Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Co-founder and CEO of Choco Up , one of Asia’s leading revenue-based financing and growth platforms. The past decade has seen an e-commerce boom. With seismic shifts toward online shopping and the widespread adoption of digital payments, equipping oneself with online payment processing capabilities is no longer an option. It has become a necessity. This article is a starter guide for readers who want to learn about online payment gateways. For those who need some help with choosing a payment gateway for your online business, I have some tips for you, too. What An Online Payment Gateway Is A payment gateway refers to the front-end technology that reads and transmits payment information from customers for processing. When used online, it’s a cloud-based software, and you can think of it as the virtual equivalent of a card reader. An online payment gateway is essential for any business with a digital … [Read more...] about What An Online Payment Gateway Is And How To Choose One
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Thai netizens berate government for wasting public cash on working holidays
Thai netizens have slammed government officials in the central province of Pathum Thani for wasting taxes on a pointless trip to Phang Nga and Phuket. Government officials from the Mueng Tha Khlong District were supposed to be taking part in a working seminar to develop women’s potential in Phang Nga, and Phuket, from June 23 – 26. But the non-profit organization, Anti-Corruption of Thailand, criticised the government on its Facebook page, ปฏิบัติการหมาเฝ้าบ้าน, saying they used the 490,000 baht trip as a holiday. The pictures posted on the non-profit organisation’s Facebook page were taken from the Facebook accounts of the seminar participants. The picture captions were cutting. One said, “Others might go to the sea to escape from love and hot weather, but we escape from work.” Another said, “Go to Phuket! Thanks to the kind sponsors,” and another, “Wonderful activities for Tha Khlong women.” The pictures reveal the participants cruising, visiting tourist attractions, … [Read more...] about Thai netizens berate government for wasting public cash on working holidays
What the Business Cycle is Telling us About a Recession
If you're looking for capitulation in 2022, it's in the bond market. And that tells you that investors' confidence in the global economy is very low. Inside the stock market, it's all about defense. Defensive stocks, which include big healthcare companies and dividend-paying value stocks, have been driving the gains. An index of global defensive stocks put together by Goldman Sachs, which is heavy in healthcare giants, has climbed to more than an 18-month high relative to the MSCI AC World Index. Inside the U.S., the defensive ETF ticker DEF has been outperforming the Spider ETF SPY all last week and all year. For market watchers, this feels a whole lot like a recession trade. While investors in the capital markets are battening the hatches for a recession, money in the private markets is also drying up. The value of venture capital deals in the U.S. dropped more than 25% in the second quarter to just $1 trillion, according to Dealogic . M&A activity in the United States … [Read more...] about What the Business Cycle is Telling us About a Recession
ECB to activate first line of defence in bond market on July 1
- A + A SINTRA/FRANKFURT (June 27): The European Central Bank (ECB) will activate the bond-purchasing firepower it has earmarked as a first line of defence against a possible debt-market crisis on Friday (July 1), according to President Christine Lagarde. Applying "flexibility" to how reinvestments from the ECB's €1.7 trillion (US$1.8 trillion) pandemic bond-buying portfolio are allocated is aimed at curbing unwarranted turmoil in government bonds as interest rates are lifted from record lows to curb unprecedented inflation. Net buying under a separate asset-purchase programme is also set to end on Friday — potentially exposing some of the eurozone's more-indebted nations to speculative attacks by investors. "We have decided to apply this flexibility in reinvesting redemptions coming due in the PEPP portfolio as of July 1," Lagarde said on Tuesday in a speech in Sintra, Portugal, where the ECB is holding its annual retreat. "We will ensure that the orderly … [Read more...] about ECB to activate first line of defence in bond market on July 1
Your Business Decisions Are Only As Strong As Your Data
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Conal Gallagher is the CIO & CISO at both Flexera and its division Revenera, where he manages IT and information security programs. Clear visibility into the IT estate is a top priority for IT and business leaders. Unfortunately, it’s often difficult to achieve. While many IT asset management (ITAM) practitioners rely on a configuration management database (CMDB), those CMDBs often don’t provide meaningful value or insights. The result? Organizations struggle to gain the clarity about their IT estate that’s required to make effective, strategic business decisions. Sprawl—of software and hardware, within categories (e.g., many applications for the same functionality) and of products (multiple applications of the same category or type)—gets in the way of efficiency. Complications of lifecycle management (end of life and support) and vulnerability tracking can expose the organization to security risks. … [Read more...] about Your Business Decisions Are Only As Strong As Your Data