New Zealand-based fintech company 9Spokes (ASX: 9SP) has secured its most significant corporate deal to date having entered into a partnership with Visa, who will offer the 9Spokes platform to small business merchants worldwide. Under terms of the 5-year agreement, Visa USA Inc will promote the 9Spokes business management platform to Visa clients and small
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Animal health company CannPal Animal Therapeutics (ASX: CP1) is proving that the health benefits of medicinal cannabis extend beyond the human realm with their latest trials confirming the safety of DermaCann® as a natural treatment for dermatitis and immune function in canines. Applying two different formulations of DermaCann® between 13 dogs, CannPal reported a substantial
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The pioneer of Australia’s buy-now-pay-later sector has reported a big uptake in adoption since Flexigroup (ASX: FXL) consolidated its BNPL businesses with retail-focused brand humm delivering a 315% rise in transaction volumes through the June quarter. As the key differentiator against its competitors, humm allows customers to make interest-free purchases of up to $30,000. This
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Digital marketing and eCommerce company Crowd Media (ASX: CM8) has reported a significant financial turnaround with the company expected to report positive underlying EBITDA for FY20 which represented a $2.7m turnaround for the microcap. The turnaround from a $2.6m loss in underlying EBITDA in FY19 comes in line with the appointment of industry leader Steven
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Soft tissue regeneration company, Aroa Biosurgery, is set to list on the ASX at the end of the month. The company is looking to raise $45m at an offer price of $0.75, ultimately giving the Auckland-based company a proposed market capitalisation of $225m. Aroa’s technology is centred around soft tissue regeneration and the complex wound
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Tough trading conditions brought upon by drought, bushfires and a pandemic has prompted a major industry merger with Tyres 4U (T4U) and National Tyre & Wheel (ASX: NTD) set to become the largest independent multi branded tyre wholesaler across the Tasman. The merger will see NTD acquire all business assets of T4U in Australia and
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