South Korea’s biggest internet search company Naver has finalized its plan to launch a financial subsidiary by November, presenting a challenge to the country’s leading messenger app operator Kakao in…
WhatsApp wants to launch payments service in Indonesia
Social media messaging service WhatsApp is planning to launch a digital payment service in Indonesia, with the U.S. firm in talks with several local payment platforms, sources have revealed to Reuters…
Criteo Direct Bidder Support announced for Accelerated Mobile Pages
Criteo S.A. (NASDAQ: CRTO), the advertising platform for the open Internet, announced that its leading header bidding solution, Criteo Direct Bidder (CDB), is now compatible with Accelerated Mobile Pa…
Samsung’s Galaxy Studio pop-up opens in Hong Kong
Featuring an interactive digital lights display, the one-month pop-up store provides the public with hands-on experience of the Galaxy S10 series smartphone.…
China Connect Paris
China Connect Paris is the largest European gathering of experts on Chinese consumer trends, digital and mobile tech marketing.…
New Zealand bans Huawei from 5G mobile network
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s government blocked Chinese telecom giant Huawei from the nationwide roll-out of a 5G data network over “significant national security concerns”.…
Huawei to open a retail store in Hong Kong
Huawei Technologies, China’s biggest smartphone maker, will open its first retail store in Hong Kong by the end of July as part of its bid to narrow the gap with market leaders Apple and Samsung Elect…
How to attract young retail customers
Last year’s Walker Sands Future of Retail study yielded promising news for brick and mortar retailers. Namely, many young customers actually want to shop in-store.…
10 trends to watch in 2018
Drawing on the macro-categories of global economy, consumer shifts, and changes in the fashion system, the BoF and McKinsey & Company’s The State of Fashion 2018 report defines the ten tren…
Asian retailers use mobile engagement to grow sales
Mobile devices have become an essential tool for retailers across Asia looking for more effective ways to engage their customers. Whether using a smartphone or tablet, and whether comparing products a…