i-City Introduces Online Ticketing System for Visitors
Jul 31, 2013 (Wed): i-City Properties Sdn Bhd information manager Tang Soke Cheng said i-City has incorporated the dynamic pricing or yield management system into its online ticketing system at www.i-city.my/iticket, the Sun Daily reported. The online ticketing system creates convenience among the visitors to allow them pre-plan their visit to key attractions within i-City, such as City of Digital Lights, Snowalk, WaterWorld and...
The First Bitcoin Charity Launched
July 31, 2013 (Wed): BitGive Foundation, the first Bitcoin charity was launched officially, according to an announcement by Bitcoin Magazine. BitGive is a non-profit foundation accepting donations from the Bitcoin community and offering charitable gifts to environmental and public health causes worldwide on behalf of the community.
VendorNet Introduces Virtual Product Catalog Management Solution for Online Retailers
July 31, 2013 (Wed): VendorNet is a company owned by eBay Enterprise and delivers web-based omnichannel retailing and supply chain solutions that enable intelligent cross-channel commerce by integrating and routing orders from all sales channels to the best-source fulfillment location including warehouses, suppliers, and brick and mortar stores. Yesterday, VendorNet launched a virtual product catalog management solution namely SKU...
Altel To Roll Out Prepaid Product For Its 4G Services in August
July 31, 2013 (Wed): Malaysia’s 4G services licensee Altel Communications Sdn Bhd will invest over RM1 billion over five years to deploy its 4G long-term evolution (LTE) network in the country. According to the Sun Daily report, Altel will roll out its prepaid product to the market next month and more products and services such as postpaid/LTE products in the fourth quarter of 2013 and beyond. Altel expects to have 500 LTE radio base...
Bitcoin Trading Suspended in Thailand
July 31, 2013 (Wed): Bitcoin Co. Ltd., via its online statement announced that the company has suspended its operations based on advice received from Bank of Thailand (BOT) after a conference held between both parties. The main reason the company didn’t get an approval is due to lack of existing applicable laws, capital controls and the fact that Bitcoin straddles multiple financial facets the Bitcoin activities such as buying/selling...
Visa and MasterCard Collaborate to Accelerate Secure Chip-Enabled Marketplace
July 31, 2013 (Wed): Visa Inc. and MasterCard announced yesterday an agreement to license their EMV chip technologies available to each other and other networks, enabling a debit chip transaction originating from a single chip application to be routed by the merchant to Visa, MasterCard or any other U.S. PIN debit network that elects to participate in the debit solution. Under the partnership of two brands, issuers will be able to...
SAMB Makes Water Bill Payments Easy For Melaka Residents
July 31, 2013 (Wed): Syarikat Air Melaka Berhad (SAMB) last week launched the mobile payment counter and the online portal payment kiosk at the Wisma SAMB in Melaka, providing convenience to the end users to make water bill payments. At the online portal payment kiosk, end users can make bill payments by using credit or debit card while the mobile payment counter is targeted to serve the public especially in people-concentrated places...
Magnetic Stripe on Payment Cards Issued in SG Are Useless after Oct 1
July 31, 2013 (Wed): The Association of Banks in Singapore has instructed card-issuing banks in Singapore to deactivate the magnetic stripe on their issued credit and debit cards by Oct 1, 2013, Todayonline.com reported.
Malaysia Will Spend 6.4% More in IT This Year
July 30, 2013 (Tue): Gartner Inc. forecasts that total information technology (IT) spending in Malaysia will reach RM61.9 billion this year, increases about 6.4 per cent if compared with 2012, the Business Times reported. According to the report, Gartner said the spending amount is made up of telecommunications services (RM33.9 billion), devices (RM13.3 billion), IT services (RM9.8 billion), software (RM3.3 billion) and data centre...
MasterCard and Leading Hotels of the World Offer Cardholder Exclusive Promotion
July 30, 2013 (Tue): MasterCard has formed a strategic partnership with the Leading Hotels of the World, allowing MasterCard cardholders can enjoy exclusive promotions at participating hotels globally. For example, cardholders booking a five-night stay through participating Leading Hotels of the World pay for four nights and receive the fifth night free. As the largest luxury hotel collection, the Leading Hotels has more than 430 of...
