The bank is keeping its options open about applying for a digital bank license in Singapore, and will likely follow steps it has taken in Taiwan and Hong Kong in…
Point of Sale software, or simply POS, is capable of so much more than simply accepting credit cards. It can also be a tool to manage your inventory or make…
Wirecard is expanding its partnership with Mizuho Bank. The scope includes a significant geographic extension, a collaboration on new payout products, and joint digital payment solutions. Wirecard, a global innovation leader…
UBS is going to revamp its investment banking unit along the lines of a wealth management business. The goal is to make the unit leaner and more global. Piero Novelli and Rob…
Lifestyle apparel brand Bossini has warned shareholders its loss this year will blow out to about $139 million, citing Hong Kong’s rolling protests. That figure is higher than the $124…
Sun Life Asia appoints a new president with incumbent Claude Accum to step down and retire on December 31 this year. Léo Grépin will become the president of Sun Life Asia…
DBS has issued a S$250 million ($180 million) three-year loan to real estate group City Developments Limited with interest rate discounts linked to the firm’s sustainability-related performance. The loan will…
Sigma Healthcare half-year profit tumbled 81.2 percent to $2.52 million, due to reduced input from its expiring Chemist Warehouse supply deal, as well as one-off restructuring costs tied to the…
Chinese discount merchandise chain Miniso says it expects to have 100 stores trading in Australia by the end of next year. “Australia is a key country in the world for…
Timepiece brand Blancpain has opened its largest store yet in China in Beijing. The 380sqm two-level street front showroom, located at China World Mall near Beijing’s CBD, features an interior…
Vietnamese business empire Vingroup has acquired local supermarket business Queenland Mart via its retail unit Vincommerce. The move will expand the firm’s retail market share, following its recent purchase of…
Alibaba has confirmed it will buy NetEase’s Kaola for about US$2 billion, a deal widely predicted last month. Kaola is an import e-commerce platform which has been a rival of Alibaba…
Daigou buyers from Australia – individuals and groups who buy infant formula and other consumables in offshore retail outlets, selling them at huge mark-up prices in China – have been…
Hong Kong’s specialty coffee chain The Coffee Academics is launching its latest retail concept the world’s first single-origin Nitro Coffee Bar on September 16 at K11 Musea. The Nitro Coffee…
The future is 8-bit. At least that’s what Hyundai’s new ’45’ concept suggests that was recently teased, ahead of its debut at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show on September 10, 2019.…
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