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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.
HKB Technology Excellence Awards 2021 opens doors for nominations
The deadline for nominations is on 25 June 2021.
The search is on for HKB International Business Awards 2021
Deadline for nominations is on 25 June 2021.
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.
Social Media Wrap Up: Pizza Hut's Singapore's Souper value sets; A&W's latest tropical burgers; McDonald's Singapore's McGriddles return
Find out what QSRs have been up to on social media this week.
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.