Author: Digital News Asia

Hooq appoints Michael Fleshman as CTO
Hooq, Asia’ largest video on demand service appoints Michael Fleshman as CTO.
Gen Z in Southeast Asia are growing up and hard to impress: Study
A new AdReaction study from Kantar Millward Brown, released today, reveals Gen Z has its own distinct behaviours, attitudes and responses to advertising.
2017: A promising and 'disruptive' year for Malaysia’s GBS industry
While the global and national economy continues to face various external pressures, the GBS industry is likely to buck the trend and register stronger growth in 2017.
Maybank expects 25% rise in e-Ang Pow transactions
Maybank is expecting an increase of at least 25% in the number of e-Ang Pow transactions this Chinese New Year compared to 15,000 transactions valued at over RM1.6 million in 2016.
Grab Indonesia appoints ex-police chief Badrodin Haiti as president commissioner
Grab announces that Badrodin Haiti has joined the company as president commissioner of Grab Indonesia, based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Kakitangan.com appoints Michael Cho as advisor
Kakitangan.com appoints Michael Cho, an ex-CEO of Sage UBS as advisor to strengthen its strategy and go-to-market execution.
UC News announces monetisation plan for self-publishers
UC News launches a detailed monetary compensation plan for writers, bloggers and self-publishers under its We-Media Program.
Online financial cybercrime victims struggle to recover lost money
Research from Kaspersky Lab reveals that over half (52%) of Internet users who’ve lost money at the hands of cybercriminals have only got some, or none, of their stolen funds back.
IT leaders in Indonesia are prioritising hybrid cloud to transform IT
IT leaders in Asia Pacific are making firm steps towards transforming their approaches to complement their organization’s digital transformation requirements despite having to also manage legacy IT infrastructure.
Traditional PC market in Asia/Pacific declines by 5.5% in 2016: IDC
Traditional PC shipments in Asia/Pacific (including Japan) totalled 101.8 million units in 2016, accounting for a 5.5% y-o-y decrease – a softer contraction from the 7.7% y-o-y drop in 2015.
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