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Digital experience can make or break brand relationships with customers

Pandemic spikes digital service reliance; brands warned—flawless app experience now crucial for consumer loyalty.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 23rd Jul 2021

Asia Pacific consumers favour mobile wallets over cash and cards

Mobile wallets are approaching technological maturity, with one in two consumers expected to use a mobile wallet by 2025.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Jul 2021

Fraud

Cost of fraud in Asia Pacific reaches almost $4 per transaction

A new study by LexisNexis Risk Solutions suggests that the cost of fraud in Asia Pacific tops almost US$4 for every transaction made.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 8th Jul 2021

Supply Chain

Commerce logistics firm Locad raises $5m to support APAC expansion

Singapore-based eCommerce logistics integrator, Locad, has raised $4.9m in a funding round led by Sequoia Capital India's Surge.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 7th Jul 2021

Marketing Technologies

Payment security vital as digital commerce resets in post-pandemic world

Visa has stressed the importance of robust payment security in a changing commerce environment post-pandemic, as fraud migrates to digital commerce.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 27th May 2021

Branding

Corporate scandals, misinformation disestablish public trust

Corporate and governmental scandals have rocked public trust, leaving an opportunity for businesses to step in, research by Forrester shows.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 19th May 2021

Partner Programmes

RMM platform SuperOps.ai takes on legacy MSP software with $3 million funding

SuperOps.ai launches beta platform and secures $3m in funding to address disjointed MSP tools in the professional services automation (PSA) industry.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 13th May 2021

Unified Communications

8x8 announces updates to its cloud communications platform

Cloud communications platform provider 8x8 has announced upgrades to its contact centre, voice communications, chat and meetings.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 2 min read • Fri, 7th May 2021

Entrepreneur

COVID-19 hasn't dampened ANZ entrepreneurial spirit, study finds

Australian and New Zealand entrepreneurs lead APAC in optimism and confidence, despite the challenges of the last year, according to a study.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 21st Apr 2021

Surveillance

Software-based facial recognition in payments industry to dominate by 2025

There will be more than 1.4 billion users of facial recognition software used for payments alone in 2025, up from 671 million in 2020.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Apr 2021

Fintech

Payments firm Instarem refreshes brand to support new growth phase

Instarem unveils new logo, website, and mobile app as it aims to expand and become an all-in-one consumer app for cross-border payments.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 7th Apr 2021

Partner Programmes

New Zealand agreement signed for PwC and Microsoft Global Alliance

PwC New Zealand has signed a local agreement with Microsoft to bring the PwC Microsoft Global Alliance to New Zealand organisations.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 26th Mar 2021

Customer Relationship Management

APAC consumers comfortable with human & AI-assisted contact centres

Consumer frustrations could be missed opportunities for brands to deliver a better experience while building trust and loyalty.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Mar 2021

Cloud Services

Two thirds of APAC website traffic now mobile - study

Smartphones accounted for 72% of website traffic in Asia Pacific in 2020, but half of mobile users bounce after viewing just one page, says Contentsquare study.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd Mar 2021

Gaming

Online gaming spikes as consumers seek social connection and entertainment

The desire to stay connected and entertained while stuck at home during the pandemic has driven online gaming popularity.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Mar 2021

Marketing Technologies

Java, machine learning, AI amongst most important programming skills - report

Software architecture, Java and machine learning are amongst the top programming skills ranked by software engineers as important to their role in 2021.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Mar 2021