Visa Appoints Ellen Richey as New Chief Legal Officer
Dec 20, 2013 (Fri): Visa Inc. has announced its appointment of Ellen Richey as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer who will be responsible for the legal function as well as maintain oversight of Visa’s compliance and audit teams. Before the appointment, she was Visa’s Chief Risk Officer and will continue to report directly to Charlie Scharf, CEO of Visa Inc. under the new...
Into Crystal Ball of Online Selling for Better eCommerce in 2014
Dec 20, 2013 (Fri): Looking for 2014 to be a profitable year for your online business? Just join ecommerce guru, Matt Winn’s webinar held on 8 Jan 2014 to know his view into the crystal ball of online selling. From the webinar, you will know the most impactful ecommerce stories of 2013, a preview of major trends shaping the industry in 2014 and actions you can take now to and get ahead of the growing curve. During the webinar, you can...
U Mobile Offers 4G LTE Services in Klang Valley and JB
Dec 19, 2013 (Thu): U Mobile Sdn Bhd has officially announced the availability of its Long Term Evolution (LTE) or 4G internet service, offering customers high speed mobile internet of up to 75 megabits per second (Mbps) and becomes the first telco to offer 4G LTE services to prepaid subscribers in the country. At the initial stage, U Mobile customers can enjoy its 4G LTE services in selected areas within Klang Valley such as Bandar...
Groupon Allows Canadians to Purchase Goods Deals from US
Dec 19, 2013 (Thu): In collaboration with Borderlinx Global eCommerce Solution, Groupon is now offer Canadians the capability to purchase a broader selection of Groupon Goods deals available in the United States and ship them to Canada. Through Borderlinx’s compliant, secure and reliable cross-border trade solutions, consumers in Canada know the full price in Canadian currency they’ll pay for a Groupon Goods item to be delivered...
Facebook Unveils New Way to Watch Promoted Videos in News Feed
Dec 19, 2013 (Thu): A small number of people will see video ads for the new film ‘Divergent’ begin playing as they come into view in Facebook News Feed on mobile and desktop this week. This is part of Facebook’s effort to test a way to make videos more engaging on the platform which was started in September this year. The video will begin as it appear on screen but played without sound and the sound only appears when...
MasterCard to Rolls Out MasterPass in Italy by Q1 2014
Dec 19, 2013 (Thu): MasterCard today announced that its digital payment platform MasterPass will be launched in Italy by the end of the first quarter 2014. According to MasterCard, Mediaworld, Trenitalia and Vodafone are the first major brands that have already enrolled for MasterPass and 3,500 more retailers are also active through Banca Sella, the first acquirer bank to offer the MasterPass service to all its online...
Top eCommerce Websites in Vietnam Owned by Local Companies
Dec 19, 2013 (Thu): The vice chairman of the Vietnam E-commerce Association (VECOM), Nguyen Thanh Hung has shared that Vatgia.com, Lazada.vn, 5giay.vn, Enbac.com and Thegioididong.com are the top five e-commerce sites in Vietnam and these sites are owned by local companies except Lazada, Vietnam News reports. However, the same survey conducted by VECOM revealed that international businesses dominated the top five retail websites in...
LinkedIn Now Available in Thai
Dec 18, 2013 (Wed): LinkedIn has announced that Thai now is available in the platform for its members in Thailand. Thai is the second local language launched in Asia Pacific this year. LinkedIn launched Tagalog for Philippines community in June 2013. According to LinkedIn, its members network in Thailand has more than 24,400 organizations, including leaders such as Chulalongkorn University, IBM, Thai Airways and True Corporation and...
China Bans Clearing Services for Bitcoin
Dec 18, 2013 (Wed): The People’s Bank of China met more than ten third-party payment platforms including Alipay on Monday and ordering the providers to stop all transactions using Bitcoin, according to some online sources. Companies currently offering clearing services for the digital currency must end services by the Chinese New Year of 2014.
Borderlinx Says Cross Border eCommerce Grows 63.4%
Dec 18, 2013 (Wed): Borderlinx Cross Border eCommerce Solutions has revealed that Black Friday and Cyber Monday have helped generate 64.3% growth year-on-year for them and some country destinations have experienced rapid growth including Singapore (100%+), Malaysia (100%+), Saudi Arabia (98%), Qatar (84%) and UAE (78%). Jérôme Mercier, Borderlinx CEO said, “The considerable growth in cross border e-commerce we’ve seen this...
