According to research undertaken by Bank DBS Indonesia, the country has the highest rate of e-commerce in South East Asia. Since 2019, 90% of internet users in Indonesia have made purchases via e-commerce platforms. Since the pandemic, online shopping has increased by...
Thai mobile operator DTAC has selected Nokia as its first 5G radio access network (RAN) partner in a three-year deal covering the north and northeastern regions of Thailand. Meanwhile, Ericsson 5G RAN products and solutions have been selected to power DTAC 5G services...
Following the meat cartel scandal which has been in operation for 40 years, Malaysian government agencies involved in meat importation and halal certification are considering the use of QR code and blockchain technologies to address the system leakages. The cartel...
The provinces of Phu Tho and Binh Phuoc recently proposed to the Ministry of Information and Communications to develop 5G in their areas. The Vietnam Telecommunications Authority (VNTA) responded that the ministry will study and license mobile businesses to deploy 5G,...
Globe Telecom Inc. is set to discard its old 3G infrastructure completely and will now be increasing its fourth-generation (4G) long-term evolution (LTE) frequencies in the Visayas and Mindanao region particularly in the cities of Bacolod, Cebu, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu,...
Logiq, a US-based leading global provider of eCommerce and fintech solutions, has entered into an exclusive strategic alliance with Koperasi Mona Santoso Berjaya (KMSB), Indonesia’s social security program provider. Through its Indonesian operations, Logiq will...
In a recent interview, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has emphasized the importance of public-private cooperation towards digitalization. The Malaysian government has plans to work with the private sector to increase the number of Fourth...
Converge ICT Solutions, an emerging fiber internet service provider, which is minority owned by US private equity firm Warburg Pincus, has just completed the Philippines’ second largest Initial Public Offering (IPO) worth USD 600 million. The main bulk of the sale...
A series of initiatives have been signed between Singapore and Germany to create more opportunities for both countries to work together and accelerate their digital transformation. This includes an agreement signed between Enterprise Singapore (ESG) and the...
Line, a messaging app first launched in Japan by Line Corporation, has introduced integrated banking services in Thailand, allowing its 47 million Thai users to transfer money, open bank accounts, make payments through the app and withdraw cash without the use of a...
Orient Commercial Joint Stock Bank (OCB), a major Vietnamese bank with assets worth USD 4.6 billion, has recently joined RippleNet, a network of institutional payment-providers, as a strategic partner after 10 months of preparation. The partnership will enable OCB to...
Cosmose AI, a Shanghai-based developer of data analytics platform predicting offline purchase behavior, has formed a strategic partnership with Axiata Group unit ADA, a data and AI company based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The new alliance will help Cosmose to broaden...
