The Access Group accelerates its APAC expansion by partnership with MDEC

Access, one of the largest UK-headquartered providers of business management software to small and mid-sized organisations in the UK, US, Ireland and Asia Pacific, is fast-tracking plans to expand operations into Malaysia later this year through a new partnership with Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), the government agency leading the digital transformation of the Malaysian […]

FourKites and Mitsui choose MKI as exclusive reseller in Japan

FourKites and strategic investor Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (“Mitsui”) have appointed Mitsui Knowledge Industry Co., LTD. (“MKI”) as the exclusive reseller of FourKites’ leading real-time supply chain visibility solutions in Japan. MKI, which brings decades of deep experience implementing transformational IT projects in Japan, will lead all go-to-market activities on behalf of FourKites, including carrier and customer engagements. In addition, […]

Attentive opens branch in the APAC region and furthers global expansion

Attentive, the conversational commerce platform, yesterday announced it is continuing its global expansion with an office opening in Australia—the first establishment in the APAC region and second regional office outside of the US. More than 87% of consumers in Australia said they would like to receive texts from brands or are already subscribed to a […]

Will rising costs hurt the insurance industry in APAC?

Latest YouGov data sheds light on how consumers in Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia and Singapore expect to adjust insurance spending. The pandemic changed the perception of insurance as more individuals felt the need to be prepared for unforeseen situations. But with cost of livins on the upswinq, will the insurance sector suffer a […]

NextBlock secures SGD500K pre-seed capital for app development

Singaporean start-up, NextBlock, has secured SGD500,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by Plug and Play APAC. The round had five key investors and some other notable names included Farquhar Venture Capital and Angel Investors such as Tan Min-Liang, CEO of Razer. The fresh capital has already been used to kickstart app operations in Singapore, […]

ProVconnect Partners Delphi Infotech to provide Software Solutions

ProVconnect, the leading provider of all in one endpoint management software solutions, recently announced a strategic partnership with New Delhi based IT Consulting Services company, Delphi Infotech. Through this partnership, Delphi will become a value added distributor for APAC. The partnership will enable ProVconnect to offer its suite of all in one endpoint management software […]

ADA acquires SingPost Unit in APAC Expansion Drive

ADA has acquired the e-commerce arm of Singapore Post with the objective of fast-tracking its development drive in the Asia Pacific region. Currently, as per Industry sources, the firm operates across ten markets, that comprise Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Vietnam, and South Korea. Srinivas Gattamneni, CEO of ADA, stated: […]

Green Tea Market Estimates Growth USD 5.48 BN 

The green tea market estimates a market value of USD 5.48 billion from 2021 to 2026 as per the latest market report by Technavio. In addition, the report projects the market to progress at a CAGR of 5.99%. 36% of the market’s growth will originate from APAC during the forecast period. China and Japan are the key markets for the green tea market in APAC. The […]

Metal Stumping Expects Growth By 25.62 BN

The global metal stamping market size is expected to increase by USD 25.62 billion between 2020 and 2025. The market observed a YOY growth of 3.21% in 2021 and the growth momentum is expected to accelerate at a CAGR of 3.54% during the forecast period. Technavio expects the market to observe significant growth opportunities in APAC. The region currently […]

2022 Look Ahead: How APAC Organisations are Preparing for a New Threat Landscape

Over 18 months since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, McAfee Enterprise and FireEye found that most APAC organisations have experienced a two-fold blow, caught between increased cyber threats and reduced security budgets. Looking ahead to 2022, nearly all IT professionals across Singapore (99%), Australia (94%) and India (99%) see an urgent need for organisations […]