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Apple iPhone X Not Making Inroads In Asia

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but its price tag of $999 and up might be hurting demand in some of the largest Asian markets. The Wall Street Journal stated that in Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, Apple hasn’t logged any jumps in market share — and in many cases even lost share during the past few years.

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Mastercard Expanding Scan-To-Pay QR Program

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The company today announced news of its plans to offer QR codes for scan by customers and merchants, building on its QR efforts in India, Thailand, the Middle East and Africa, as well as its collaborations with industry players to create new global QR standards.

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Uber Ups Its Game With Scooters

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Mobike laid off its teams in Asia Pacific countries, according to a recent report , and those teams were made up of about 15 full-timers plus contractors through India, Thailand and Malaysia, among other countries. Laid-off team members were told that Mobike was ramping down its business, but they weren’t told why.

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Facebook Tracker: Feature Growth

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Facebook is starting small, rolling out a test run in Australia and Thailand that enables businesses to place ads on the home screen of Facebook Messenger and below recent conversations. The move could have everyone involved seeing green, especially since Messenger surpassed 1 billion users last summer.

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Transcript: Robert Koenigsberger

Barry Ritholtz

Bank of America decided they wanted to sell their branch in Lima, Peru, and the price tag was a million dollars. You know, I remember a story in Thailand a few years ago. KOENIGSBERGER: That’s right. So one example that was a lot of fun, I think, was ‘89 or ’90. I’m like 25 years old.