Vasant (Vas) Narasimhan will replace Joseph Jimenez as CEO of the global drug giant Novartis, the company announced yesterday.
Category: Business
First AI chatbot for travel insurance queries on FB Messenger, thanks to Income
Singapore’s blue-collar insurance agency National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) Income has launched the first unguided conversational travel insurance chatbot.
NRIs want to return home: Randstad India CEO
An increasing number of non-resident Indians (NRIs) want to return home because of India’s growing economic promise, even if it means taking a substantial pay cut, according to Paul Dupuis, MD and CEO of Randstad India.
Google Wi-Fi makes its debut in Singapore
Google will be offering mesh networking device Google Wi-Fi in Singapore from tomorrow. It promises to put an end to dead zones, while ensuring strong and fast signals.
Taskforce set up to develop common QR Code for Singapore to give fillip to cashless society
In its endeavour towards cashless society and as part of Singapore’s Smart Nation agenda, an industry taskforce has been formed to develop a common QR code for Singapore -SGQR. The decision has been taken by the Payment Council today which mulled over the issue.
Singapore to grow 100 innovative enterprises to compete globally through IP commercialisation
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) and Deloitte Southeast Asia Financial Advisory Services (Deloitte) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today at Singapore’s premier international intellectual property (IP) event, IP Week @ SG 2017.
Pre-orders of Samsung Galaxy Note8 start tomorrow in Singapore, availability from September 15
Good news for Samsung fans. The new Samsung Galaxy Note8 will hit stores in Singapore on September 15 at a retail price of SGD1,398, Samsung announced today. However, pre-orders and registration of interest for the phone will kick off at noon tomorrow.
Customer experience cited as number one importance for businesses and creative community
The merging of online and offline experiences is the biggest driver of change for the creative community, according to Adobe’s Creative Pulse research. This is followed by the adoption of data and analytics and the need for new skills.
DHL eCommerce partners with FarEye for faster delivery services to consumers
As consumers are drawing towards online shopping and expectations have increased for speed, convenience and personalisation of services, companies are facing the challenges of meeting consumer demands at a quicker response time and deliver their products in real-time.
McDonald’s snaps agreement with India franchisee after feud
McDonald’s Corporation’s battle with one of its two India franchisees escalated after the fast food giant moved to terminate an agreement involving more than a third of its restaurants in India.
