Payments platform Zeller unveils $10,000 grant program to help Aussie regional businesses

Four small businesses based in regional Australia will be given the opportunity to unlock and unleash their full potential this year, with Australian fintech Zeller revealing it will distribute $10,000 amongst the businesses as part of a new annual grants program.

The Zeller Regional Small Business Grant will provide four regional small business owners with $2,500 each year, or $10,000 worth of grants annually, to help them navigate the evolving and challenging economic times.

To apply for one of the grants, businesses must be physically based and operate within a shire, council or area with a total population of less than 500,000 people; have an annual turnover of less than $5 million; and have been operating for more than six months. 

Melbourne-based Zeller was founded by former Square executives Ben Pfisterer and Dominic Yap in 2020, offering physical payment terminals and a suite of business banking accounts to small businesses. 

The fintech has sought to challenge the big banks, including by catering to the needs of regional small businesses through partnerships with the likes of Officeworks. 

Zeller’s director of growth Joshua McNicol told SmartCompany the Zeller Regional Small Business Grant is designed to help four small regional businesses get equipped with the technology, resources,...