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Australia's grocers urged to invest in online segment fast

Many grocers who did not take the plunge before the pandemic lost market share.

Australia's grocers urged to invest in online segment fast

Many grocers who did not take the plunge before the pandemic lost market share.

South Korea invests $267m in digital retail growth

This aims to help local online retailers to adopt technologies such as drones.

Weekly News Wrap: Alibaba's Jack Ma loses title of China's richest man; Walmart-owned FlipKart eyes US listing

And Coupang’s IPO is set to be the largest listing by a Korean firm in a decade.

Fidelity International launches returner programme in APAC

Returners will get a professionally paid placement of six months.

Jollibee opens ninth store in Toronto

The Centerpoint Mall location also brings Jollibee's Canada footprint to 17 stores in total.

Philippine banks' credit weakness to persist throughout 2021

Non-performing assets ratio is expected to rise to 5.5%-6% by the end of the year.

Grill'd, streaming service BINGE, team up for lamb brain burger

The companies celebrated the return of The Walking Dead’s tenth season.

Two digital banks in every APAC market to challenge incumbents: study

Need for new capabilities to push bank-fintech collaborations in the region.

E-wallets to overtake cash in Singapore's in-store payments by 2024

Cards will remain king, but e-wallets will overtake them in online purchases.

Mizuho Bank's latest system failure unveils control, operational risks: Moody's

Half of its ATMs in Japan shut down on 28 February despite a $3.7b system upgrade just two years ago.

Five of world's 10 largest banks are in China: report

The Industrial & Commercial Bank of China has almost $5t in total assets.

Chart of the Week: APAC card payments to grow 19.2% in 2021

Banks and payment firms are stepping up their card game to encourage cashless spending.

Bank accounts of suspected scammers can be frozen within a day: Singapore minister

Singapore Minister Desmond Tan lays out plans to prevent scams.

MAS unveils joint paper on managing remote working risks

Financial institutions are called to benchmark their practices against examples in the study.