner technologies. Currently Australia…
Its been one year since the pandemic reared its ugly head and swept through markets, triggering one of the biggest stock market falls in history. And just like that, the market moves on. The hardest-hit sectors back then were property trusts, banks, retail and hospitality groups, on concerns of a complete shutdown of the economy….
The Australian exchange-traded fund (ETF) market continues to grow at a phenomenal rate, after inflows for January this year pushed the total ETF market to a new record high of $96.8 billion in total capitalisation. Over the last year the ETF market has grown by 47%, or $30.8 billion, as ETF providers have been busy…
Just when you thought the Buy Now, Pay Later frenzy was over, yet another BNPL player is gearing up to list on the ASX and join this phenomenon. Coming to the party at this later stage hasn’t discouraged the company, Limepay, which is confident it has what it takes to capture market share in this…
