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Social media plays key role in election
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 16/05/2023
» Social media, along with appealing content, was seen as a game changer in the 2023 election and is even believed to have played a key role in the victory of the Moving Forward Party, according to digital agencies and mass communication experts.
PayPal suspension to hit Thais amid tough market
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 08/02/2022
» Global online payment PayPal is scheduled to suspend most services for consumers, freelancers and sole proprietors in Thailand from March 7 as it is seeking ways to comply with Thai regulations.
E-commerce growth stunted
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 17/01/2022
» Thailand posted its smallest e-commerce growth on record during the third and fourth quarters of 2021, attributed to tepid consumption and the reopening of physical shops, says SET-listed Kerry Express Thailand, a major parcel delivery service provider.
Lazada sees hefty customer surge
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 30/10/2021
» Driven by the pandemic, e-commerce pioneer Lazada saw the number of shoppers surge 1.5 times from 2020 to 2021 and sales orders double while retaining the leading position in the segment with more than 30 million active users per month.
CDS, mobile operators pioneer Credit Sim
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 06/04/2021
» CDS Venture Co is working with mobile operators to provide mobile SIM cards, called Credit Sim, in which user payment habits are gauged to provide credits, targeting informal workers and university graduates in the 3-billion-baht lending market.
Lazada fulfilment goes to Alibaba site
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 19/11/2020
» E-commerce operator Lazada plans to move its fulfilment centre in Samut Prakan to a new facility run by parent company Alibaba in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) that has increased package-handling capacity and automation to ensure faster delivery speed.
Kasikorn Line unveils Line BK services
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 21/10/2020
» Kasikorn Line has introduced the Line BK financial feature on the Line app for savings, money transfers and personal loans, aiming to tap underbanked and unbanked users as the first social banking service in Thailand.
Facebook backs SMEs with $100m global scheme
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 18/05/2020
» Facebook Thailand aims to offer financial support, including advertising credit, for local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as part of the social media giant's US$100-million programme to help small businesses in 30 countries in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
China's QR code serves as Asean model
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 15/01/2020
» GUANGZHOU, China: As China is at the global forefront of QR code payment, which makes it easier for businesses and consumers to deal with transactions, its practice is serving as a model for countries in Asean, including Thailand.
E-commerce players eye new income, profitability
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 13/01/2020
» Major e-commerce operators plan to ratchet up efforts to explore more revenue sources in 2020, including lending services, following years of huge spending on promotion campaigns without turning a profit, said a former president of the Thai E-Commerce Association.