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Agoda partners with DBS and launches new rewards points redemption feature

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Great value travel just got even easier

SINGAPORE, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Digital travel platform Agoda has announced its partnership with DBS, a leading financial services group, to offer a new reward points redemption system exclusively for the bank’s Hong Kong customers. This new collaboration aligns with Agoda’s commitment to working with partners to enhance consumers’ access to a wide choice of great value travel deals.

When DBS Hong Kong Credit Cardholders make reservations on Agoda, they can now use DBS$ and COMPASS Dollar to cover the hotel stays. The process is seamless and simple – DBS Credit Cardholders will log in through a designated Agoda website (www.agoda.com/dbshk), select their preferred hotel accommodation, then cardholders will be redirected to DBS platform for registration. Cardholders can select the amount of DBS$ or COMPASS Dollar to redeem after linking up the redemption function to the platform, which allows those who may have insufficient points to partially offset the booking costs. This also brings cardholders a seamless redemption experience while making hotel payments at the site. 

Damien Pfirsch, Chief Commercial Officer at Agoda said, “Getting great travel deals just got so much easier for Hong Kong DBS Credit Cardholders with this latest partnership. Helping DBS customers to ‘earn and burn’ loyalty points when purchasing travel products, which provides a win-win for our DBS partner and their customers.   At Agoda we constantly seek ways to provide our partners with innovative products and features that help them to further enhance their customers’ loyalty.”

Through the month of March, DBS Black World Mastercard® cardholders can enjoy additional rewards redemption discount. Cardholders who register for the “Pay with DBS$/COMPASS Dollar” service and pay with their eligible credit card can now enjoy DBS$1 equivalent to HK$2. This represents a special conversion rate at 50% off, further enhancing the value of their reward points. In addition to the rewards redemption discount, DBS Credit Cardholders can enjoy an extra 7% off on hotel booking payment throughout the year.

Emily Ip, Head of Cards and Unsecured Lending, Consumer Banking Group and Wealth Management at DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, said “DBS is excited to team up with Agoda to provide customers with a unique way to make the most of their reward points which demonstrates DBS’s ongoing commitment in offering DBS Credit Cardholders more than just rewards, but meaningful experiences and gateways for adventuring, exploring and enriching our customers’ travel experiences.”

Agoda works with business partners around the globe to provide technology solutions that help improves customer loyalty initiatives. This partnership is launched in Hong Kong with a view to extend to other DBS market in the near future.

How to redeem DBS$ and COMPASS Dollar on Agoda

Step 1: Log into your Agoda account via the designated Agoda website (www.agoda.com/dbshk).

Step 2: Select hotel rooms with the “Pay Now” and “Non-Refundable” tags

Step 3: On the booking page, select “Pay with DBS$ / COMPASS Dollar”

You’ll be directed to the DBS website for registration. Follow the instructions to register for “Pay with DBS$ / COMPASS Dollar” function with your applicable DBS Credit Cards.

Step 4: After linking up the redemption function, you are required to select the amount of DBS$ / COMPASS Dollar to redeem.

About Agoda

Agoda, a digital travel platform, helps anyone see the world for less with its great value deals on a global network of 4M hotels and holiday properties worldwide, plus flights, activities, and more. Agoda.com and the Agoda mobile app are available in 39 languages and supported by 24/7 customer support.

Headquartered in Singapore, Agoda is part of Booking Holdings (Nasdaq: BKNG) and employs more than 6,900 staff in 26 markets, dedicated to leveraging best-in-class technology to make travel even easier.

About DBS 

DBS is a leading financial services group in Asia with a presence in 19 markets. Headquartered and listed in Singapore, DBS is in the three key Asian axes of growth: Greater China, Southeast Asia and South Asia. The bank’s “AA-” and “Aa1” credit ratings are among the highest in the world.

Recognised for its global leadership, DBS has been named “World’s Best Bank” by Global Finance, “World’s Best Bank” by Euromoney and “Global Bank of the Year” by The Banker. The bank is at the forefront of leveraging digital technology to shape the future of banking, having been named “World’s Best Digital Bank” by Euromoney and the world’s “Most Innovative in Digital Banking” by The Banker. In addition, DBS has been accorded the “Safest Bank in Asia” award by Global Finance for 15 consecutive years from 2009 to 2023.

DBS provides a full range of services in consumer, SME and corporate banking. As a bank born and bred in Asia, DBS understands the intricacies of doing business in the region’s most dynamic markets. DBS is committed to building lasting relationships with customers, as it banks the Asian way. Through the DBS Foundation, the bank creates impact beyond banking by supporting social enterprises: businesses with a double bottom-line of profit and social and/or environmental impact. DBS Foundation also gives back to society in various ways, including equipping communities with future-ready skills and building food resilience.

With its extensive network of operations in Asia and emphasis on engaging and empowering its staff, DBS presents exciting career opportunities. For more information, please visit www.dbs.com.

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Huawei Launches Medical Technology Digitalization 2.0 Solution, Facilitating Precision Healthcare with AI

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SHANGHAI, Sept. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — At HUAWEI CONNECT 2024, Huawei teamed up with partners to launch the Medical Technology Digitalization 2.0 Solution at the healthcare session named Enhancing Inclusivity to Amplify Healthcare Intelligence. This solution implements AI-assisted diagnosis and intelligent quality control, facilitating precision healthcare as well as hierarchical diagnosis and treatment.

Participants of the launch ceremony were: Sun Pengfei, Vice President of Huawei Global Public Sector; Hou Yu, Founder and CEO of MED Imaging AI; Zhang Yu, General Manager of Wanxiang Medical Technology Co., Ltd.; Sun Fenglei, Product Strategy Director of Beijing DeepWise Technology Co., Ltd.; and Liu Zheng, Business Development Director of KFBIO.

AI Enablement, Achieving Precise and Consistent Diagnosis and Treatment

Medical image data accounts for 80% of clinical data. AI is used to fully explore the value of such data, which is critical to clinical diagnosis, decision-making, and disease prevention. Incorporating AI, computing, storage, and network, Huawei’s Medical Technology Digitalization 2.0 Solution works with the innovative applications of industry partners to implement AI-based quality control and diagnosis, significantly improving the quality and efficiency of healthcare services. So far, this solution has been implemented in projects like the Fourth People’s Hospital of Shenyang.

In medical imaging, this solution can intelligently identify and score the quality of images. The accuracy of AI quality control reaches 98%, boosting image quality. In addition, the solution supports the intelligent segmentation, detection, and quantitative analysis of image data, and can automatically complete AI analysis and auxiliary diagnosis, effectively reduces the missed diagnosis rate. The diagnosis time is shortened by 40%, significantly increasing the diagnosis and treatment efficiency. For ultrasounds, this solution uses digital and intelligent imaging devices running on the OpenHarmony. With the AI device-edge synergy architecture deployed in the center, AI and low latency video transmission help achieve one-stop, real-time AI-assisted diagnosis and centralized quality control regionwide. Ultrasound quality control can now realize full coverage instead of just conducting spot checks. The end-to-end delay of all-domain AI-assisted diagnosis is less than 150 ms, which facilitates continuous improvement of ultrasound diagnosis quality and efficiency across the region.

All-Scenario Innovation, Accelerating Healthcare Intelligence

Li Junfeng, Vice President of Huawei and President of the Global Public Sector, said that the next few years hold important opportunities for digital and intelligent technologies to propel the high-quality development of healthcare. Huawei focuses on root technologies and continuously innovates and optimize scenario-specific solutions for the healthcare industry, such as the Smart Ward, Smart Hospital Campus, and Telemedicine. To date, Huawei has served over 5000 healthcare institutions in more than 110 countries and regions.

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Wego Enhances Travel Options Through New Partnership with Malaysia Airlines

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Wego, the number one travel app and the largest online travel marketplace in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has joined forces with Malaysia Airlines, the national carrier of Malaysia. This collaboration enables Wego users to seamlessly book Malaysia Airlines flights directly through Wego’s platform.

Wego users can now access and book a wide range of domestic and international flights offered by Malaysia Airlines on Wego’s comprehensive platform. With Malaysia Airlines serving over 50 destinations globally, this partnership significantly broadens the range of airline choices available to Wego users.

Dersenish Aresandiran, Chief Commercial Officer of Airlines at Malaysia Aviation Group, the parent company for Malaysia Airlines, expressed his enthusiasm: “We are excited to partner with Wego, as this collaboration helps us extend our warm Malaysian Hospitality to more travellers, especially from the MENA region. By offering competitive fares through Wego’s platform, we look forward to welcoming more passengers on board Malaysia Airlines, where they can experience the exceptional service and care that define our airline.”

Through this partnership, Malaysia Airlines’ competitive fares will be highlighted across Wego’s marketing channels, allowing users to find and book the best deals directly through Malaysia Airlines’ booking portal.

Ross Veitch, CEO and Co-Founder of Wego, commented: “Malaysia has always been a popular destination for travelers, and we are excited to collaborate with Malaysia Airlines to further promote Malaysian tourism. As the largest online travel marketplace, partnering with Malaysia Airlines, known for its excellent service and hospitality, aligns perfectly with our mission to provide our users with the best travel options. This collaboration will enhance Malaysia Airlines’ visibility and drive direct bookings, particularly within the MENA region.”

Wego is expanding its presence in Malaysia by opening a new, larger office in Kuala Lumpur. The new office underscores Wego’s commitment to delivering exceptional travel experiences and meeting the growing needs of travelers in the region.

This partnership reaffirms Wego’s commitment to offering its users an extensive selection of flight options across its platforms, ensuring a seamless and comprehensive booking experience.

About Wego

Wego is the number 1 travel app and the largest online travel marketplace in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

It provides award-winning travel search websites and top-ranked mobile apps for travelers living in the Asia Pacific and the Middle East regions. Wego harnesses powerful yet simple to use technology that automates the process of searching and comparing results from hundreds of airlines, hotels, and online travel agency websites.

Wego presents an unbiased comparison of all travel products and prices offered in the marketplace by merchants, both local and global, and enables shoppers to quickly find the best deal and place to book whether it is from an airline or hotel directly or with a third-party aggregator website.

The company was founded in 2005 and is dual headquartered in Dubai and Singapore with regional operations in Bangalore, Riyadh, Cairo, Lahore, and Kuala Lumpur.

About Malaysia Aviation Group

Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) is a global aviation organisation comprising three focused business portfolios from Airlines, Loyalty and Travel Services (LTS) and Aviation Services. 

Its current Airlines business portfolio that serves the global, domestic and segmented market comprises  Malaysia Airlines – the national carrier of Malaysia, Firefly and MASwings – the regional airlines focused  on serving communities across Malaysia, and AMAL by Malaysia Airlines – leading one-stop pilgrimage  travel solutions centre. 

MAG also focuses on Aviation Services business such as maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), cargo, ground handling and training that houses MAB Engineering, MASkargo – one-stop cargo logistic and terminal operations service provider, AeroDarat – one-stop ground handling solution provider and Malaysia Airlines Academy – one-stop Aviation and Hospitality Centre of Excellence. 

The Loyalty and Travel Services (LTS) business portfolio focuses on providing end-to-end travel solutions and loyalty programs, complementing its established strength and expertise in the airline and aviation service businesses. It comprises Journify – the integrated one-stop travel and lifestyle digital platform, Enrich – the award-winning Travel & Lifestyle Loyalty Programme of Malaysia Airlines; and MHholidays and Firefly Holidays – the tour operating arm for the Group. 

With the clear business portfolios, MAG is set to achieve its vision anchored on becoming Asia’s Leading Travel and Aviation Services Group, focused on delivering highly customised, end-to-end travel solutions by 2025. 

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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Market to Reach $117.09 Billion, Globally, by 2030 at 10.0% CAGR: Allied Market Research

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PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The rise in the need for operational efficiency and transparency in business processes and the increase in demand for ERP software from small & medium enterprises boost the growth of the global market. In addition, the surge in adoption of cloud and mobile applications is positively impacting the growth of the market.

Allied Market Research published a report, titled, “Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Market by Component (Software and Services), Deployment Model On-premise, Cloud and Hybrid), Enterprise Size (Large Enterprises, Medium Enterprises, and Small Enterprises), Business Function (Finance, Human Resource (HR), Supply Chain, Customer Management, Inventory Management, Manufacturing Module, and Others) and Industry Vertical (Manufacturing, BFSI, Healthcare, Retail & Distribution, Government & Utilities, IT & Telecom, Construction, Aerospace & Defense and Others): Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2021-2030″. According to the report, the “enterprise resource planning (ERP) market” was valued at $43.72 billion in 2020, and is projected to reach $117.09 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 10.0% from 2021 to 2030.

The rise in the need for operational efficiency and transparency in business processes and the increase in demand for ERP software from small & medium enterprises boost the growth of the global market. In addition, the surge in adoption of cloud and mobile applications is positively impacting the growth of the market. However, the availability of open-source ERP applications and the high implementation cost of ERP software technology hamper the growth of the ERP market. On the contrary, the rise in the application of ERP solutions in small & medium enterprises and the rapid transformation of modern business models are expected to offer remunerative opportunities for the expansion of the enterprise resource planning market during the forecast period.

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The software segment held the highest market share in 2020. 

By component, the software segment dominated the market in 2020, The demand for ERP software surged as businesses across industries increasingly sought to streamline operations, integrate various business functions, and enhance decision-making through centralized data management. However, the services segment is expected to witness the largest CAGR of 10.7%, this growth is driven by the increasing need for consulting, customization, implementation, and ongoing support as businesses adopt more complex ERP systems.  As organizations transition to cloud-based and AI-powered ERP solutions, they require professional services for seamless integration with existing systems, data migration, training, and system optimization.

The on-premise segment held the highest market share in 2020.

By deployment model, the on-premise segment accounted for the largest share in 2020. This dominance is attributed to several key factors. Many organizations, particularly those in regulated industries such as finance, healthcare, and manufacturing, prefer on-premise solutions due to their ability to provide greater control over data security and compliance.  However, the cloud segment is expected to witness the largest CAGR of 11.6%. This anticipated growth is driven by several key factors. First, the increasing demand for flexibility and scalability in business operations has led many organizations to adopt cloud-based ERP solutions, which allow for easy updates and expansion without the need for significant hardware investments. 

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Regional Insights: The North America region held the highest market share in 2020. 

By region, the enterprise resource planning (ERP) market was dominated by North America in 2020. North America, particularly the United States, has a highly developed technological infrastructure and a strong presence of leading ERP vendors, which facilitates the adoption of advanced ERP solutions across various industries. 

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Key Industry Developments 

In July 2024, Eton Solutions launched an enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform – AtlasFive, for managing family offices in India.In July 2024, SAP and its partner SGN Software Pvt Ltd launched a flagship Cloud ERP offering designed for small and mid-sized organizations.In May 2024, Forterro launched Fortee, its entry-level cloud-based ERP solution. Fortee has been designed specifically for the needs of SME discrete manufacturers and industrial startups and is based on 15 years of cloud-ERP learning.

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