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The new platform aims to transform the digital banking experience for corporate clients and manage their banking needs in a simpler, smarter, and more personalized manner. Customers will be able to manage a range of domestic and cross-border banking…
Southeast Asian online used car trading platform Carsome has launched its new Carsome Experience Centre in Kuala Lumpur. The move signals the opening of the firm’s B2C segment, introducing a highly digitized and transparent car-purchasing process, aimed at…
Liverpool FC has partnered with soccer shop Kamo to launch its first online store in Japan. The Liverpool FC online store offers a wide range of replica kits and the brand’s authentic merchandise, apparel and fashion accessories, including the exclusive Hello…
CapitaLand has launched new e-commerce and food ordering platforms in Singapore. The new eCapitaMall and Capita3Eats services are aiming to drive sales for retailers at its shopping malls during Singapore’s Phase 1 safe reopening protocol, as the country…
B2B e-commerce platform Nuorder is launching a virtual showroom service for brands to showcase products via an immersive online experience. About 40 percent of NuOrder’s sales of around US$1 billion per month come from markets outside North America and a…
Gmail is already a safe email app, but it’s far from being perfect and Google is aware of that. The most recent update introduces a brand-new technology that Google is still refining, which further improves malicious document detection. Google’s security…
Nippon Passport has raised ¥200 million (US$1.82 million) in pre-series A funding, led by private investors and business companies through a third-party allotment. In response to the Japanese government’s target to attract 60 million foreign tourists annually…
Apple is bringing a new feature to its music streaming service in the hopes to bring Apple Music on par with Spotify and other similar services. The new feature is called Replay and lets Apple Music users check out their favorite music from 2019. Simply put,…
Payments platform PPRO adds GrabPay to its list of partners in a bid to tap into a Southeast Asia market estimated to be worth $600 billion this year alone. GrabPay, developed by cab-hailing app giant Grab, joins a list of 150 local payment methods (LPMs),…
Citi will drop links to two-thirds of the existing foreign exchange platforms it is using, in a move to consolidate technology and reduce costs. Citi will reduce the number of FX platforms it uses from 45 to 15 by the first quarter of 2020, citing anonymous…
Southeast Asian digital merchant-platform Fave has launched a food takeaway service in Singapore. Fave Takeaway will allow customers to pre-order their meal selection and make payment via the app’s digital wallet FavePay before picking up their order at…
If you don’t have a Google One membership yet, you might consider one after the latest improvements the paid storage service has just received. The Mountain View company has just announced that Google One is now getting additional phone backup features on…
Singapore-based online advertising platform Carousell has marked its seventh anniversary with the launch of a new visual identity, together with milestones including having reached its 250 millionth listing and fourfold revenue growth last year. “Our mission…
Chinese e-commerce giant JD exceeded revenue expectations in the June quarter, net sales up by 23 per cent to 50.28 billion yuan (US$21.28 billion). The company has cited forays into the convenience-store sector and supermarkets, as well as the harnessing of…
Collisions that result in injury can often be caused by a delay in a driver’s recognition of the situation and his or her ability to react accordingly. In a move to help prevent such accidents before they happen, the Lexus Safety System+ will be a standard…
Shopline, the global smart commerce platform, has today announced the official expansion of its operations to Malaysia. The news follows the closure of a successful US$2 million funding round earlier this year, led by CDIB Capital Group and Alibaba Hong Kong…
