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Telenor Launches TOP Trainee Program for Young Professionals Telenor has launched the 2015 edition of the TOP Trainee program for young professionals. Open to both graduates and post-graduates, it is aimed at people with less than 2 years of experience.Over the course of 12 months, candidates will be placed in multiple roles across various departments. The objective of the program is to enable high potential candidates to become future TOP leaders. Eligibility Criteria: Graduate/Master’s degree holder Areas of interest : Management Sciences and Engineering/IT Age: Under 26 years CGPA: 3.00 and above Experience: 0-2 years Program Detail: There are no strings attached, candidates…

  MCB Bank to Introduce mPOS Services in Pakistan MCB Bank has collaborated with UnionPay International and Monet to launch its mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) service across Pakistan. The mPOS solution is secure, flexible and certified with international payment processing standards that work on the ‘pay-as-you-go’ principle. The Pakistan market primarily consists of downstream small-scale retail merchants, insurance companies, retail stores, food chains and online stores that rely on traditional cash based payment mechanisms. Mr Imran Maqbool, President MCB Bank Limited, Mr. Nadeem Afzal, Head MCB Retail Banking Group – South, Mr Ali Naqvi, Business Head MCB Digital Banking (officiating), Mr.…

HTC in Trouble: Stocks Down by 94% in 4 Years Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC has fallen into a state of turmoil as a result of industry shifts and declining sales. The company’s stock has hit a record low at 94 per cent below its April 2011 record high of NT$1,238.10 per share. Its shares have dropped rapidly, going as far as hitting the maximum daily limit of 9.9% at the Taiwan Exchange, leaving it at NT$83.60 a share. Back in 2013, HTC reported its first annual loss, and it barely averted a repeat of the same scenario this year, as…

Coupang and its business are the next-level if you study online retail in Western markets. The company’s apps have picked up 25 million downloads, which is a lot given Korea's 50 million population, while mobile accounts for 75 person of its revenue, and 85 percent of total traffic to the service. (For reference, Amazon said 60 percent of its shopper activity came from devices during Christmas 2014 — a peak time for spontaneous shopping on a mobile or tablet.) Customer engagement is just one area where Coupang is blazing its trail, the company has its own logistics network and fulfillment centers — not to…