Annual global press conference held online via Taipei Taiwan Event titled Rock, Paper, Scissors represented different product lines New products designed for education, gaming and creative uses Acer announced the launch of its new suite of premium notebooks, desktops, and monitors at the recently held Next@Acer virtual press conference from Taipei, Taiwan. The newest lineup…
By Chester Wisniewski:: The unplanned shift to working from home caught many IT departments by surprise, which inevitably led to a lot of security concerns. Do we have enough VPN capacity? Did everyone bring their laptop home? Can we manage software updates with machines on home WiFi networks? While this certainly wasn’t something most of…
Hatton National Bank PLC (HNB) was declared the Best Retail Bank in Sri Lanka at the prestigious Asian Banker Excellence in Retail Financial Services Awards 2020, marking the 11th occasion that bank has emerged as winners. The award was presented to HNB in recognition of the bank’s sustainable growth and continuous improvements in processes, products…
Records 15% YoY increase in digital remittances during COVID lockdown 10% increase in cardless remittance withdrawals across entire ATM network Sri Lanka’s most technologically innovative bank HNB PLC reported a smooth transition to contactless remittance transactions parallel to rising demand for digital remittances and cardless withdrawals during the coronavirus lockdown. The bank recorded a 15%…
Fitch Ratings has affirmed and withdrawn Sri Lanka-based People’s Leasing and Finance PLC’s (PLC) Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) of ‘B-‘. The Outlook is Negative. The affirmation of PLC’s IDRs reflects that there have been no material changes from our previous review on 10 June 2020. This rating action does not affect…
LSEG Technology was recently recognized among the top 10 best export brand in Sri Lanka by Brand Finance and LMD. Appearing in this prestigious listing for the sixth consecutive year, LSEG Technology continues to be recognised both locally and internationally for its brand strength. For over two decades, LSEG Technology have been one of the…
Also adds Cairo, Tunis and Glasgow, bringing network to over 50 cities in July Dubai, UAE, 29 June 2020 – Emirates has announced it will resume passenger flights to Malé, the capital of the Maldives, from 16 July, as the airline continues to add travel options for customers by re-starting passenger flights to Cairo (from…
A building for a community centre that will provide multiple essential services to some 2000 people living in Pannila near Horana began to take shape this week under a unique new community initiative launched in Sri Lanka by Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) with an initial commitment of Rs 17 million. The two storey building…
Including the most awaited Y6p with 4 GB RAM + 64GB storage Huawei, the innovative smartphone manufacturer recently launched multiple smart devices namely Huawei Y6p, Y5p, Huawei MatePad T 8, Huawei MateBook 13 and MateBook D 15 at the first ever mega online launch on 24th June 2020 with a massive audience and high engagement…
Seven new destinations across Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia commencing in July Emirates’ network now spans 48 cities Dubai, UAE, 26 June 2020 – Emirates will be offering scheduled flights for passengers from seven additional cities in the month of July. These include Khartoum (from 03 July), Amman (from 05 July), Osaka (from…
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