CBA have announced they plan to launch 25 new businesses over the next five years through their fully owned subsidiary, X15 Ventures. In partnership with KPMG who will provide advice on the ventures, and Microsoft, who will contribute to the engineering platforms, CBA intends to capitalize on their brand, security protocols, and available funds to
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In an era where customers are seeking alternative payment methods, the $60 billion rental payments industry is set for change with Australia’s top rental website Rent.com.au (ASX: RNT) to develop innovative rental platform, RentPay, in conjunction with fintech company Novatti Group (ASX: NOV). Defined by rent.com.au as a “next generation” rental payments solution, RentPay will
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If you haven’t heard of smart cities, you’re not alone. Simply put, smart cities capitalise on the efficiencies that AI can offer, such as increased efficiency and reduced costs, essentially extinguishing the need for some of the humans that once did the role. As Australians, we are familiar with some technology advancements like speed cameras,
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Since the outbreak of coronavirus has spread globally, speculators have been quick to invest in biopharmaceutical company – Biotron (ASX: BIT), which has seen a major spike in trading volume, increasing its share price 75% in the space of two weeks. Despite receiving a price query from the ASX on 23 January 2020 when the
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Today the Chinese Government announced that the number of Wuhan coronavirus infections had passed 20,000 people. So far, the virus has killed 425 of these individuals, with this number now greater than the number of fatalities from the SARS virus in China. Despite this, markets are rallying higher today, following a rebound in US markets
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Given the success (and astronomical returns, if you got in early) of tech investing over the past decade, every investor is trying to find the next “unicorn”. In order to understand what the next big tech thing is, we spoke to some of the largest and most active early stage and venture capital firms around
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