eGHL Partners with Shoptimize in eCommerce Solution
May 28, 2014 (Wed): GHL’s online payment unit, eGHL has formed a strategic partnership with MyFreelys Marketing Sdn Bhd to enable Shoptimize to support secure online payment via eGHL. Shoptimize is a business tools that designed to help small- and medium- sized enterprises or SMEs to enhance and grow their business by increasing their online presence and visibility while reducing marketing and operational costs. The scope of business...
Survey Finds 1 in 5 Mobile Phones will Have Mobile Wallet by 2018
May 28, 2014 (Wed): The report – Mobile Wallets: Strategies for Developed and Developing Markets 2014-2019 revealed that 1 in 5 mobile phones will have mobile wallet functionality by 2018, against less than 1 in 10 at the end of last year. The growth would be driven by SVAs (Stored value Accounts), Apple iWallet (which will be launched end of this year), HCE (Host Card Emulation)-based NFC (Near Field Communications) Services and P2P...
Stripe Enables Fund Transfers to Sellers via their Debit Card
May 28, 2014 (Wed): Stripe is introducing its latest feature which allows anyone can send funds to a sellers’ debit card. To send money to a debit card, senders just need to attach the card number to their recipient and initiate a transfer as normal. The funds will take about 1 to 2 working days to arrive sellers’ account and each transfer to a debit card will cost US0.25. However, Stripe currently only supports Visa and MasterCard...
Chinese Consumers Like to Shop Online
May 28, 2014 (Wed): According to a PwC survey, 14 percent of Chinese consumers buy online everyday, compared with the overall level of 5 percent of the surveyed countries. The percentage of weekly online shoppers in China is 62%, compared with the overall level of 21 percent. The survey shows Chinese consumers are more likely to shop online than consumers from the U.S., the U.K, Germany, Middle East, Brazil, France and South...
The Second Data for Development Challenge in Africa
May 27, 2014 (Tue): After the success of the last challenge in 2013, using the technical data of the mobile network of Orange in Ivory Coast, the next Data for Development (D4D) Challenge will use data sets from Senegal. It will reward the best research projects aimed at promoting development and improving the well-being of people in Senegal. The main goal of the challenge, which is aligned with Sonatel and Orange’s development...
paysafecard Wins 2 Prestigious Awards
May 27, 2014 (Tue): The European leader in prepaid payment systems, paysafecard.com Wertkarten AG, has achieved its third win in a row at the Paybefore Awards Europe. The company, which is part of the Skrill Group, has also been included in The New Economy’s list of top 40 most innovative companies in the world. The New Economy 2013 Innovation 40 Each year, “The New Economy Innovation 40” list is compiled by the...
Kaspersky Lab Scores Highest in All 3 Categories of Q1 Dennis Technology Labs Anti-Malware Tests
May 27, 2014 (Tue): Kaspersky Lab is pleased to announce that the company’s products received the highest AAA rating in all three of Dennis Technology Labs’ test categories – Home Anti-Virus Protection, Small Business Anti-Virus Protection and Enterprise Anti-Virus Protection – in the first quarter of 2014. Testing by Dennis Technology Labs takes place in a specially created lab, assessing the capabilities of various antivirus...
HTC One M8 Prime
May 27, 2014 (Tue): It hasn’t been such a long time since HTC introduced its flagship smartphone, the powerful HTC One M8. The M8 was a real success in the market competing with the strongest actual brands like Apple, Samsung and Nokia. Even that this smartphone is reaching its own peak in terms of sales and user experience, we have been hearing rumors about a Prime version of it. This is something surprising from HTC...
Busy? Hungry? Food Delivery Customers Choice Awards Unveiled
May 27, 2014 (Tue): foodpanda.my just recently announced their Customer Choice Award winners for partner restaurants based on their customer reviews. The food delivery leader currently has close to 600 restaurants in 6 cities on their website and mobile application. “We understand that people are looking for the best food in town and are busy. We are proud to announce the inaugural winners of foodpanda.my’s Customer Choice Awards...
Orange Continues to Support Innovation in Africa and Launches its Third Incubator Partnership on the Continent
May 26, 2014 (Mon): After the CTIC incubator in Senegal and the Ebène project in Mauritius, Orange announces the opening of the first start-up incubator in Niger. Orange Niger and its local partners have helped to set-up CIPMEN, a small- and medium-sized business (SME) incubator designed to encourage the creation of new and innovative companies in the country. In sub-Saharan Africa, 85% of SMEs fail within the first two years, but 80%...
