Western Union’s president of global payments, Jean Claude Farah, has indicated the 116-year-old money transfer giant isn’t at risk of being usurped by FinTechs but does realise the value of partnerships, admitting “today, no one can do it on their own”. Farah told Dynamic Business that the global payments industry is undergoing change, citing disruptive […]
Getting paid: one of the toughest issues every small business owner faces. As if building a great reputation, creating a stellar client list and securing sales isn’t hard enough – sometimes weeks go by and business owners are still waiting to see the money in the bank. Last year, data from MarketInvoice highlighted Australia as one of the […]
Regardless of the successes your business achieved in 2016, a ‘financial detox’ is an invaluable opportunity to take things to the next level this year. Like a personal detox, a business cleanse is focused on boosting energy levels and performance. Specifically, it’s all about understanding your financial vulnerabilities and cash flow pressures and creating a foundation to fund […]
The payment platform, eWAY, that powers over 20,000 online businesses and processes over one quarter of all the online spend in Australia will now enable business owners and sales people to take payments from their wrist. Paving the way with mobile payment innovation, eWay has developed a new app for the Apple Watch that enables […]
Customer service vs. chasing payments – it can be tough to get the balance right between keeping a customer happy and getting your bills paid on time. There are few things tougher for an SME than trying to collect overdue invoices from clients while also keeping them on-side. To ensure this process is made as […]
A $228,000 fine has been handed down to the operator of a travel services company for underpaying an employee because she thinks the requirement of minimum pay rates is “just crazy”.
With the end of the financial year behind us now is the time of year to come up with resolutions, especially for small to medium sized enterprises.
The recent budget has given small businesses a lot to think about, and it’s no wonder some are struggling to prioritise what needs to be done in the next couple of weeks.
The owner of a restaurant that last year catered for the Chinese President’s travelling party to Hobart has admitted to underpaying an employee because her English skills were simply not up to scratch.
The latest service from the tech giant puts it directly in competition with services such as Apple Pay and Samsung Pay.
