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October News Round-up

Welcome to the PayNow and PayNowlink October round-up of small business, EFTPOS and technology news around the world. Something you want to hear about? Let us know at [email protected] How Small Businesses Can Save the Planet Ever wanted to be an eco-warrior? Now you can! According to this article, small businesses can become net-zero enablers […]

Celebrating Cities

Aside from being Halloween, the 31st October also marks World Cities Day. This worldwide celebration of our thriving urban centres is the perfect chance to take a moment to appreciate your favourite city space. Here at PayNow, we can’t pick a favourite – which is why our apps let you take payments in over 135 […]

The Perfect Way to Find Peace

Thursday 21 September this year marks the International Day of Peace, and we’re not just talking ending the war over who gets the TV remote. In an increasingly busy world it can be hard not to come across tension and conflict, especially in business. Whether it’s payment disputes, employer/employee relations or the relentless buzz of […]

How do you care for yourself?

As small business owners, sole traders and CEOs our focus is always on taking care of our companies. Whether that be looking after employees, making sure our social media accounts are top notch or working to make our finances healthy. But how often do you stop to consider your own health and wellbeing? International Self […]

June News Round-up

Welcome to the PayNow and PayNowlink June round-up of small business, EFTPOS and technology news around the world. Something you want to hear about? Let us know at [email protected] How one business saved 2,700 working hours using AI An accounting firm in Australia has saved 2,700 working hours in six months without anyone losing their job […]

How small businesses can beat rising costs

The rising cost of living has been a hot topic across the world for some time now, and small businesses are feeling the pinch. Perhaps more so than larger businesses and corporations, who might have the finances and backup plans in place to keep them afloat as prices soar. A number of small businesses across […]

You and AI

It’s likely you’ve seen something in the news recently about ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that launched in November 2022. Aside from throwing up questions of how it can negatively impact things such as education (AI-written essays, anyone?) and creativity (is the first AI-written novel on the cards?), there are plenty of positives when […]