KDDI Selects Oracle SuperCluster to Support Rapid Data Growth
Jan 24, 2014 (Fri): Oracle Corporation, the industry’s leading enterprise Cloud service provider, today announces KDDI Corporation has selected Oracle SuperCluster, Oracle’s fastest engineered system, to help strengthen the authentication system for its mobile core network. KDDI’s mobile communication service has 40 million subscribers as of September 2013, and the company has seen a rapid increase in smartphone users and adoption of...
paysafecard App with “New Dimension”
Jan 24, 2014 (Fri): paysafecard group, Europe’s leading prepaid payment provider, has released an update of its free paysafecard app. The redesigned app offers additional features which enable customers to search for points of sale and to control their spending faster and easier than ever before. Augmented Reality Feature The augmented reality function 360° paysafecard shows the user sales outlets that are close to the current...
Kaspersky Internet Security named ‘Product of the Year’ by AV-Comparatives
Jan 23, 2014 (Thu): Kaspersky Lab announces that Kaspersky Internet Security, its flagship home user product, has received the “Product of the year” award from the independent testing lab AV-Comparatives after it consistently demonstrated the best results in testing throughout 2013. Out of 22 participating products, Kaspersky Lab’s solution was the only one to achieve the top Advanced+ ranking in all of the tests....
People Now Can Pay Using Bitcoin in Las Vegas
Jan 23, 2014 (Thu): Sister properties The D Las Vegas Casino Hotel and Golden Gate Hotel & Casino are now allowing their customers to use Bitcoin to pay for purchases at the front desk, gift shop and hotel restaurant thru tablets installed at points of purchase and their mobile wallets, according to Relaxnews.
Allied Wallet Acquires A Hong Kong Based Payment Processor
Jan 23, 2014 (Thu): Allied Wallet, a global provider of online credit card processing has announced its acquisition of CloudAsia, one of the largest Chinese payment processors in Hong Kong. The acquisition will give Allied Wallet more access to consumers and local banks in all regions of Asia including Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, and mainland China. “We’re happy to acquire a company that has had the level of success of CloudAsia, and...
Dealmates.com, One of The Fastest Growing E-Commerce Sites in SEA
Jan 23, 2014 (Thu): Malaysia’s flash sales website owned by Catcha Group, Dealmates.com has merged with BeeCrazy.hk, Deal.com.sg and MyDeal.com.my to form iBuy Group Limited and the combined company raised AUD37 million (RM108.2 million) in an IPO on the Australian Securities Exchange last December. Catcha Group is the largest shareholder in iBuy Group.
Toyota Introduces Mobile Payment App for Paying Car Loan in UK
Jan 22, 2014 (Wed): UK’s Toyota Financial Services has formed up a partnership with Barclays Pingit to enable customers to pay off their car loan using a free app via smartphone or tablet, Motor Trader reports. The app is only can be used by anyone who has a UK mobile number and a UK bank account.
Apple Expands iBooks Textbooks and iTunes U Course Manager Out of US
Jan 22, 2014 (Wed): Apple has announced iBooks Textbooks and iTunes U Course Manager are expanding into new markets across Asia, Latin America, Europe and other regions. iBooks Textbooks bring Multi-Touch textbooks with dynamic, current and interactive content to teachers and students while iTunes U Course Manager allows educators to create and distribute courses for their own classrooms, or share them publicly, on the iTunes U app....
GoInterpay Enables Prestashop Store Owners to Support International Payment Methods
Jan 22, 2014 (Wed): With GoInterpay module, merchants using PrestaShop for their online store able to enjoy a turnkey localized pricing, e-commerce, shipping and fraud free all-in-one solution. GoInterpay has pre-built Geo-location technology which will allow consumers to shop and pay in their local currency and able to support up to 150 foreign currencies. The module also allows consumers to pay to select a form of payment that they...
Cross-border E-Commerce Transactions Will Grow Fivefold by 2020
Jan 22, 2014 (Wed): The study by London-based management consultancy OC&C and Google estimated the value of cross-border online trade in six of the top e-commerce markets at US$25 billion for 2013 and this value will grow fivefold to US$130 billion by 2020, Reuters reports. The biggest online trade last year was by Britain (US$1 billion) followed by the U.S. (US$180 million) and Germany (US$35 million). The other 3 top e-commerce...
