Author: Business News Asia

In an age of unprecedented possibilities for businesses, World CX Summit – India attracted prominent voices in the CX ecosystem including Anand Tuli, Head of CX & Data Analytics, Vedantu; Dhruba Roy Chowdhury, Head of Global Command Centre and APAC Support Operations, Uber; Vaishali Thakkar – Chief Customer Experience & Service Delivery, Praxis Home Retail Ltd. (Future Group – HomeTown) and Himanshu Singh – Head Presales, India & SAARC, Freshworks; to name a few. World CX Summit – India covered key topics such as Digital Transformation with Customer-First Thinking, Customer Data: Designing for Transparency & Trust, CX Strategies for a…

As a part of the world tour, Asia edition of World CX Summit gathered pre-qualified CX leaders, Marketers & tech experts virtually on 11 March 2021; to discuss how the latest technologies and customer insights can be combined to change CX as we know it. The third global edition of WCXS-Asia featured keynotes, panel discussions, tech talks, private consultation rooms, private networking rooms, and more on Vmeets – a virtual events platform. CX leaders and enthusiasts had engaging sessions with speakers in Q&A sessions and emphasized the changing dynamics of customer experience across the globe. “Virtual events are an excellent…

NutryFarm International Limited (“NutryFarm” or the “Company”, and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), is pleased to announce that the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Global Agricapital Holdings Pte. Ltd. (“GAH”), has entered into two binding purchase agreements with Royal Farm Group Co., Ltd (“RFG”) and Thung Thang Thong Co., Ltd. (“TTT”). Under the agreements, GAH has entrusted RFG and TTT to purchase an estimated volume of 270 and 300 containers of fresh durians in Thailand respectively. The price will be based on market price which is acceptable to GAH and the orders will be placed by GAH in batches. GAH…

The Lugh Company announces the creation of the first French digital asset pegged to the Euro, in partnership with Coinhouse, a leading French player in crypto-asset investments for individuals and professional investors, in a trustworthy environment built with key experts such as Societe Generale. As a first step, the Lugh (EUR-L) digital asset will be made available on the Coinhouse platform to facilitate crypto asset trading for individual or professional investors, seeking to hedge against the risk of volatility on these markets. Once this step is completed, the Lugh Company aims to develop new financial services based on blockchain technology.…

World Cyber Security Summit is gearing up to virtually connect the most influential voices in Oman’s Cyber Security space. The summit that is taking place on 24 March 2021 features notable speakers including the likes of His Excellency Eng Redha Bin Juma Al Saleh, Ali Hassan Moosa, Maqbool Hm Yousuf Al Lawati & more. Having hosted multiple high-level conferences across the world, World Cyber Security Summit (WCSS) has established itself as the World’s biggest and most-elite cyber security summit series. While it has proven itself as the quintessential cyber security event, WCSS has a reputation of getting global experts, cyber/info…

Continuum Market and Kristina Bruhahn present #ContinuumBlockLegs March Blockchain Legislation Summit, the global virtual summit monthly meeting series with upcoming dates kicking off Friday, March 19th, aims to foster U.S. State & Federal Bipartisanship and Global Cross-Border policy discussions and consensus to create safe harbors of commerce in blockchain. Bring your curiosity and connect with a global community through breakout sessions and networking receptions. Participate in main stage content and roundtables on blockchain policy, blockchain brands and product offerings, and the latest in blockchain and cryptocurrency investing. Participants will have the opportunity to listen to innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, and blockchain…

Stephen Crystal, Founder of SCCG Management, announced today a partnership with Manchester-based Netacea to bring its industry-leading bot detection and mitigation technology to the rapidly expanding US iGaming industry, including online and mobile sports wagering. Stephen Crystal said of the partnership: “Account takeover, odds scraping and arbitrage betting are real threats to the gaming industry. Because attackers can easily automate these exploits, they can come after organizations inexpensively and at scale. We understand that the iGaming, online, and mobile sports wagering industry is just beginning to build a presence across the United States. Now is the time to look at…

Indonesia played host to the most content-rich virtual conference on artificial intelligence last Thursday. The Jakarta edition of World AI Show convened over 450 online attendees from the major stakeholders of the Indonesian AI ecosystem. The conference was supported by Kominfo and Jakarta Smart City to explore and drive more digital business opportunities in Indonesia’s budding AI market. The event succeeded in connecting Indonesia’s top government officials, technologists and global AI players such as Microsoft, Dataiku and more. World AI Show was hosted on the newly launched virtual events platform, Vmeets that provided an immersive digital experience for participants to…

On February 9, according to Pingtan Customs, the import and export value of aquatic products, fruits and other agricultural and fishery products in Pingtan in 2020 reached RMB 880 million, ranking the first in Fujian, with a year-on-year growth of 31.52%. In May 2019, the Experimental Area formulated the Measures on Encouraging the Import of Agricultural and Fishery Products in Taiwan (Trial Implementation); in June, it established an online trading platform for the cross-strait agricultural and fishery products to enable farmers, agricultural and fishery associations and cross-strait trading enterprises in Taiwan to start their one-stop cross-border transactions, with a turnover…

Moonstake is hosting a joint webinar with its strategic partner RockX on 16th of March, 2021 about the Polkadot Ecosystem and its value to the staking economy. It will be held from 7PM Singapore time. This is a rare opportunity to hear from the top staking validator for Polkadot about the key points of staking. We look forward to seeing you there. Proof-of-Stake (POS) has become the topic of the hour since 2020 due the protocol receiving adoption by the biggest blockchain platforms like Ethereum, Cardano, and Polkadot, and has expanded rapidly over the past year. Polkadot, whose MainNet launched…

Verofax Limited, an automation and traceability platform, has secured $1.2M in a Seed funding round, led by Trove Capital Limited UK. Other investors included MFD Holding, Kepler Fund Managers, and Casablanca Holding. This funding marks Verofax porting its platform on Microsoft Cloud and its recent Q4 expansion into Asia and Africa. Established in 2018, Verofax has developed an automation and traceability platform that allows enterprises to prevent counterfeit, improve manufacturers’ engagement with consumers, and increase staff productivity with data insights. Verofax offers services such as Item ID serialization, traceability, and transaction certification on private Blockchain with cost and time to…

                                                      SINGAPORE, Mar 5, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Today, Moonstake announces its partnership with Escaroo, a keyless blockchain-based peer-to-peer escrow service that offers an advanced smart contract solution for high profile individual and commercial clients within the real-estate, aviation and marine space. Through this strategic collaboration, Moonstake will help enable staking functionality for Escaroo escrow platform, providing its users a new way to control and earn with their cryptocurrencies. As a leading staking pool platform with a…

The inaugural edition of World CX Summit Jakarta that took place virtually last year has placed this summit in a league of its own; majorly due to the vast array of global experts in CX, investors, MarTech leaders and cloud entrepreneurs it managed to gather. Taking place on 10 March 2021, the Indian edition of World CX Summit will feature keynotes from thought-leaders, industry experts, private networking sessions, secure audio-visual meetings, private meetings and more from thought leaders from India and abroad. Customer experience (CX) has become the driving force for business and revenue growth today. Customers today expect an…

With a special focus on the Asian market, the third global edition of the World CX Summit is set to take place virtually on 11 March 2021. The increasing adoption of IoT-based devices and sensors as well as AI-driven predictive and advanced analytics tools to offer personalized services to both B2B and B2C consumers is one of the major factors contributing to the growth of CX in the regional market. The wide presence of call centers, the burgeoning trend of social media, and rising emphasis on CEM and customer satisfaction are contributing to the growth of the market in Asia.…

Beginning early 2020, the Government Blockchain Association (GBA) Healthcare Working Group (HWG) began undertaking the development of an ethical design framework for blockchain solutions in the healthcare industry as a service to the public. The GBA HWG is releasing the first asset in the Blockchain Ethical Design (BED) Framework for Healthcare in the form of a White Paper. “We are excited to offer this guidance to healthcare policymakers, decision-makers and innovators in implementing blockchain featured technology in the healthcare space. The BED Framework for Healthcare is being developed collaboratively by members in the HWG including caregivers, entrepreneurs, healthcare technologists and…

Canada-based cryptocurrency exchange CoinSmart has announced the closing of a CAD$4.5 million (roughly US$3.5 million) seed funding round and extensive plans to expand into Europe. CoinSmart, owned by Simply Digital Technologies, told CoinDesk in a statement Monday the investment was raised earlier this year through the issuance of interest-bearing convertible debentures, a type of debt instrument. Investors in the round were not disclosed. The funding will be used to expand CoinSmart’s platform into European markets and support operational changes. It will also help Simply Digital Technologies prepare for a planned reverse takeover ahead of a hoped-for public listing on the…

Digital Week is back! Join W.Media this April 20-22 as we explore the Cloud and Datacenter ecosystems of Korea, Japan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Our Digital Week virtual conference series is returning to cover 5 new markets! We’re bringing you hours of new content from International IT experts, discussing everything from datacenter deployment to cloud security to digital transformation across the Northeast Asia region. Want to know more? Join today to start connecting with 2500+ industry peers and access exclusive pre-show content. Digital Week is your community hub for: – Interactive industry chat rooms – Live speaker Q&A…

This year’s International Women’s Day Summit Agenda has been announced that includes more than 200 speakers, representing over 75 countries. Topics for this year’s event, which will be held from March 8-10, include: Blockchain, Digital Assets, Fintech, AI, Women in Space, Global Women’s Entrepreneurship & Leadership, Podcasts and Healing and Wellness. Global investment into women led companies has reached an all-time low during 2020. We are seeing many innovative ideas come out of developing nations across the globe that deserve more visibility and connectivity with qualified investors and partners who can help them grow and scale. Amplifying Her Voice will…

Stephen Crystal, SCCG Management Founder, announced that Betfred USA Sports, represented by SCCG Management, has entered into a multi-year marketing and sponsorship agreement with the Colorado Rockies. The terms of the deal include various digital and stadium assets at Coors field, in addition to game-day experiences for baseball fans including ticket giveaways, game suites, in-game contests and more. Additionally, the sports betting operator will become a Proud Partner of the Colorado Rockies. “Colorado has proven to be a fantastic market for Betfred Sports, and we look forward to further demonstrating our commitment to local fans with this partnership with the…

A highly popular international competition for composers and filmmakers has launched a countdown to the global start and opening of the registration. FMC-Film Music Contest concluded several months of preparations and began the countdown to the start of the new edition. It will be expanded in new categories, exclusive content, with a strengthened prestigious international jury, attractive prizes and many surprises. FMC currently presents all the news related to the competition. It revealed new members of the prestigious international jury and so far the largest package of prizes with a total value of more than 58,000 Euros. It is thanks…