eCommerce Omni-Channel Strategies Conference Will Be Held in HK and SG This February
Jan 18, 2014 (Sat): Pacific Conferences which specialises in organising business conferences aimed at providing interactive, insightful information and analysis about issues facing businesses in Asia-Pacific, will organize a conference on “eCommerce Omni-Channel Strategies” in Hong Kong from 17 – 18 February 2014 and Singapore from 20 – 21 February 2014. The conference aims to address issues in bricks-and-clicks practices and...
PricePanda Converts More Than 1M People Across SEA to Shop Online
Jan 18, 2014 (Sat): The price comparison website PricePanda has announced that they have converted over one million people to shop online all over Southeast Asia since its launch in 2012. PricePanda said that e-commerce will continue to be one of the fastest growing markets in Southeast Asia and especially the online marketers will see great potential in this region. According to a study by Accenture, there are expected to be 194M new...
Vietcombank Stops Offering Free Online Transfer Between Individual Account Holders
Jan 17, 2014 (Fri): Vietcombank, a State-owned commercial bank in Vietnam has revised its transaction fees for online money transfer to VND3,300 per transaction since 15 January 2014, Vietnam News reports. Before the revision, the bank offers online money transfer service for free between individual Vietcombank account holders while charged VND11,000 per transaction for organisations. The fee for an interbank transaction remains...
Lazada Launches Mobile Shopping App for iPhone and iPad Users
Jan 17, 2014 (Fri): The leading online departmental store in Southeast Asia Lazada launched on Thursday a mobile app for iPhone and iPad after recent investment round of approximately US$ 250 million from investors including retail giant Tesco. The mobile app which is fully optimized for iOS 7, allows on-the-go shoppers to seamlessly navigate Lazada’s brand and product assortment across several categories including consumer...
Big C to Venture into E-commerce in Thailand and Vietnam
Jan 17, 2014 (Fri): Big C hypermarkets, the leading hypermarket chain in Thailand and a subsidiary of Groupe Casino, has spent 110 million baht on an e-commerce website which will be launched in the coming weeks in Thailand and Vietnam under the Cdiscount brand, Bangkok Post reports. Cdiscount is an e-store owned by Groupe Casino. According to Big C, the e-commerce market in Thailand is worth 130 billion baht and the number of pure...
ZALORA to Launch Marketplace for Independent Fashion Sellers
Jan 17, 2014 (Fri): ZALORA has announced it will be launching ZALORA Marketplace in the first half of this year, allowing independent fashion designers and sellers from all over Southeast Asia and Hong Kong to instantly expand their business to ZALORA’s massive customer base. The marketplace will allow vendors to create their own branded storefront within the ZALORA site, which will be run and maintained by the seller with support...
52% of Companies Say Increasing Device, Data and Remote Usage is Impacting Their Network Security
Jan 16, 2014 (Thu): Barracuda Networks, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-connected security and storage solutions, today shared that approximately 52 percent companies admitted that managing application performance, availability and security is a significant problem due to a “disjointed, complex and hard-to-manage” environment. The survey by Freeform Dynamics on behalf of Barracuda, set out to identify the key issues affecting the...
Paysafecard is Now Available in Lithuania
Jan 16, 2014 (Thu): paysafecard group, Europe’s leading prepaid payment provider, continues its global expansion with the launch of its core product paysafecard in yet another Baltic state: Lithuania. The European market leader in prepaid payment solutions has been present in Latvia since 2010. Its expansion into Lithuania sees the company take another important step in the development of the Baltic market. Since the company was...
Fortinet Appoints Sector Heads to Grow Telco Market Share in Southeast Asia & Hong Kong
Jan 16, 2014 (Thu): Fortinet, a world leader in high-performance network security announced on Wednesday that it has set up a Carrier & Service Provider division within its Southeast Asia and Hong Kong operations and has appointed Ng Hwee Boon and Chang Wai Leong as Regional Directors to head the division. These appointments are part of Fortinet’s strategy to capitalize on the regional carriers’ rapid business growth, as...
Exclusive Avnet-Iverson Pact for IBM Training for Malaysian Market
Jan 16, 2014 (Thu): Avnet Technology Solutions a leader in global IT solutions distribution and an operating group of Avnet, Inc., yesterday announced its exclusive partnership with Iverson Associate Sdn Bhd to offer software and systems training and certification programs across IBM’s hardware, software and services portfolio. In July 2013, Avnet was selected as one of four IBM Global Training Providers to deliver training to IBM...
