Garuda Indonesia to use CyberSource’s payment and fraud management services
SINGAPORE: CyberSource, a Visa company yesterday announced that Garuda Indonesia, the Indonesia’s national airline will adopt the full suite of CyberSource’s global payment gateway and fraud management services including CyberSource Decision Manager and Performance Monitoring with Guarantees, to expand its business in the region. With CyberSource service, Garuda Indonesia will be able to offer a highly reliable, scalable and secure...
Twitter releases its latest mobile version for faster searching and browsing
MALAYSIA: Twitter on Wednesday announced they have updated their iOS and Android apps along with mobile.twitter.com to make it easier and faster to find and see content on Twitter. Twitter also improved the autocomplete suggestion and enable easy retweet function specifically for iPhone and iPad Twitter users.
EU fines Microsoft after broken a legally binding commitment
BELGIUM: The European Union (EU) fined Microsoft Corp 561 million euros (RM2.26bil) on Wednesday for failing to offer users a choice of Web browser, an unprecedented sanction that will act as a warning to other firms including Google involved in EU antitrust disputes, the Star reported. Between May 2011 and July 2012, Microsoft at default offered users to use Microsoft’s Explorer browser to access Internet. It had broken a legally...
Google Play celebrates 1st anniversary with fun games created by developers
MALAYSIA: Google Play which launched by Google last year is a digital entertainment place offering more than 700,000 apps and games in multiple languages for worldwide users to enjoy on their Android phone and tablet or on the web. Google Play have partnered with all of the major music companies, movie studios and publishers to bring users the music, movies, TV shows, books and magazine they love as well as adding more ways for users...
Alibaba offers credit-line service on its e-commerce platforms
CHINA: According to Yahoo! news, Alifinance, a unit of Alibaba Group will roll out a credit-line service provided for businesses and consumers via Alipay, an online payment company of Alibaba Group. The report said the service will be on trial for users in Taobao marketplace and Taobao mall first.
Trustwave opens security operations center in Manila to serve Asia-Pacific region
PHILIPPINES: Trustwave announced that they have opened a new Security Operations Center (SOC) in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, to deliver high-value Managed Security Services and security expertise to clients in Asia-Pacific region. The new, secure Manila facility houses the infrastructure and staff necessary to deliver customer service, threat monitoring and device management to Trustwave clients in multiple languages...
SoftBank retail outlets promote PayPal Here to businesses in Japan
JAPAN: PayPal has teamed up with SoftBank to roll out PayPal Here, a mobile payment solution for businesses in Japan. PayPal Here is now widely available in more than 2,700 SoftBank retail shops and through their business sales network across the country. Through the collaboration with SoftBank, PayPal Here able to reach more than 4.2 million small businesses in Japan of which 80 percent do not yet accept credit card...
Skype offers users QIWI wallet payment option to top up its airtime
RUSSIA: Skype has extended its collaboration with QIWI to enable citizens from Russia can now purchase Skype credit online using QIWI Wallet via WorldPay’s Corporate Gateway. Last year, Skype entered an agreement with QIWI to introduce a new payment method for users in Russia to top up Skype credit using QIWI cash-in kiosks across the country.
Citibank introduces first global credit card provides unique and premium experiences
MALAYSIA: Citibank Berhad (Citi) has launched the new Citi Prestige Card, Citi’s first global credit card that benefits from the bank’s unique global footprint and relationships to deliver a world of experiences to card members – at home and wherever they travel. The Citi Prestige Card is also the first credit card to be issued under the MasterCard World Elite platform in the Asia-Pacific region. The global credit...
Foodpanda Malaysia makes online food ordering easier with new launched mobile app
MALAYSIA: Foodpanda Malaysia or Foodpanda.my, an online food delivery portal has released its mobile app for iOS and Android based mobile devices, allowing consumers to order food from over 200 restaurants such as Sushi King, Pappa Rich, Chicken Rice Shop and Sarpino’s Pizza directly from their iPhone , iPad, iPod Touch and Android phones or tablets. Besides ordering food, the app will display the restaurant address and food prices...
