Buy AirAsia ticket using Bank Mandiri’s card, win free flight ticket

Indonesia’s Bank Mandiri formed a partnership with Think Big Digital Sdn. Bhd. to sell AirAsia, the leading low-cost carrier tickets online using credit card issued by Bank Mandiri. Bank Mandiri’s senior vice president for consumer cards, Handayani said the bank forecasted this collaboration can triple the spending amount on AirAsia tickets using Bank Mandiri’s cards, from IDR9 billion (USD939,500) per month to IDR27 billion (USD2.8...

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Socialbakers: Malaysia has over 13 million Facebook users

According to Facebook statistic published by Socialbakers, total Facebook users in the country are more than 13 million or equivalent to 49.83 per cent of Malaysia’s population, which makes it #18 in the ranking of all Facebook statistics by Country. Socialbakers has listed the top 5 by pages, brands, celebrities, entertainment, media, sports and places as below. Category Top 5 Pages Upin & Ipin My Networks Lisa Surihani Dr....

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SCCP Group eyes Asian market for its mobile payment platform

SCCP Payment Services Holdings (SCCP), the global innovator of secured payment technologies who recently has rolled out its end-to-end secure mobile point of sales (mPOS) solution namely Swiff in Thailand through partnership with Bank of Ayudhya (BAY), also planning to market Swiff into other Asian countries, including the Philippines. The CEO and founder of SCCP, Jerome Cle said that Swiff is not a payment aggregator and just a...

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Tesco to offer online grocery shopping in Thailand

British multinational grocery and general merchandise retailer, Tesco will setup its first online grocery store in ASEAN region for Thailand by end of this year or early of next year. Tesco is not new in offering online grocery service and it already doing it in several countries such as UK, Ireland, South Korea, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia. by Terry Brown

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Ripe time for mobile social commerce, PIKOM says

Mobile social commerce is an electronic commerce that involves using social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and other online media that supports social interaction to assist in the online buying and selling of products and services and run on mobile technology. The National ICT Association of Malaysia (PIKOM) chairman Woon Tai Hai told that now is the ripe time for mobile social commerce due to the growth of mobile social...

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Independence body needed to help local ICT Retailers

A ‘Survival of ICT Retailers’ forum was held last week to find the solution for the challenges faced by ICT retailers such as decrease of retail prices and profit margins, increase of overhead costs including rental costs and unrealistic stock commitments set by the suppliers. This serious issue may challenge the survival of the ICT retailers in the country. Over 140 ICT retailers attended the forum and majority of them support to...

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AIA Thailand taps on Bank of Ayudhya’s mobile payment

Insurance company AIA Thailand and Bank Ayudhya launched ‘Krungsri Quick Pay’, a new solution that allows AIA customers more convenience to pay their insurance premium by Krungsri credit card via a smart phone or tablet which has been transformed as a secure mobile point of sale. According to Bank Ayudhya’s Head of E-Business Philip Tan, the gross transaction values for mobile payments in Thailand are estimated to rise to USD6.9...

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Soft Space ready with Android
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Soft Space ready with Android

EMV level 2 certified mobile payment platform provider Soft Space now can support smart phones run on Android platform but limited to Samsung Galaxy SIII, Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Tab and Sony Xperia series smart phones. According to Soft Space statement, the team is working hard to make its platform to support more Android platform smart phones and not limited to Samsung and Sony models only. by Alice Lee...

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5 MSC status companies helps students for IT industry exposure

Taylor’s University’s computing and information technology faculty signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with 5 MSC status companies to create opportunities for the university students to participate in some of the research and development projects recognized in the industry. The participating companies are Common Extract Sdn Bhd, EPP Solution Sdn Bhd, Just Mobile Sdn Bhd, Myriadeas Sdn Bhd and Opulens SA Sdn Bhd. The agreement has...

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E-commerce, the new focus for postal sector

Due to the future of e-commerce in mail service, the postal sector in Asia is preparing to face the new development or changes caused by e-commerce, POS Malaysia Group Chief Operating Officer Shukrie Salleh told Qatar News Agency (QNA) in the 25th Universal Postal Congress at the Qatar National Convention Centre. He added that the postal sector started to shift its focus to e-commerce from traditional mail and now is building the new...

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