Yahoo Japan Corporation, a subsidiary of Z Holdings Corporation, announces that it has entered into an agreement (the “Master Agreement”) regarding the Yahoo! Japan License Agreement (the “Existing License Agreement”). Yahoo Japan is currently the country’s most trafficked news website and it was under temporary ownership of Z Holdings. Yahoo Japan paid a regular royalty […]
Logistics and supply chain management integrator Locad has raised $4.9 million (Rs 36.5 crore) as part of a seed-funding round led by Sequoia Capital India’s Surge programme. “With this funding, Locad is set to strengthen the logistics infrastructures in the Philippines and in Southeast Asia and provide businesses with top-of-class service in e-commerce fulfilment,” Locad […]
Deloitte has launched a first-of-its-kind eCommerce bootcamp program to upskill Saudi youth’s digital capabilities and enable them to connect, grow, and learn about the latest trends in the eCommerce landscape. Deloitte has teamed up with AWS and SAP to launch a new eCommerce program for Saudi youths, with the aim of grooming them for a […]
Ascend Advisers has created a platform to leverage artificial intelligence and social media for lead generation. Called AscendAI, the platform infuses AI into the combination of the world’s #1 contact platform (LinkedIn) with the list building and segmentation engine of LinkedIn Sales Navigator. The Platform fills a void in today’s remote digital work world to […]
Virgin Mobile has selected Merkle as its performance agency in the United Arab Emirates. With millions of users in the Middle East, Virgin Mobile (a subsidiary of Richard Branson founded Virgin) is one of the largest telecom players in the region. Virgin Mobile delivers mobile telecom services to consumers across the region through two brands: […]
Shipsy has established a regional headquarter in Dubai after successfully complying with the regulations prescribed by the DMCCA (Dubai Multi Commodities Center Authority). The move will strengthen the SaaS technology provider’s role in the GCC countries, helping businesses automate and avert COVID-induced logistical management challenges in the region. More than 50 big-league clients are already […]
ShippyPro announced a $5 million funding round from Five Elms Capital. The Florence-based company has built a universal delivery technology that helps eCommerce brands increase delivery speed and efficiency, automate tracking and returns, and manage the complexity of cross-border shipping. Francesco Borghi (CEO) and Lorenzo Rogai (CTO) founded ShippyPro in 2016 with the goal of […]
ZoomInfo and LeanData, have announced a partnership and new integration. Marrying the strengths of each of their native Salesforce applications, this partnership delivers a seamless, elegant product experience for their joint customers. Enriching Salesforce records within LeanData’s sophisticated lead-to-account matching and routing flows with ZoomInfo data provides customers with the ability to deliver leads to […]
Sprout Social, a provider of cloud-based social media management software, has integrated with Shopify and Facebook Shops. These new integrations with Shopify and Facebook Shops enable Sprout users to deliver customer care and provide personalised interactions throughout the entire purchasing cycle, from discovery to sale and beyond. Sprout customers will now have quick access to […]
Magnite announced the acquisition of SpringServe, a leading ad serving platform for connected TV (CTV). SpringServe’s technology manages multiple aspects of video advertising for CTV publishers such as inventory routing, customised ad experiences, and advanced podding logic. A tight technical integration between ad serving and programmatic capabilities reduces complexity, improves inventory management between multiple parties, […]
