Alibaba to Launch a New Ecommerce Site in US
Feb 13, 2014 (Thu): 11Main.com, an online marketplace that offers interesting, quality products from hand-picked shop owners such as fashion, tech and jewelry goods will be launched by Alibaba soon for the U.S. market. The setup of this shopping site is through Alibaba’s subsidiaries Vendio and Auctiva, according to a report by...
Survey Says Malaysian Prefers Cash Over Card
Feb 13, 2014 (Thu): Do you prefer to use cash or card to pay for your purchases? According to a recent survey by Nielsen among 30,000 Internet respondents in 60 countries, more than half of Malaysian consumers (60%) prefer to use credit card for their daily spending rather than card – credit card (20%), debit card (14%) and prepaid card (2%). The preference for cash was even stronger in the neighbour countries – the Philippines...
Keep Your Valentine’s Day Free of Social Media Malware
Feb 12, 2014 (Wed): Fortinet reminds Malaysian Internet users to keep their Valentine’s Day free of social media malware. The global leader in high-performance network security has revealed a new kind of electronic socially transmitted infection (STI), which can cause almost as much pain as that other kind. Social media has evolved from sharing personal details to something that is far more dangerous: sharing links. Linking, and the...
Deputy Minister of Communications of Myanmar to Open Mobile Payments and E-Commerce Summit This Week
Feb 12, 2014 (Wed): The 5th Annual Mobile Payments & E-Commerce Emerging Markets 2014 Summit will open tomorrow in Yangon. Already in its fifth year, the Summit which will take place on 13th and 14th February 2014 is organized with the support of the Myanmar Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and the Central Bank of Myanmar. This year’s Summit which has a special focus on tapping new opportunities in mobile...
Kaspersky Lab Uncovers Global Cyber-espionage Operations – The Mask
Feb 11, 2014 (Tue): Today Kaspersky Lab’s security research team announced the discovery of “The Mask” (aka Careto), an advanced Spanish-language speaking threat actor that has been involved in global cyber-espionage operations since at least 2007. What makes The Mask special is the complexity of the toolset used by the attackers. This includes an extremely sophisticated malware, a rootkit, a bootkit, Mac OS X and Linux versions and...
Groupon Introduces Self-Service Option for Businesses to Create Own Deal 24/7
Feb 11, 2014 (Tue): Groupon launched its Deal Builder, an online platform that allows local businesses in the U.S. to build their own Groupon deal anytime. The platform which lives on GrouponWorks.com, guides merchants through a step-by-step process and enables them to choose from a series of popular deal templates to construct a promotion that best meets the needs of their business. Once a merchant is finished, and they have...
Alipay Says Its Mobile Payment Transactions More Than PayPal and Square Combined Last Year
Feb 10, 2014 (Mon): According to a report by Reuters, the online payment provider owned by Alibaba Group, Alipay completed more than 2.78 billion mobile transactions with a total value topping US$148 billion (RM493 billion) from over 100 million users in 2013. Alibaba said this figure is higher than mobile payment transactions processed by PayPal and Square combined.
Malaysia Ecommerce Shopping Dates for 2014
Feb 10, 2014 (Mon): To make your online business successful, you need to know the important shopping dates so that you can organize sales, promotion and marketing activities to aim the right customers at the right time. Here is our annual list of important shopping dates in 2014 for e-commerce merchant. Remember to leverage this information to convert your site visitors hunting for gift into your customers. FEBRUARY 14: Valentine’s...
Lazada Malaysia and Deezer Offer Sales for Audio Related Items
Feb 10, 2014 (Mon): Lazada Malaysia has announced its partnership with Deezer, a leading global music streaming service that delivers an exciting music experience to more than 12 million monthly active music fans worldwide, on its online shopping platform. Under the partnership, Lazada Malaysia will feature audio-related items such as Bose, Jawbone, Samsung, Sony and other renowned brands for sales at attractive prices starting from...
Paytm Unveils a New Shopping App with Bargain Feature
Feb 10, 2014 (Mon): Paytm, an Indian based company offers online recharges and payments services has introduced the first mobile shopping app that allows users to bargain for a deal using text messenger before they buy. The introduction was done by its founder and CEO, Vijay Shekhar Sharma with the presence of Google India Head, Rajan Anandan in an event. The app will be available for download in Apple App Store and Google Play Store...
