Mobile spending on League of Legends: Wild Rift hits $1b

Singapore – The popular mobile game League of Legends: Wild Rift, based on the League of Legends franchise, now officially joins the list of other multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) games such as Mobile Legends and Arena of Valor that have crossed the$1b consumer spending milestone. This is according to...

Thunes broadens acceptance payment networks across five Southeast Asian countries

Singapore – Global cross-border payment network Thunes has announced the expansion of its acceptance payment network to Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand to enable global merchants to accept payments via local payment brands. The network expansion will enable European and international merchants to receive and settle payments from...

Time spent on travel and transportation apps see record boom in summer 2023

Singapore – Along with the peak season of summer 2023, consumers are turning to their mobile devices more than ever before for travel and transportation needs, increasing year-over-year usage by 14%, which is more than three times the total from the summer of 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to...

Kumu, Google Cloud collaborate to build AI tools for content creation assistance

Manila, Philippines – Local livestreaming platform Kumu and Google Cloud have announced a partnership in order to build AI tools to assist content creators in terms of entertainment, education, and customer service. This collaboration between Kumu and Google Cloud aims to encourage more startups and enterprises alike to embrace the...

Bumble partners with AWARE to make safer online dating ecosystem in Singapore

Singapore – Online dating app Bumble has joined hands with AWARE, a women’s rights and gender equality advocacy group in Singapore, in a global safety initiative to create a safer online dating experience. The newly formed partnership will provide AWARE with a way to help and protect Bumble’s community by...

Indonesia prohibits use of social media for e-commerce locally

Jakarta, Indonesia – The Indonesian government has officially prohibited the use of social media for e-commerce transactions, a move that was previously hinted by President Joko Widodo several days ago. For the government, the move is aimed at quashing e-commerce sellers that are purportedly abusing pricing tiers on social media...

Moving Walls, Place Exchange join forces to enable global DOOH inventory access for advertisers

Singapore – Moving Walls, the out-of-home (OOH) media enterprise software provider, has announced its partnership with Place Exchange, a programmatic OOH media supply side platform (SSP), to provide businesses with seamless access to a vast network of digital OOH inventory. The new partnership will allow Moving Walls OOH’s software users...

Spendesk enhances site optimisation with Storyblok CMS integration

Australia – Content management system (CMS) Storyblok was recently utilised by Spendesk, a fintech platform, to scale its website and consolidate all of its content into one CMS. Previously, Spendesk used two CMSs to manage its content, but the developers experienced technical limitations and the content team could not edit...

One out of two children in Singapore encounter inappropriate content online

Singapore – Singaporean parents are increasingly concerned about their child’s safety on the internet, according to Google’s ‘APAC Kids and Families Online Safety Survey’, which mainly reveals that seeing inappropriate content online is the most experienced online safety issue by Singaporean children, with one in two children having encountered it...

Philippine Airlines, Expedia team up to launch one-stop travel website

Manila, Philippines – Philippine Airlines (PAL) joined forces with travel technology company Expedia Group to launch its one-stop travel website, PAL Holidays, that offers travellers a convenient and comprehensive platform for all their travel needs. Powered by Expedia Group’s White Label Template technology, the all-in-one travel website is designed to...