LINE releases new version for Android with new Themes function
Thu, May 30 2013: LINE has recently released version 3.7.0 for Android which featuring a new function that allows users to change the design of friends list, chat rooms and menu button. Currently only a lovely pink theme with cute rabbit character – Cony is available for users and more themes are coming soon. According to LINE, iOS users will enjoy similar function soon. Besides, LINE has added a new button in multi-person chats...
VISA launches low-cost mobile payment solution in Taiwan
Thu, May 30, 2013: VISA on Tuesday launched mobile payment solution mPOS (mobile point-of-sale) for smaller-scale retailers and individual merchants in Taiwan to accept credit card on-the-go, the China Post reported. Currently the company is in talks with few major financial institutions in Taiwan including Fubon Bank, Cathay Bank, and Bank Sinopac to adopt the system for taxis, insurance carriers, and courier...
Chinese e-commerce players and logistics companies team up in building delivery network
Thu, May 30, 2013: Cainiao Network Technology Co. Ltd. has been formed by a group of e-commerce and logistics companies in China to create and manage a new developed nationwide logistics platform namely China Smart Logistic Network, to serve shipping for online shopping, Alizila reported. Alibaba Group, retailer Yintai Group, Chinese conglomerate Fosun Group, S.F. Express Co., and four major Chinese courier companies: Shentong,...
Myanmar’s KBZ Bank now accepts MasterCard at its ATMs
Thu, May 30, 2013: MasterCard yesterday, via its statement announced that the largest bank in Myanmar, Kanbawza Bank Limited or KBZ Bank will now be accepting MasterCard payments cards at ATMs throughout the country. Currently, KBZ Bank operates 55 ATMs at convenient locations such as supermarkets, airports, restaurants, hotels and shopping centers. With the launch, MasterCard has enabled total of 140 ATMs in Myanmar that accept...
Seagate delivers on solid state strategy: unveils complete SSD product line
Wed, May 29, 2013: Seagate Technology, a worldwide leader in storage solutions, today announced its new portfolio of flash-memory solutions. The company took the wraps off its first client solid state drive (SSD) and its next-generation enterprise SSDs. Featuring the Seagate 600 SSD, Seagate 600 Pro SSD, and the Seagate 1200 SSD, the new line of drives are engineered to deliver ultra-fast speed and high data integrity. Rounding out...
LINE introduces new cute action puzzle game PokoPang
Wed, May 29, 2013: LINE PokoPang, a new puzzle game by LINE featuring the pink bunny Pokota and his animal friends to fight the monsters invading their village. The game players just need to draw a line with their finger to connect 3 adjoining blocks of the same color. The connected blocks will explode and fire veggies at the Monster to beat them. Just beat as many monsters as you can in the time limit of 1 minute. The blocks can be...
Kalixa teams up with MasterCard to issue prepaid card for Acquirers to do live testing
Wed, May 29, 2013: The e-payment company Kalixa Group has been selected by MasterCard to issue a version of its award winning Kalixa Pay prepaid card to every newly accredited acquirer for testing, the information source Finextra reported. The prepaid card issued allows every new acquirer to conduct live testing of MasterCard acceptance across any kind of payment acceptance including online, POS, PayPass and...
European e-commerce grows 19% to hit €276.6 billion in 2012
Wed, May 29, 2013: According to a report published by Ecommerce Europe, the European online revenue of goods and services grew by 19% to reach €311.6 billion (RM1.2 trillion) last year and 61 per cent of it was contributed by 3 main countries – the UK, Germany and France. The association estimated that the number of B2C websites have grown to 550,000 at the end of 2012, growing at a pace of 15 to 20 per cent per year. The rapid growth...
Malaysia Airports launches mobile app for shopping and dining guidelines at KLIA
Wed, May 29, 2013: Travellers now can find their favourite shopping and dining shop at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) easily with the new launch mobile app by Malaysia Airports. The new app works for both iOS and Android...
ShopRunner offers free shipping to American Express cardholders
Wed, May 29, 2013: American Express has inked a mutli-year marketing agreement with ShopRunner, a company brings together a network of retailers and brands to deliver powerful shopping services for its members. Under the agreement, ShopRunner will offer American Express U.S. consumer credit and charge card members one-year of free two-day shipping which worth US$79 (RM239.15) a...
