Simplify Commerce Helps Web.com To Offer Small Merchants Take-a-Payment Service
Dec 12, 2013 (Thu): MasterCard has announced that Web.com, an Internet services provider for small businesses, has engaged its Simplify Commerce as the payments provider for Web.com’s new ‘Take-a-Payment’ service. Take-a-Payment service is targeted at small business owners and non-profits who want to offer consumers the ability to pay invoices, pay service fees, or make donations via the web site at any time. “As more and more...
150 1MalaysiaBanking Kiosks Will Be Deployed By April 2015.
Dec 11, 2013 (Wed): Casabello Consortium Bhd will invest RM40 million to build and operate 150 of 1MalaysiaBanking kiosks for the first phase after signed a two-year service agreement with Telekom Malaysia Bhd, The Star reports. According to its managing director Yuhanif Md Zain, the company will complete the first phase by April 2015 and the first kiosk will be located in Subang Jaya police station. He said that the kiosk will have...
Eximbank Introduces JCB Credit Card in Vietnam
Dec 11, 2013 (Wed): Vietnam Export Import Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Eximbank) has launched the Eximbank-JCB Credit Card that allowing cardholders to enjoy many exclusive benefits offered by JCB and Eximbank, Malaysia Sun reports. Upon card issuance, the cardholders are entitled for waiver of first-year annual fee – VND 300,000 cashback for the cardholders who spend over VND 1,000,000 and stand a chance to win a trip to Japan...
3-Day Great Online Shopping Festival Kick Started in India
Dec 11, 2013 (Wed): About 241 ecommerce players in India will offer discounts up to 80 per cent for 3-day on footwear, imported cars, property deals, holiday packages, insurance, spa packages, event tickets, grocery coupons and books, jewellery in the Great Online Shopping Festival (GOSF) this year, Indian Express reports. GOSF is Google India’s mega online shopping festival intends to boost the adoption of online shopping in India...
BSN Aims 1 Million Visa Debit Cardholders in 2014
Dec 11, 2013 (Wed): Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) recently has launched BSN Visa debit card, the first ever multi-privileged Visa Debit featuring Visa payWave functionality in Malaysia, in a bid to help curb rising credit card debts in the country, Malaysian Digest reports. The card is linked to a BSN savings account as well as equipped with MEPS, Touch N Go, Plusmiles and BCARD loyalty programme. With Visa payWave function,...
Lazada Group Receives New Funding Round of US$250M
Dec 11, 2013 (Wed): Lazada, one of the largest online shopping mall in Southeast Asia raises a large funding round from a group of investors including Tesco PLC, Access Industries, Investment AB Kinnevik and Verlinvest, which adds approximately US$250 million (RM804.13 million) of cash to Lazada’s balance sheet. This marks the first investment by multichannel retailer Tesco into a pure online player in the region and is the starting...
GASH PLUS Accelerates Global Expansion with CyberSource Fraud Management Expertise
Dec 11, 2013 (Wed): CyberSource, a Visa company and one of the world’s largest providers of eCommerce payment management services, has announced a partnership with GASH PLUS (GASH+), one of Asia Pacific’s leading platforms for the digital entertainment industry. By leveraging CyberSource’s payment management platform, including its fraud management expertise and CyberSource Decision Manager, GASH+ will now be able to strengthen its...
Kaspersky Internet Security Shows Great Performance in AV- Comparatives Testing
Dec 10, 2013 (Tue): Kaspersky Internet Security 2014 has received the highest Advanced+ award in the latest independent AV-Comparatives Performance Test (Suite Products) designed to evaluate the impact security software has on PC performance. Protection products need tight integration with the operating system to combat malicious attacks. However, if the solution makes inefficient use of system resources, it can noticeably slow down...
Avnet Malaysia Outlines Its SAP Offerings Strategy
Dec 10, 2013 (Tue): In furtherance to the recent announcement of its signed distribution agreement with SAP AG, Avnet Technology Solutions, a global IT solutions distribution leader and an operating group of Avnet, Inc., today outlined its SAP solutions business strategy for Malaysia. According to Chiew Yue Lam, general manager of Avnet Technology Solutions, Malaysia, the new distribution agreement aligns with the company’s local...
ADCA to Offer Multiple City-Connectivity
Dec 10, 2013 (Tue): Members of the regional Asia Data Center Alliance (ADCA) recently met in Bangkok, Thailand for the ADCA Conference 2013 that is held annually to discuss their new vision “Many Brands, One Experience.” All five of ADCA’s member countries were represented at the conference by: 1-Net (Singapore), AIMS Group (Malaysia), CMC Corporation (Vietnam), HKCOLO Limited (Hong Kong), and TCC Technology (Thailand). All five data...
