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Bengaluru, 18 August, 2026: Uber today announced the launch of Train Ticket Booking on the Uber app in partnership with ixigo, India’s leading AI-native travel platform. The new offering enables riders to book train tickets, check their PNR status, and seamlessly connect their first and last-mile journeys with Uber, all within a single app. The launch builds on Uber’s continued expansion …

When leadership teams assess the risk of non-compliance, they almost always benchmark it against historical penalty amounts. A particular violation may attract a fine of a few lakhs, while another default carries only a modest penalty. At first glance, the amount seems manageable. However, this benchmark is outdated. Monetary penalties account for roughly 10% of the true cost of non-compliance. …

Driving the Thai Economy and Charting New Strategic Pathways for the Future of ASEANBANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach Newswire – 18 August 2026 – The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry, and Banking (JSCCIB), comprising the Thai Bankers’ Association, the Board of Trade of Thailand, and the Federation of Thai Industries, in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance, the Bank …

Through its parent company, TD SYNNEX, the expansion strengthens scale, consistency, and execution across the regionHONG KONG/HANOI/PHNOM PENH – Media OutReach Newswire – 18 August 2026 – Tech Data, a TD SYNNEX company, and a leading global distributor and solutions aggregator for the IT ecosystem, today announced the expansion of its IBM distribution footprint across Asia Pacific (under the Tec …

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 18 August 2026 – Under the Hakka Liugdui Sun, a brand-new three-part documentary by Discovery produced in partnership with the Hakka Affairs Council in Taiwan, takes audiences deep into Liugdui, a historic Hakka settlement region in southern Taiwan that has been home to Hakka communities for more than 300 years. Through stories of water …

GoTyme Bank becomes the first digital bank in the Philippines to enable Apple Pay, expanding secure and seamless digital payments for 10 million customers MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Media OutReach Newswire – 18 August 2026 – Paymentology, the leading global issuer processor, today announced the successful launch of Apple Pay for GoTyme Bank in the Philippines. Through this launch, GoTyme becomes …

KEY HIGHLIGHTS $154.7 Million PIPE Financing Closed: Zhibao Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: ZBAO) (“Zhibao,” “we,” or the “Company”) has closed its previously announced private investment in public equity (“PIPE”) financing for an aggregate purchase price of $154,700,000. Streamlined Unit Structure: The transaction comprises 442,000,000 PIPE Units at $0.35 per Unit (each consisting of one Class A Ordinary Share and one two-year …

Gurugram, Haryana: For years, PropTech has focused on helping people discover properties. Akash Gupta and Mayank Berry believe the industry’s next transformation lies elsewhere helping developers convert enquiries into customers more efficiently. With the help of Inlobo.ai, the founders have built an AI-powered customer engagement platform designed to support developers with lead capture, CRM, AI-powered WhatsApp communication, centralized calling, workflow …

In the uncertain early months of 2020, when the world was locking down and markets were in freefall, two young professionals in India saw an opportunity where most saw only risk. Mohit Kumar had already built something rare: a Facebook community called BitcoinWorld that had crossed 100,000 members. What began as a space for crypto conversations was starting to feel bigger than …

You cannot afford the costs that result from a fragmented brand experience felt by customers. Siloed experience strategies can make your company irrelevant in today’s competitive market. Customers judge a company by the sum of their interactions. Every branding strategy holds equal significance. It’s not just about logo identities and products today. Take for instance customer experience (CX) moving from …