m-commerce
goSwiff launches new m-commerce platform
goSwiff has launched an integrated m-commerce platform of payment solutions that it said would help businesses increase and streamline their mobile and online transactions.
Harnessing mobile payments to spur economic development
Organisations in Malaysia’s mobile banking and payments ecosystem must deliver compelling and responsive end-user experiences, writes Varun Jaitly of Akamai Technologies.
Indonesia’s Bank Mandiri and goSwiff launch mPOS service
Bank Mandiri, the largest bank in Indonesia, has launched a mobile payment solution called Mandiri Mobile POS (point of sale) in collaboration with Singapore-headquartered goSwiff and its local partner Indopay.
Disrupting the retail industry: Here’s how you do it
Tech startups hoping to penetrate the retail industry should think about offering cloud-based or SaaS type solutions, but will still have to face cultural challenges, according to the experts at this month's DNA-TeAM Disrupt discussion.
Mobile penetration vs banking penetration = APAC m-commerce growth: Frost
Numerous developing economies in Asia Pacific have low banking penetration rates, but mobile penetration rates are impressively high. This has created opportunities for mobile operators to partner with banks, payment providers and merchants to develop new models of transactions, according to Frost & Sullivan.
Mobile shopping beginning to mature: BuzzCity
In APAC markets, 32% now shop via their mobiles compared with 21% on PCs
Largest category under ‘Others’ is adult products, especially in India and Indonesia
Malaysia is PricePanda’s ‘most successful market’
Price comparison startup PricePanda, part of the Rocket Internet portfolio, said that Malaysia has become its most successful market, based on internal figures.
Week in Review: MOL listing will inspire SEA ecosystem
How many entrepreneurs throughout South-East Asia will be inspired by Ganesh Kumar Bangah’s MOL Global and its Nasdaq listing? Karamjit Singh wonders, while encouraging entrepreneurs to read and learn from the company’s preliminary prospectus.
Mobile delivering higher CTRs than PCs: Criteo report
Mobile has become an important advertising medium, as consumers are increasingly spending more time accessing the Internet on their tablets and smartphones, with a new report by Criteo showing that mobile delivers higher click-through rates (CTRs) than PCs across most industry verticals.
The Big 3 and gaps in the M2M, m-commerce ecosystems
While there is no reliable data to track the growth of the M2M and m-commerce market in Malaysia, the big three telcos are positioning themselves to win in this space. DNA founder Karamjit Singh has the story.
