THE tandem of Malaysia-based edotco Group Sdn Bhd and Filipino firm ISOC Infrastructure, Inc. has formed a joint venture (JV) to solidify its partnership as a telecommunications tower provider in the Philippines. The two companies…
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SuperAtom, Indonesia-based fintech that operates in Southeast Asia, announces that it has received funding from Gobi Partners through the Meranti ASEAN Growth Fund. NYSE-listed Cheetah Mobile, who incubated the startup, making it…
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Indonesian ride-hailing unicorn gojek today announced the launch of GoCar Instant, car-based transportation service from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. GoCar users at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport can now select to be…
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oCap Management, a Singapore-grown business financing provider, announced its entry to India through a partnership with local Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) and short-term loan provider to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)…
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SINGAPORE – OCBC customers can use simple Singlish to make mobile banking requests via a new voice-activated virtual assistant on the bank’s mobile app. Known as the OCBC Banking Assitant, the AI-powered voice service is able to process…
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China Unicom confirmed on Monday that it will partner with rival China Telecom to jointly build a 5G network as the country’s carriers scale back individual investment budgets amid a slump in revenue growth. Why it matters: While the…
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The importance of e-KYC remains largely underappreciated in most discussions on e-commerce technology where the focus is usually on more “big-ticket” technologies like blockchain, AI or IoT, an expert stated. Despite its importance, very…
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SHANGHAI: Alibaba Group chairman Jack Ma will step down from the Chinese firm on Tuesday (Sep 10), leaving his handpicked successor a daunting task of steering the US$460 billion juggernaut at a time when the market for its core e-commerce…
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KUALA LUMPUR: CTC Global Sdn Bhd (CTC Malaysia) has announced its partnership with Cardzone Sdn Bhd (Cardzone) to jointly market Cardzone’s payment solution to Malaysian financial institutions and enterprises. With the partnership, CTC…
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SHANGHAI: Jack Ma steps down next week as chairman of Alibaba, but the start-up he built into and online retail behemoth is expected to keep thriving into a new era thanks to a culture of innovation he helped nurture. A former English…
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GEORGE TOWN: The Penang government has drawn up 16 strategic initiatives to attract investors and stakeholders to invest in the state in line with its Penang 2030 vision. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the strategic initiatives will…
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — China has proposed a collaboration in areas of technology exchange as well as halal products and services with Malaysia during discussions about potential collaboration in the area of Small and Medium Enterprises…
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Chinese internet giant Alibaba Group has acquired NetEase Kaola for US$2 billion. Tmall Import and Export General Manager Alvin Liu has been named as Kaola’s new CEO, replacing Zhang Lei. Following the acquisition, Kaola will continue to…
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LINE, provider of Japan’s most popular messaging app, has just been approved for a cryptocurrency business license in the country. The news, reported by CoinDesk Japan on Friday, means it will be able to offer its crypto exchange services…
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SHANGHAI: China’s proposed new digital currency would bear some similarities to Facebook’s Libra coin and would be able to be used across major payment platforms such as WeChat and Alipay, a senior central bank officer said. Mu Changchun,…
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It’s why AirAsia has a Chief Customer Happiness Officer (CCHO) Adam Geneave who oversees the airline’s customer happiness teams including all voice and digital contact centers. The CCHO is also responsible for customer strategy, insights,…
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UP UNTIL A YEAR ago, technology didn’t make much of an impact on the logistics and supply chain industry. However, in the past 12 months or so, almost all of the major shipping, freight forwarding, road & air transport, and logistics…
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THE Malaysian Dutch Business Council (MDBC) Innovation & Sustainability Awards (MISA) returns for its eighth edition on Wednesday, Oct 9, 2019. This year, MDBC is excited to announce that it has been invited by GreenTech Malaysia to…
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SINGAPORE: Southeast Asian ride-hailing startup Grab Holdings intends to invest US$150 million in artificial intelligence (AI) and hiring more engineers over the next year, accelerating an expanding business that now includes food…
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AS COMPANIES embrace technology and add digital to their DNA, they realize that the sky is the limit. Of course, digital thinking skills are critical, and that’s what sets organizations such as Nestlé apart from its competitors. The…
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 ― Three in 10 young Malaysians had been victims of online bullying that affected their education and social life with the majority experiencing it through private messaging applications. According to a new poll by the…
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Singapore private markets platform CapBridge Group just announced that it has partnered with South Korea-based Hanwha Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. (“Hanwha”). The partnership saw Hanhwa investing US$4 million for a stake in the…
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GEORGE TOWN, Sept 5 The state government here is planning to set up an umbrella body called the Digital Penang Corporation (DPC) to coordinate its various smart city initiatives, said exco member Jagdeep Singh Deo. The local government,…
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IT solution provider CTC Global Sdn Bhd (CTC Malaysia) has announced its partnership with Cardzone Sdn Bhd to jointly market Cardzone’s payment solution to Malaysian financial institutions and enterprises. “Our partnership with Cardzone…
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THERE’s a lot of data in your business. No need for a spoiler alert, you already knew that part. The problem is, a huge amount of the information locked up inside any given organization is never managed or acted upon… and this is due to a…
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