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AirAsia Group plans to raise USD300 million to expand its digital business arm, AirAsia Digital, as it intensifies the diversification of its business to offset the COVID-19 crippling effect on aviation. Bloomberg, quoting “people with knowledge on the…
South Korea, Asia’s fourth-largest economy, and Cisco, a worldwide leader in technology, announced the launch of a collaborative framework under Cisco’s Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) program to accelerate digitization across the country and power an…
Gojek has joined rival Grab in backing Indonesian state-backed e-wallet company in its Series B funding round. Gojek’s joining as a strategic shareholder will provide LinkAja access to the Gojek ecosystem to support LinkAja’s mission in accelerating financial…
The COVID-19 pandemic, which has been going on for over a year, has increased our reliance on digital in our daily lives. This has an impact on the business sector, where enterprises are “forced” to adapt to focus on digital marketing strategies as consumer…
The Citi Plusdigital wealth platform was officially rolled out on Monday in Hong Kong, following a pilot launch in December 2020. Catered to digital natives, Citi Plus offers personalized wealth management information and knowledge kits for clients and…
NVIDIA’s SHIELD Android TV box has gone through a few iterations, but the base model was launched more than five years ago. During that time, the device received numerous updates that further expanded its functionality making it one of the most reliable of…
Hong Kong-based health and beauty retailer AS Watson has partnered with Grab to launch an online and offline collaboration across Southeast Asia. The partnership will allow customers to access more than 62,000 health and beauty products at Watsons stores via…
In the next three years, Asia will see more than fifty new digital banks that will completely change the financial services landscape. That’s just the beginning, GFT’s Christopher Ortiz says. The region will also see broader adoption of blockchain technology…
The U.S. investment bank plans to expand its wealth offering to affluent clients. The move represents a further departure from its Wall Street roots. Goldman Sachs, the best-known investment bank in the world, is pushing deeper into mass-market banking. Four…
In the next three years, Asia will see more than fifty new digital banks that will completely change the financial services landscape. That’s just the beginning, GFT’s Christopher Ortiz says. The region will also see broader adoption of blockchain technology…
Chinese e-commerce firm JD.com said it has become the first online platform to accept the country’s digital currency. The announcement on Saturday comes as part of another real-world major trial for the digital yuan in Suzhou, a city that’s about 65 miles…
The Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Smart Nation and Digital Government Group launched the Singapore Financial Data Exchange. This initiative will enable Singaporeans to consolidate their financial information for more effective financial planning.…
Standard Chartered said that it was considering another digital-only bank based in Singapore – similar to MOX in Hong Kong – after receiving recognition by local regulators to receive preferential treatment as a foreign lender earlier this year. Standard…
VNPay has become the second unicorn startup in Vietnam and one of 12 companies in Southeast Asia with a valuation of $1 billion. The payment company was listed as a unicorn in the recent “e-Conomy SEA 2020” report by Google and its partners, alongside well…
Google Pay is pretty big in the US, and starting this week it will get even bigger. Currently, thousands of banks and financial institutions offer customers support for Google Pay, so the 89 names added this week will probably feel like a grain in the sand.…
Amazon announced the expansion of Transparency to two new countries – Japan and Australia – making it available in 10 countries where Amazon has a store. Amazon Transparency is also celebrating a milestone of enrolling over 10,000 brands into the program.…
