Manila, 3 January 2024 – Visa, a world leader in digital payments, has released its latest Green Shoots Radar study, a quarterly report tracking consumer sentiments across financial services, commerce, travel, and more. The latest data found that 38% of Filipino respondents have attended concerts over the past 12 months,...
This new year, you could have resolved to quit a vice, to learn something new, to manage your finances better and maybe check a couple off your bucket list of places to visit. Cybersecurity company Kaspersky suggests adding another practical and smart resolution to your 2024 list: to protect your precious...
Japan, Osaka, 3 January 2023 – Micoworks Inc. (pronounced ‘Miko Works’), a developer and provider of the MicoCloud and Micomii marketing platforms, which optimize communication between companies and their customers, has announced the successful raising of JPY 3.5 billion (approximately USD 24.5 million) in a Series B funding round. Headquartered...
DANAO CITY, Cebu—The Social Security System (SSS) formally opened its E-Center in Cebu Mitsumi Inc. (CMI), one of the province’s biggest electronic parts manufacturing companies, to bring SSS online services closer to over 18,700 employees. Located at the MRI Special Economic Zone, CMI’s SSS E-Center is open every Monday to...
Philippines, 15 December, 2023 – Alipay+, a cross-border mobile payment digital platform under Ant International, today announced a year-end campaign to promote sustainable cross-border travel with a series of incentives offered by global partners to users of five leading e-wallets in Asia, including Alipay (the Chinese mainland), AlipayHK (Hong Kong...
Kaspersky’s detection systems discovered an average of 411,000 malicious files every day, with an increase of nearly 3 percent in 2023, compared to the previous year. Particular types of threats also escalated: experts observed a marked surge of 53 percent in attacks involving malicious Microsoft Office and other types of...
Financial institutions and organizations should fortify their defenses in 2024, as threats will surge driven by AI and heightened automation according to Kaspersky experts. In its crimeware report and financial predictions for 2024, the cybersecurity company anticipates an increase in cyberattacks, exploitation of direct payment systems, the resurgence of Brazilian...
According to a recent study by Kaspersky, globally, critical infrastructure, oil & gas and energy organizations suffered the biggest number of cyber incidents due to improper budget allocation (25%). In Asia Pacific, however, the retail industry experienced the greatest number of successful cyberattacks in the past 24 months. The latest...
The new global survey “The Super Sale Game: who’s the winner? A study on how we shop and pay”, commissioned by Arlington Research for Kaspersky, explores consumers’ views and shopping behavior when it comes to big sales events such as Black Friday or Cyber Monday. A new Kaspersky survey reveals...
Banking with peace of mind— OwnBank is BSP-regulated and PDIC-insured, the one app for all your financial needs Manila, Philippines, December 5, 2023 – In time for Filipinos’ Christmas bonus and 13th month pay, newest mobile banking player, OwnBank, sets foot in the market to offer local users its next-generation,...
Company bosses are boosting their cybersecurity following an alarming increase in cyberattacks, a new study commissioned by Kaspersky has found. The data shows that more than three-quarters (77%) of companies in Asia Pacific (APAC) suffered at least one cyber incident in the last two years. One of the main reasons...
Kaspersky Global Research and Analyses Team (GReAT) experts offer insights and projections for 2024 in the Kaspersky Security Bulletin, with a focus on the evolution of Advanced Persistent Threats (APT). Kaspersky researchers predict APT actors will introduce new exploits on mobile, wearables, and smart devices and use them to form...
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