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Takashimaya about to offer financial services in Japan

Mei Ling Tan April 14, 2020

Takashimaya is to sell financial products and services in partnership with an online securities company, SBI Securities. According to Nikkei Asian Review, the department store is targeting its wealthy but…

Passenger Vehicle Sales Down In March 2020

Mei Ling Tan April 14, 2020

The entire nation is under lockdown since March 24 which has been taking a toll on businesses. With both sales and production being stopped, auto sales have taken serious hit…

Pandemic Causes Virtual Banking Launch Delays

Mei Ling Tan April 14, 2020

Hong Kong’s newly licensed virtual banks will look to delay their launches due to an ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Since the Hong Kong Monetary Authority issued eight virtual bank licenses last…

COVID-19: How retailers can take control and lessen the impact

Mei Ling Tan April 14, 2020

Retailers and grocers have been some of the first businesses to be affected by the recent outbreak of COVID-19, as stores across the globe sell out of stock due to…

Indonesian retail sales down last February

Mei Ling Tan April 10, 2020

Indonesian retail sales declined by 0.8 percent year on year during February. The drop was brought about by a decline in demand for clothing, as well as a blanket downturn…

UOB Chief Sees Pay Rise

Mei Ling Tan April 10, 2020

The board has also recommended a final dividend of 55 cents and a special dividend of 20 cents per ordinary share. UOB deputy chairman and CEO Wee Ee Cheong received $10.75 million…

Google could be dropping the Hangouts branding

Mei Ling Tan April 10, 2020

Hangouts Meet was renamed to Google Meet on the company’s Support page, suggesting that a change in the namings of Hangouts Chat and Hangouts, the app, may also follow. The name…

Daimler To Restart German Factories From April 20

Mei Ling Tan April 10, 2020

Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler said Wednesday it plans to restart work at factories in Germany from April 20, after a weeks-long interruption due to the coronavirus pandemic. “In a few selected…

Online grocery-delivery startup Kurly wins US$150m funding

Mei Ling Tan April 10, 2020

South Korean premium grocery-delivery firm Kurly has procured funding of US$150 million from its existing investors. Backers contributing to the Series E funding round were Sequoia Capital, Hillhouse Capital, and…

CIMB Singapore Partners Security Token Offerings Platform

Mei Ling Tan April 10, 2020

The bank’s partnership with iSTOX will expand private capital markets access for its clients. CIMB Singapore is partnering ICHX Tech to allow its clients in the Asean region to raise…

Numerous Fashion retailers commit to supporting Covid-19 causes

Mei Ling Tan April 10, 2020

Numerous international fashion retailers have pledged to support causes related to the coronavirus outbreak as the pandemic continues. Luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co’s charitable foundation will commit US$1 million to…

Cebu Pacific flights remain suspended until April 30

Mei Ling Tan April 10, 2020

Budget carrier Cebu Pacific said Wednesday that its flights remain suspended until the end of the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine on April 30. “Due to the extension of the Enhanced…

AirAsia Philippines Cancels All Flights Until 30 April 2020

Mei Ling Tan April 10, 2020

AirAsia Philippines (Z2) has canceled all domestic and international flights until 30 April 2020, at the earliest. The decision was made after the Philippine government’s directive to extend the Enhanced…

New WhatsApp beta reveals a long-awaited advanced search option and more secure backups

Mei Ling Tan April 10, 2020

Recently, WhatsApp has been getting a lot of features, most of which are related to the fight against the coronavirus misinformation spread. However, this time, the new features are not COVID-19…

Bank of Singapore’s Global Head of Products Exits

Mei Ling Tan April 10, 2020

The longstanding veteran resigned after over 11 years with the Singaporean private bank. Marc van de Walle, senior managing director and global head of products with Bank of Singapore resigned…

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