Ant Group has officially welcomed seven prominent e-wallets and payment apps from across Asia to join the "Alipay+-in-China" Program (A+China Program). Users of mPay (Macao SAR, China), Hipay (Mongolia), Changi Pay (Singapore), OCBC (Singapore), Naver Pay (South Korea), Toss Pay (South Korea), and TrueMoney (Thailand) can now utilize their...
JobStreet, Malaysia’s leading online employment platform by SEEK, released its latest Salary Guide 2023, which found that Malaysia’s job market is now stabilising, with median salaries across most sectors (97.3%) reporting no substantial changes from the previous year. The Computer & IT industry has experienced the highest median salary...
Backbase, a global pioneer in engagement banking, announces the APAC-focused IDC Infobrief, "Accelerating Customer-Centric Transformation by Balancing Build and Buy - A Collaborative Approach Towards Sustainable Digital Banking Architecture." The report reveals that nearly 45% of Malaysia's CIOs favor the adopt-and-build approach, balancing risk management and speed-to-market.
Based on insights...
Ant Group, the operator of Alipay+, a suite of global cross-border digital payment and marketing solutions, has announced the latest expansion of Alipay+ coverage to all 7-Eleven stores in Malaysia, enabled by Razer Merchant Services.
Users of four leading Asian mobile wallets including AlipayHK (Hong Kong SAR), GCash (Philippines), Kakao...
HR Asia, a leading publication in the human resources industry, has announced the winners of the prestigious HR Asia Best Companies to Work for in Asia Hong Kong 2023 awards.
In its ninth year, the 2023 Hong Kong programme recognises 63 outstanding organisations that have excelled in creating exemplary work...
CARSOME Group Inc has announced the closing of its latest fundraising round, bringing the Group’s liquidity to approximately US$200 million.
The latest funding round saw broad-based participation from CARSOME’s existing investors, including 65 Equity Partners, Seatown Private Capital Master Fund, Qatar Investment Authority, Gobi Partners, and Asia Partners.
It also attracted a long-term debt...
Europ Assistance announced today the acquisition from AXA Partners of its assistance businesses in Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan. With these acquisitions, Europ Assistance confirms the importance of this region to its sustainable growth strategy.
“Europ Assistance enjoys leadership positions in Europe, Latam and North America. With this acquisition,...
By Dhari AlAbdulhadi
E-commerce has become an increasingly important component of the retail industry in Singapore and Asia. In recent years, the growth of online retail platforms has been driven by the increasing availability of data and analytics.
These tools have enabled businesses to better understand and engage with their customers, and...
An interesting market pattern has emerged in Asia Pacific in the past three years; the regional market landscape for sustainability/Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) related technology products and services is evolving into three distinct country segments called Pacesetters, Emerging Leaders and Watchers.
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Trends in...
In the Asian edition of Forbes’ highly coveted 30 Under 30 list 2022, 11 of the 300 honourees who made their mark across various fields were Malaysians. There is no denying that in recent times, young Malaysian entrepreneurs (especially those aged 30-40) have been making waves around the world.
Indeed,...
Epicor, an industry-specific enterprise software company, discussed the significant momentum in customer cloud adoption in Asia for 2022 at the company’s 2023 Asia ReConnect Customer Day held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Cloud adoption by Epicor customers across the region increased by more than 190 percent
year-over-year in 2022, with businesses migrating...
Vonage, a cloud communications company helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation, has won the 2022 FinTech Award for Outstanding Cloud Communication Solutions. Organised by Hong Kong’s leading financial information platform ET Net, the FinTech Awards recognise the best FinTech technologies, practices and professionals around the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.
“We are...
