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Retail Asia11/06/2021
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Finance

Line Launches Digital Bank in Indonesia

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The country – the world’s fourth most populous – is its third overseas market, following launches in Thailand and Taiwan. Japan-headquartered mobile and internet services firm Line has launched a digital banking platform in Indonesia in collaboration with Bank KEB Hana Indonesia, a subsidiary of South Korea’s Hana Bank, and LINE Financial Asia. Line Bank […]
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Retail Asia08/03/2021
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Finance

LINE BK Tops 2 Million Users in First Four Months

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LINE Corporation today announced that LINE BK, Thailand’s first social banking service, surpassed 2 million users as of February 23, just four months after starting operations. Since launching in October 2020, LINE BK has exceeded expectations in terms of transaction volume, loan applications, and the number of new users. As many as 50,000 new savings […]
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Retail Asia22/10/2020
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Finance

Line Launches Social Banking Platform in Thailand

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Thailand is the first market where Line has integrated banking services on its main mobile platform. Japan-based Line, which operates one of Thailand’s most popular social media platforms, has rolled out banking services in the kingdom in partnership with Kasikornbank. The Line BK service allows users to customers to transfer money, open savings accounts, apply […]
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Retail Asia17/09/2020
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General

Naver leads US$80m financing round in Carousell

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South Korean online platform Naver has invested in Singaporean classified-ad service Carousell. The US$80 million investment was made by a consortium led by the firm that includes other Korean investment businesses Mirae Asset-Naver Asia Growth Fund and NH Investment & Securities. The completed transaction will elevate Carousell’s value above $900 million and reflects the increased […]
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Retail Asia18/08/2020
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General

LINE Wins Red Dot Design Award 2020

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LINE’s Global WOW Project Awards was selected from over 6,900 entries submitted from 50 countries, chosen for its excellent and simple approach that emphasizes corporate identity and branding. Created by the Creative Center at LINE Plus, LINE’s focus on branding design helps to deliver LINE’s brand identity and creativity, motivating and energizing the entire LINE […]
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Retail Asia17/12/2019
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Finance

Line Pay Taiwan Forms Cross-Border Payments Alliance

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The digital wallet and fintech service for messaging app Line will allow people from Japan, Korea and Thailand to use their local mobile payment services when in Taiwan. Line Pay has announced a cross-border mobile payment alliance to connect the ecosystems of payment operators Line Pay Japan, Rabbit Line Pay (Thailand), Naver Financial (Korea), and […]
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Retail Asia08/10/2019
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Fashion

Line launches online fashion customisation platform

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Character brand Line Friends has launched an online fashion customization platform where consumers can purchase personalized fashion items based on their lifestyles. The ‘Line Friends Creator’ app was released globally (except Europe) on September 19. The new sales platform provides millennial customers with an opportunity to customize products using the creative contents of Line Friends, […]
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Retail Asia23/08/2019
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Fashion

Fashion label launches Hello Kitty clothing line

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Local fashion label Ruby is launching a limited-edition collection of Hello Kitty-licenced products, including t-shirts, sweatshirts, oversized hoodies and activewear. The collection, Ruby x Hello Kitty, will be available in stores and online from August 16, and is expected to take the brand’s customers on a trip down memory lane. “This collection with Sanrio has […]
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Retail Asia25/07/2019
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General

Line Friends opens pop-up store at Changi airport

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Line Friends has opened a pop-up store at Changi Airport Terminal 3 Departure hall. Set to open until August 8, the store offers the latest summer collections of Line Friends characters featuring Brown, Choco, Sally, Cony and more on one half. The other half is dedicated to licensed merchandise featuring all the eight BT21 characters, […]
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Retail Asia05/07/2019
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General

Line Friends Enters Hollywood

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Global character brand Line Friends opened its second and largest official US store last Saturday. The new Los Angeles store on Hollywood Blvd, which offers interactive photo zones and signature character merchandise, attracted more than 18,000 visitors on opening weekend. It features a large-scale retail space with a wide array of photo zones and Instagram-ready […]
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Retail Asia28/06/2019
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Finance

Visa and LINE pay to partner on next-generation fintech solutions

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Visa (NYSE: V), the global payments leader, and LINE Pay Corporation, operator of digital wallet and fintech services on the LINE messaging app, today announced a strategic partnership that will see them create new financial services experiences for their collective user bases of millions of consumers and merchants worldwide[1]. The two companies will collaborate across multiple areas, […]
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Retail Asia04/04/2019
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Telecom

Fujitsu wins upgrade contract in US

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Three wins for three vendors plus some quantum security worth a look: Fujitsu Network Communications is helping US-based Midwest Fiber Network with a network upgrade. MFN, which is a consortium of nine RLECs in Iowa, is deploying 200GbE based on Fujitsu’s 1FINITY S100 layer 2 switch and Virtuora Network Control Solution. The upgrade will boost capacity […]
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Retail Asia10/01/2019
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Food

Bite & Bite with Line Friends cafe opens

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The world’s first Bite & Bite with Line Friends cafe has opened at Hong Kong International Airport. Operated by food and beverage company SSP Hong Kong, the cafe is located on level 7 near gate 201. The cafe combines original Line Friends characters with a variety of dishes ranging from breakfasts through to snacks and […]
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