Electronic Commerce
Global Luxury Brands Explore New Grounds To Reach Thai Consumers Through Chat Commerce on LINE Platform in the New Normal Era
BANGKOK, Oct. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- LINE Thailand reveals luxury brands adjust and increasingly place importance on their online channels amid the ongoing Covid pandemic as a majority of customers are turning to shop for luxury brands through online channels more. This monumental change goes de...
Marriott International and Rakuten Announce Strategic Collaboration to Enhance Travel Experience
TOKYO, Oct. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) and Rakuten Group, Inc. (JASDAQ: 4755) today announced an industry-first strategic collaboration set to elevate the travel experience of millions of Japanese customers traveling domestically and internationally. The a...
Payment Technology Focus Dominates Fintech Developer Workload, Finds Report by Rapyd
LONDON and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Rapyd
LD FEB UI Research: GoTo Financial, Part of GoTo Group, Accelerates Financial Inclusion for MSMEs and Communities in Indonesia
* GoTo Financial's digital financial products and services enable the unbanked and underbanked population to access formal financial services; 1 out of 4 consumers, who were previously not exposed to banking services, now use banking services after using GoPay. * GoPay serves as the gateway t...
Paper.id Launches B2B Buy Now Pay Later - Geared to Help Indonesian SMEs Ramp Up, And Out, of COVID
JAKARTA, Indonesia, Oct. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Paper.id, Indonesia's largest B2B invoicing startup with US$640million in invoices processed since the start of the year, announces the launch of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) for small to medium businesses. For customers that opt-out of financing, Mer...
MonotaRO optimizes checkout for business buyers in Southeast Asia with Adyen
SINGAPORE, Oct. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- MonotaRO, one of Japan's biggest ecommerce companies for maintenance, repair and operation supplies, optimizes its offering for business buyers outside ofJapan, adopting Adyen (AMS:ADYEN), the payments platform of choice for many of the world's leading comp...
2021 Fosun Family Season to Set the "Fosun China-Chic" and Launch Fosun Membership System "Fosun Alliance"
HONG KONG, Oct. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On 29 September, 2021 Fosun Family Season officially kicked off in Yuyuan inShanghai. Centered around the theme of "Fosun China-Chic Families Carnival", Fosun and more than 70 brands in its ecosystem jointly participated and integrated online and offline...
UK digital supply chain and freight platform Beacon raises $50 million Series B round
LONDON, Oct. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Highlights: * $50 million raised in oversubscribed Series B fundraise * Round led by new investor Northstar.vc * Funds will accelerate growth by investing in people, technology and continued market expansion * Round follows on from $15 million Series ...
Survey: Six in 10 Singapore businesses are in survival mode with pandemic volatility, yet optimistic for the future
SINGAPORE, Oct. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Almost six in 10 (59%) Singapore business leaders describe their companies as surviving, with new waves of COVID-19 being their main challenge in 2021. In fact, 41% had considered closing their businesses from January toAugust 2021 due to pandemic volatilit...
Joy Spreader Group Buys Back HK$120 Million Worth of Shares for Inclusion in its Share Incentive Plan
BEIJING, Oct. 3, 2021 /PR Newswire/ -- Joy Spreader Group (HKG: 6988, "the Group") announced onSeptember 30, 2021 that the trustee of the Group's Share Incentive Plan had purchased 42.35 million of its shares from the market for a total consideration of someHK$120 million (approx. US$15.6 million...
Global Technologies divests AEi - MycronicAB
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Mycronic's Global Technologies division has divested Automation Engineering, Inc. (AEi) toSingapore-based ASM Pacific Technology. AEi, which was acquired by Mycronic in 2016, develops, manufactures, and sells innovative and market leading solutions for pre...
Joy Spreader Group to Invest Additional HK$2.898 Million to Repurchase 1.178 Million of its Own Shares
BEIJING, Oct. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Joy Spreader (HKG: 6988, "the Group") announced an additional investment ofHK$2.898 million (approx.US$376,700) to buy back 1.178 million of its shares at a price ofHK$2.46 per share (approx. US$0.32) on September 30. Combined with the shares repurchased on ...
Joy Spreader Group Repurchases 989,000 of its Own Shares for HK$2.137 Million
BEIJING, Oct. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Joy Spreader Group Inc. (HKG: 6988; "the Group") announced on September 29 the repurchase of 989,000 shares of its own stock for a total consideration ofHK$2.137 million (approx. US$277,800) at prices ranging fromHK$2.14 (approx. US$0.27) to HK$2.19 (approx. ...
WIN a Car This Diwali with coocaa's Massive Festive Celebration*
NEW DELHI, Oct. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- This Diwali, coocaa TVs has taken festivities to new heights. coocaa TVs has pledged to make one of its consumers a lucky winner of a brand new car! From September 29th to November 4th (Big billion day and Big Diwali Sale), coocaa TVs & Flipkart have partn...
Year-end Plans Sorted with S$1,010 Daily Discounts and SRV Deals in Traveloka's 10.10 Super Lifestyle Sale
SINGAPORE, Oct. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- From 27 September until 10 October 2021 , Traveloka,Southeast Asia's lifestyle superapp is presenting the 10.10 Super Lifestyle Salewhich offers daily deals worth up to S$1,010 on Hotels, Flights, Attractions and more. Special deals can also be combined with...
Flex By Finaxar Continues Mission to Eliminate Friction in B2B Payments For SMEs
SINGAPORE, Oct. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The pandemic has accelerated the
adoption of digital payments, and managing finance on digital platforms is now
the new norm. Especially for cash-tight SMEs, an agile money management service
is crucial to increasing overall efficiency.
Fraud Prevention Strategies are Imperative Amid Rising eCommerce Transactions
Online merchants to create fraud prevention strategies in-house or partner with cybersecurity solutions providers, notes Frost & Sullivan SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Online spending is rising, with over 2 billion people buying products or services online. Frost & Sullivan found t...
Xinhua Silk Road: Taoxichuan Ceramic Art Avenue of China's Jingdezhen sparkles at 5th NEXT Summit in Singapore
BEIJING, Sept. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Taoxichuan Ceramic Art Avenue, a
tourist spot and art landmark located in Jingdezhen of eastChina's Jiangxi
Province, is making a sparkling appearance at the ongoing Fifth NEXT Summit (
Singapore 2021) on Wednesday.
QisstPay raises $15M, cementing itself as the fastest growing emerging markets BNPL player from Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Sept. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- QisstPay
ATC By Digital 38 hosting webinar, 'Cross Border Ecommerce Opportunities In Vietnam'
SINGAPORE, Sept. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ATC, a member of the Digital 38 Group, invites investors, entrepreneurs, and marketers to their webinar, 'CROSS BORDER ECOMMERCE OPPORTUNITIES INVIETNAM' on 7 October 2021, 4:00 PM GMT +8. This is the first in a series aimed at helping businesses who are ...
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