Cashmaster Asia today announced the Introduction of Cashmaster QR-Connect, a QR code application providing enhanced software functionality for its Cashmaster One range of count-by-weight cash counting devices that offers an innovative, simple solution to…
Singtel has appointed Arthur Wong (pictured) as its new CEO of global cyber security to help fulfil the operator’s ambition of becoming a global leader in the cyber security market. Wong joins Singtel from IT services company DXC Technology, where he served…
These expand the group’s mall footprint by another 115,000 sqm. CapitaLand Limited is accelerating its shopping mall network expansion through the recently-won management contracts with three new partnerships in China. According to the group, its subsidiary…
Virgin Media has expanded its relationship with Netcracker by selecting it as the managed services provider of choice for its Revenue Management solution. By using Netcracker’s Managed Services, Virgin Media will be able to scale more flexibly while reducing…
A manager at a retail store in eastern China motivates her underperforming sales staff by forcing them to tear up their own 100-yuan bills. A video showing five young salespeople tearing up the notes at the command of their boss at a Gome electrical appliance…
Shin Kyuk-ho, founder and general chairman of the Korean retailer Lotte, has been removed from his company by shareholders, solidifying the succession of his second son, Shin Dong-bin, and coming closer to ending a family feud that started in 2015. Lotte is…
The Vietnam High Efficiency Software Corporation (VHES) on Thursday launched its Head End System (HES) software to be used to manage the city’s smart electricity grid. The software, which uses Vietnamese-made chips, is intermediate software that VHES…
Swan Mobile, a Slovak telecommunications service provider, has selected Subex to provide its ROC Fraud Management Solution. As part of the implementation, Subex’s ROC Fraud Management will cover Voice, SMS and mobile data services for pre-paid and post-paid…
The 2017 Hays Asia Salary Guide reveals that 31 percent of management roles in Asia are held by women compared to 29 percent reported in last year’s Guide. Recruiting experts Hays has found that the number of women in managerial positions has increased in…
Ooyala has launched new versions of its MAM (media asset management) application and Reviewer application for its media logistics platform, Ooyala Flex. The new solutions make it easier for broadcasters, publishers and media companies to manage, review and…
Anurag Mathur will become HSBC’s new head of retail banking and wealth management in Singapore as of mid-September. He will replace Matthew Colebrook, who is taking charge of the bank’s equivalent business in the Middle East. Mathur has most recently worked…
SM Prime CEO, Hans Sy, has announced a semi-retirement. Sy has also served as SM Prime’s president since 2004, while holding key positions in SM subsidiaries and affiliates. Teresita Sy-Coson, vice chairperson of SM Investments – parent company of SM Prime,…
Private lender Bank DBS Indonesia, a subsidiary of Singapore-based DBS Group Holdings, is seeking up to 38 percent growth in its consumer business revenue this year, primarily driven by the bank’s move to expand its wealth management services. DBS Indonesia’s…
Burberry COO John Smith has announced his resignation from the luxury retailer. The UK company said in a statement that Smith will leave the business next year after seven years to “pursue new interests”. “With the company’s future strategies now in place, I…
A series of prosecution probes on alleged embezzlement and malpractice in subsidiaries of Korea’s retail giant Lotte Group hints that the nation’s fifth-largest family-controlled conglomerate’s chairman Shin Dong-bin may be questioned as well.A high-ranking…
The fate of Lotte Group hung in the balance several months ago, as the fraternal battle over control of the retail giant reached its peak. However, a year into the family battle, Chairman Shin Dong-bin managed to settle the dispute and strengthened his grip…