The credit industry is fiercely competitive, and major banks have strong and deeply established roots offering credit scores and advice. But New Zealand fintech startup, Credit Simple, is fast making inroads across the Tasman as well as in Australia thanks to its ability to engage customers in a more agile way.

Australian entrepreneur, Nick Bell, the man behind WME, one of the largest digital marketing agencies in the country, has sold the company to Melbourne IT for $39 million.

Pepper Money and Pollenizer have joined forces to back an Australian startup as part of a strategy to boost innovation in the financial services industry.

Growth hacking - which uses rapid experimentation and new tools and techniques to engage and grow a business's customer base - is popular with not only the startup community, where it was born, but with big companies recognising its promise and appeal in building their overall customer base.

Marketers looking for cut-through need to be courageous, take risks, hold firm to their purpose, shake-up organisational structures, and be willing to allow their teams to be silly from time to time, Unruly’s co-founder and CEO, Sarah Wood, claims.

A mobile business teaching children across Australia’s rural and remote communities to write code has been crowned the winner of Mercedes-Benz’ inaugural ‘Hack my Van’ competition.

When you’re used to working with global brands and massive budgets, trading all that in for the tight constraints of a startup might seem like an exercise in masochism.

Member-owned financial services provider, CUA, has become the latest corporate to seek innovation through startup partnerships, launching its first hackathon to find new products and solutions for customers.

Australian technology incubator, ATP Innovations, has officially launched its new industry engagement program in partnership with Woolworths, Optus, IAG and Cook Medical.

Australian food manufacturer, Simplot, has thrown its weight behind a startup incubation program in order to bring more innovative food tech ideas to market.

Marketers are increasingly turning to startups to leverage up-and-coming technology, drive innovation and gain competitive advantage at a reasonable price point, a new report has found.

B2B telecommunications provider, Vocus, will kick-off a second round of its innovative seed capital investment program for startups thanks to the success of the marketing-led program in 2015.

Two home-grown startups in the retail space have added millions to their coffers from high-profile investors to expand their offerings.

Innovation is valued more by smaller Australian businesses than larger ones, according a receent Commonwealth Bank research report found.

When you think about the attributes a CMO might need in a startup organisation, adaptability immediately springs to mind. But according to Search Party’s global marketing chief, Magda Walczak, being able to respond quickly to market conditions is useless without also focus, data-driven metrics and long-term commitment to decisions.

The power of technology-driven startups to adversely impact traditional businesses is such that Uber and Airbnb have now become clichéd discussion points at innovation conferences the world over. But many are also coming to realise the same tools that make startups so nimble and disruptive are equally accessible to them – if they only learn how to use them.

The collaborative economy has turned trust into a commercial currency and triggered a new way of doing business driven by the reputation not only of brands, but also consumers.

NRMA has announced plans to run a second round of its startup funding program, Jumpstart, after inaugural participants confirmed significant seed capital from private investors.

By all accounts, mobile app usage has significant traction. The challenge enterprise marketers face, though, is how to leverage that traction in meaningful ways.

A social media analytics platform aimed at helping marketers better understand ROI from social programs and optimise activities has won this year’s The Big Pitch startup competition.

Mobile marketing startup OtherLevels has revealed plans to expand its presence in Australia after moving its headquarters to San Francisco from Brisbane in 2012.