Study shows social networking ranked as hardest desire to resist
A study conducted by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business found that checking social media such as Facebook and Twitter is more alluring than sex and cigarettes for those immersed in Internet Age lifestyles, as reported by The Malaysian Insider. Social networks were ranked as the hardest desires to resist because of its high availability and it do not cost much for the users to engage in these activities, another finding...
Buy Tiger Airways tickets on the go
Asia’s low-cost carrier Tiger Airways launched its mobile app which allows the travelers search for the best flight deals, book tickets and select seats through their mobile Internet devices run on Android and iOS platform. In conjunction with the launch, Tiger Airways is offering exclusive airfare deals for its customers who make booking through the mobile app, started from 10 Oct until 24 Oct 2012. by Terry...
Prime Minister: Mobile commerce in Malaysia grew 370 per cent last year
Mobile commerce has contributed RM467 million to the country’s economy last year, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said at the 24th MSC Malaysia Implementation Council Meeting. Najib said that the total mobile shopping spent in the country grew 370 per cent in 2011, from RM101 million in 2010. He forecasted that Malaysia’ mobile commerce will grow more than seven times from the current total spent to hit RM3.43 billion over...
Mobile Trojan on the rise
The recent threat landscape research released by Fortinet revealed that there was an increase in Android adware for the last three months. Android/NewyearL and Android/Plankton were the Android adware detected by FortiGuard Labs researchers which will embed a common toolset for unwanted advertisements displayed on the mobile’s status bar, user tracking through their International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number and dropping of...
Alliance bank introduces business banking tools to SMEs
Alliance Bank Bhd launched its new generation of online banking facility namely Alliance BizSmart Online Banking that enabling small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) regardless sizes to conduct their payroll and bulk payment more efficiently. Alliance Bank’s Group CEO Sng Seow Wah commented that sole proprietors were not offered any advanced cash management tools essential for business by any bank before and Alliance Bank becomes...
Philippine Supreme Court stops the country’s new Internet Law
The Philippine Supreme Court (SC) issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) on Tuesday to stop the implementation of the country’s Cybercrime Protection Act of 2012 for 120 days while it decides whether certain provisions violate civil liberties. The new law was signed by the President Benigno S. Aquino III on September 12, 2012 which aims to combat several Internet-related crimes including child pornography, identity theft, online...
Local e-commerce shopping cart – MyBizCart to showcase in Dubai
Johor based e-commerce shopping cart provider First Online is joining another two local technology innovators, IX Telecom and NFE Consulting to showcase Malaysia’s technology in GITEX Technology Week 2012 in Dubai World Trade Centre from 14 to 18 October 2012,under Cyberjaya brand. First Online provides customized web-based software development, e-commerce shopping cart (MyBizCart) and hotel online booking system while IX Telecom...
Global e-commerce forecasted yearly growth rate at 13.5 per cent
A report by Booz Allen Hamilton, a multinational management and technology consulting firm revealed that global e-commerce is increasing 13.5 per cent per year and the e-commerce transaction volume is projected to hit US$1.25 trillion (RM3.8 trillion) annually in 2013. The report also shows over US$3 trillion (RM9.21 trillion) of foreign exchange transactions are conducted online every day. by Alice...
Mobile shoppers spend more than in-store shoppers
According to the leading international multi-channel brand store Debenhams, one-third of its online website traffic was generated by mobile shoppers and this group of users are more lucrative and will spend three times higher than its in-store customers. However, the mobile shoppers are more likely to change brand after went through bad experience. Debenhams suggested that the retailers should not concern about the conversion rates on...
Wirecard’s Indonesia expansion through acquisition of Prima Vista
The leading International full-service providers for E-Commerce businesses Wirecard Group agreed to acquire PT Prima Vista Solusi (Prima Vista) of Indonesia. PrimaVista is the distributor and technology provider of end-to-end payment solution, from the card, reader, terminal, network and servers. To date, Prima Vista has about 250 employees and deployed over 130,000 card terminals in Indonesia. Prima Vista started to partner with...
