WeBank, Huawei and KPMG Share Insights on Fighting COVID – 19 with FinTech
30 June 2020 – As part of their efforts to promote fintech solutions in the post-pandemic era, the Financial Services Blockchain Consortium Shenzhen (FISCO), Singapore FinTech Association, FinTech Association of Hong Kong and Shenzhen FinTech Association organized the “Financial Digitalization & Fintech Evolution in the Wake of COVID-19” webinar on June 23. It was the first joint event conducted by FinTech...
EedenBull & Mastercard Extend Strategic Partnership into Asia Pacific
30 June 2020 – Mastercard and EedenBull have extended their strategic partnership from Europe to the Asia Pacific region to support the fintech company’s launch of a new digital platform for banks and businesses to process spending and payments more efficiently. New regulations, new technologies and new players are changing the way consumers and businesses think about payments. Around the world, organizations face many of the...
What to do Before, During, and After a Ransomware Attack?
29 June 2020 – Over three years after the infamous Wannacry ransomware, its costly aftermath still remains a vivid glimpse on the damage cybercriminals can do by kidnapping companies’ essential data. This threat is undoubtedly present as just this month, operations of an automobile giant were halted in several parts of the world after a successful attack by another ransomware dubbed as SNAKE (also known as EKANS). Kaspersky’s...
VMware Fast Tracks Transformation of Partner Ecosystem across Southeast Asia and Korea for Region’s Increasingly Digital Future
29 June 2020 – VMware Inc., a leading innovator in enterprise software, affirmed its pledge to strengthen the partner ecosystem across the Southeast Asia and Korea (SEAK) region following the successful launch of EMPOWER Online APJ, along a series of Partner Executive Briefings, which saw the participation of more than 1,200 attendees in VMware’s partner ecosystem in Asia Pacific and Japan. During the events, VMware and its...
Boku Partners with LINE Pay Japan to Enable eWallet Payments to Merchants
28 June 2020 – Boku Inc., a leading global provider of mobile payment and mobile identity solutions, has formed a partnership with LINE Pay, one of Japan’s largest eWallet and QR code payment service providers. This partnership will allow more than 37 million LINE Pay users in Japan to pay for merchant digital goods and services through the Boku platform. This agreement furthers the extensive depth of payment options for...
Western Union Continues to Connect Communities and Economies at a Critical Time
27 June 2020 – Western Union, a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, has released its second annual Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, which spotlights the Company’s 2019 ESG progress. The report also highlights Western Union’s response and ongoing initiatives surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and social justice movements across the globe in early 2020. “Today, against the...
BNM Adds New Companies and Websites in The Financial Consumer Alert List
27 June 2020 – Bank Negara Malaysia or BNM has updated its Financial Consumer Alert list this week. According to its website, the following companies were added to the list: Amal Trust (002848059-U; Lindale Ventures (003041846 – U); i-Rakyat Trade; i-RakyaTrader; and i-Rakya Trader. The Financial Consumer Alert List consists of companies and websites which are neither authorised nor approved under the relevant laws and...
MasterCard Study Shows Asia Pacific Consumers Shift Rapidly to Digital Commerce
26 June 2020 – The way we shop is changing and how we pay is evolving. As COVID-19 alters our daily lives, consumers in Asia Pacific are rapidly going digital with purchases of everything from groceries to movies in a shift that looks set to become a permanent habit after the pandemic passes, Mastercard research shows. E-commerce and contactless payments continue to grow in popularity as people make the move to digital by...
Cimb Introduces e Credit Card To Complement Customers’ Digital-First Lifestyles Through Enhanced Transaction Value
26 June 2020 – CIMB Bank Berhad has unveiled the CIMB e Credit Card1 that allows customers to maximise the value of all online shopping, e-wallet, auto-billing and in-store contactless spending with up to 12 times bonus points in each transaction with no minimum spend. The e Credit Card powered by Visa is designed to address the changing needs of customers’ digital-first lifestyles in the COVID-19 environment by providing extra...
Parents In APAC Hide Their Private Data From Their Kids More Than Cybercriminals
26 June 2020 – Online users are well aware that kids can be naughty and hide their online activities from their parents. Previous studies by Kaspersky have since revealed that children have a lot of secret activities online unknown to their moms and dads. However, the latest survey by the global cybersecurity company has unmasked that parents in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region do the same with their kids. Conducted between the...
