KUALA LUMPUR: Public Bank Bhd has denied any affiliations with automated bitcoin trading platform purportedly called “PUBLIC COIN”. “It has come to our attention of a website claiming that Public Bank has launched an automated bitcoin trading platform purportedly called “PUBLIC COIN”,” it said in a statement issued today. “The website claims that investors can […]
Read MoreMany countries in Asia-Pacific are developing domestic real-time payment systems. Examples include PayNow in Singapore, PromptPay in Thailand and the New Payments Platform (NPP) in Australia. But cross-border payments are still expected to take days. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) announced that it has held exploratory talks with a group of banks from Australia, China, Singapore […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Regional e-commerce platform Lazada launched its pilot service which enables over 100 Lazada sellers in Malaysia will begin marketing their products to buyers in Singapore. Through the Digital Free Trade Zone (DFTZ), sellers will enjoy a one-stop solution with more efficient cargo clearance and goods and services tax (GST) exemptions, and overall, export […]
Read MoreBANGKOK — Alibaba Group Holding will launch a slew of projects in collaboration with Thailand’s government to support cross-border online trade by small enterprises and farmers, as China’s largest e-retailer makes further inroads in Southeast Asia. Jack Ma, Alibaba’s co-founder and executive chairman, visited Bangkok on Thursday to announce the launch of a distribution hub in Thailand’s Eastern Economic […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Following the government’s instruction, ministries have accelerated the removal of cumbersome administrative procedures and business conditions to ease enterprises. Under Decision No. 767 issued recently, the Ministry of Transport announced the elimination of 384 out of 570 business conditions under the ministry’s authority. The number is equivalent to 67.36 percent of the total […]
Read MoreALL but one of the six banks that have reported for the year’s opening quarter have enjoyed strong earnings growth, benefiting from the country’s sustained economic growth that is driving demand for new loans, bank executive say. The five listed commercial banks on the plus side of the ledger posted solid growth in net profit […]
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