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New mobile commerce platform launched in Singapore

12/10/201312/07/2013 John Montgallo

Company released new application to make mobile shopping more convenient SingTel Digital Media, a subsidiary of Singapore’s largest telecommunications company, has launched a new mobile commerce application called Lyke. The application has been launched with little to no fanfare but may be able to compete with the other mobile commerce platforms that have been relaed in Singapore recently. Lyke is a branded version of the white-label Wish application, which was developed in the U.S. Lyke may bring much needed competition to Singapore’s mobile sector Consumers in Singapopre have been showing…

Mobile commerce explosion driven by consumers in Singapore

11/01/201210/31/2012 Jorge Gonzalez

Singapore mobile commerce shopping concerns

Retailers within that country are finding that it is the fastest growing market for smartphone shopping. Though mobile commerce is beginning to take off just about everywhere around the world, it is the shoppers in Singapore that appear to be driving the boom and sending it forward at breakneck speeds. Retailers are reporting tremendous successes specifically from that country’s consumers. Singapore shoppers appear to have heavily embraced mobile commerce and are using it to make purchases of everything from electronics to fashion and groceries. Asian women’s clothing retailer, Qoo10, is…

Mcommerce to become main growth driver for Groupon Singapore

10/03/201210/03/2012 Stephanie Beck

The daily deals site has seen tremendous success in the island city-state over the last 2 years. Groupon Singapore, the daily deals site, has already been experiencing massive growth over the last two years within the city state, and mcommerce has become its primary driver within this highly competitive marketplace. It is expected that the online shopping sector in the company will quadruple by 2015. It is expected to reach $1.1 billion (Singapore) in 2012, and should rise to reach at least $4.4 billion (Singapore) in three years from now.…

Mobile commerce security a top issue in Singapore

08/20/201208/19/2012 Sam Lambert

Concern ignited over the perceived fallacies of NFC technology New mobile commerce services were recently launched in Singapore, but consumers have shown concern regarding the security of these services. Attention has been drawn to NFC technology, which has been the subject of criticism lately due to its possible security fallacies. During this year’s Black Hat security conference in Las Vega, Nevada, it was suggested that NFC technology, by default, is not safe in terms of mobile commerce. The companies behind the launch of mobile commerce in Singapore, led by Gemalto,…

Mobile commerce infrastructure launched in Singapore

08/08/201208/07/2012 Sam Lambert

Singapore announces the launch of NFC services and mobile commerce infrastructure Singapore is ready to launch its NFC services as the country’s work to develop its mobile commerce infrastructure reaches completion. The nation has been working on ensuring its mobile commerce infrastructure is well prepared for extensive use. Efforts to establish and develop the infrastructure and its various NFC services were led by Gemalto, a consortium comprised of Citibank, DBS, and EZ-Link, as well as the country’s leading telecommunications companies. The official launce of Singapore’s NFC services includes three types…