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Starbucks has been the subject of growing speculation as a number of Korean banks express their concerns over the US coffeehouse chain’s potential move into the competitive financial services industry. The global chain itself has not announced its plans to…
Telenor Myanmar has expanded its unlimited international data roaming service to Malaysia and Singapore, one month after the launch of the new service in Thailand. The company’s non-stop data roaming pack offers unlimited data in the three international…
Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has revealed plans to require all mobile operators to introduce an online fingerprint ID system for prepaid and postpaid mobile SIM registrations. The regulator has given a tentative…
The Indian government has made a special exception to temporarily allow demonetized 500 rupee notes for the purchase of prepaid top ups in response to a sharp decline in purchases. The government enacted legislation earlier this month to declare the use of…
For the first time, cash is no longer king in India’s online shopping scene. In a post-Diwali media release, India’s online marketplace Snapdeal reported that customers across India were willing to pay at the time of making the purchase instead of opting for…
ISP and MVNO Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) has arranged to sell a prepaid SIM card for Taiwanese visitors planning to visit Japan at all Taiwan 7-Eleven locations. The ready-to-use, data only Japan Travel SIM offers 1GB of data for 30 days for TW$780 ($24),…
Thailand’s Dtac has announced a major prepaid brand revamp and introduced new promotional tariff plans as part of efforts to attract at least 1 million digital consumers to its prepaid subscriber base. As part of the revamp, Dtac will replace its Happy…
Thailand’s AIS has launched the nation’s first prepaid fixed broadband service, introducing a 15Mbps speed plan for a 500 baht ($14) monthly top-up fee. AIS has set a target of becoming Thailand’s second largest broadband player by 2019, citing comments from…
India’s Bharti Airtel has introduced an innovative new service allowing post-paid business customers to top up their data allocations with prepaid credit. The operator will allow customers to recharge their accounts through retail or online credit purchases…
