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India’s YES BANK taps Gemalto for secure m-payments

Mei Ling Tan July 28, 2016

India’s YES BANK has deployed Gemalto technology to secure mobile payment transactions for its customers under India’s recently implemented Unified Payments Interface (UPI). YES BANK, India’s fifth largest private sector…

Nokia launches real-time mobile network analytics platform

Mei Ling Tan July 28, 2016

Nokia is launching “Real-Time Mobile Network Analytics”, said to be the industry’s first solution to give operators an end-to-end view of mobile networks from individual subscribers, applications, devices and operating…

Singtel launches mobile newsstand service

Mei Ling Tan July 28, 2016

Singtel has launched a new service offering subscriptions to digital newspapers and magazines at discount rates, and with unmetered access to their content. The Singtel Newsstand service will at launch…

Ayala launches Philippines’ most luxurious condo

Mei Ling Tan July 28, 2016

Ayala Land Premier (ALP), the top-tier market segment unit of Ayala Land Inc. is launching the country’s most expensive residential development to date with a total value of P20.5 billion—including…

Airtel Q1 profit falls 30.8%

Mei Ling Tan July 28, 2016

India’s Bharti Airtel posted a 30.8% slump in net profit for the June quarter, as a steep 42.1% decline in the value of the Nigerian Naira reduced contributions from the…

Pokemon fever too good to resist for struggling HK retailers

Mei Ling Tan July 28, 2016

Major Hong Kong tourism and shopping hotspots have been rushing to cash in on the citywide Pokemon Go craze with numerous events being organised, centred entirely around the smash-hit mobile…

‘Pokemon Go’ boosts local businesses in Sokcho

Mei Ling Tan July 28, 2016

South Korean retailers are capitalizing on the explosive popularity of Nintendo’s augmented-reality mobile game “Pokemon Go” with new products and services targeting local Pokemon game enthusiasts and fans. From a…

‘Pokemon Go’ catapults c-store sales in Korea

Mei Ling Tan July 28, 2016

Convenience stores in some areas in South Korea are enjoying a boom in sales brought by the latest mobile game craze ‘Pokemon Go’. ‘Pokémon Go’, an augmented reality app developed…

JDC picks up gold award for effective marketing

Mei Ling Tan July 28, 2016

The government-owned Jeju Free International City Development Center (JDC) – parent company of Jeju Duty Free – has won a Gold Prize at the recent Asia Tourism Marketing Festival, for…

Shilla Duty Free downtown and off-shore stores contradiction performance

Mei Ling Tan July 28, 2016

The Shilla Duty Free posted a +29.0% year-on-year rise in second-quarter revenues for its Korean downtown duty free operations, reflecting a strong rebound from the MERS-ravaged corresponding period last year.…

Public Bank to Launch UnionPay Card in Malaysia

Mei Ling Tan July 28, 2016

Public Bank, Malaysia’s third largest bank and UnionPay International, a global payment network signed an agreement for UnionPay Debit Card Issuing Business today. With this partnership, Public Bank will be…

Award-winning Singaporean jewellery brand expands to Hong Kong

Mei Ling Tan July 28, 2016

Singaporean contemporary jewellery brand Luvenus Jewellery announced today (July 26) that it has opened its first overseas outlet at Hong Kong International Airport to showcase its designs to the millions of…

7-Eleven, Amazon UK test drone deliveries

Mei Ling Tan July 27, 2016

On opposite sides of the Atlantic, two major global retailers are testing delivery by drone. In the UK, eCommerce giant Amazon has partnered with the government to test some aspects…

NYDC Vietnam closes last store

Mei Ling Tan July 27, 2016

The last NYDC Vietnam dessert and cafe restaurant has closed its doors after months of struggling to stay viable. The chain sent its goodbyes to its customers via its Facebook…

Amazon India rolls out Prime

Mei Ling Tan July 27, 2016

Online retailer Amazon India has rolled out the global Prime membership service, giving customers access to unlimited free one- and two-day delivery on more than 100,000 products. It is also…

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