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Archive for January, 2023

Categories : CDPI Emerging Markets
Dates : January 2023

Retailers to achieve personalized customer experiences and increased loyalty with TCS’ new martech software

January 26, 2023
TCS Customer Intelligence & Insights (CI&I) for Retail 3.0 has been introduced by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to assist retailers in deepening relationships with consumers through hyper-personalized engagement at every step of the customer journey. At key physical and digital touchpoints, the software generates insights, predictions, and recommended actions, resulting in higher returns on marketing investments, higher customer satisfaction, and increased customer lifetime value.
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AWS Launches Second Infrastructure Region in Australia

January 26, 2023
Amazon Web Services (AWS), announced the launch of its second AWS infrastructure Region in Australia—the AWS Asia Pacific (Melbourne) Region. According to Amazon, developers, startups, entrepreneurs, and enterprises, as well as government, education, and nonprofit organizations, will have greater choice for running their applications and serving end users from AWS data centers located in Australia. AWS is planning to invest an estimated $4.5 billion (approx. A$6.8 billion) in Australia by 2037 through the AWS Asia Pacific (Melbourne) Region.
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Emirates steps up Australia services as demand soars

January 26, 2023
UAE – Emirates has increased its service to two Australian cities Sydney and Melbourne and will also restart services to Christchurch, New Zealand via Sydney, offering a new path for Australians across the trans-Tasman route. From March 26, Melbourne will increase from two to three daily services between Emirates’ Dubai hub via Singapore, with a third direct service to also begin to Sydney from May 1. The service increase follows the airline’s recent announcement around double daily flights to Brisbane, starting from June 1.
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Nubank obtains US$150M loan to strengthen its presence in Colombia

January 26, 2023
Brazil based Nubank, Latin America’s largest fintech aims to consolidate its growth in Colombia, where it has already issued 400,000 cards, with financing from the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Since 2020, is the third country in LatAm where this fintech operates, which previously opened in Mexico (2019) and Brazil (2013), with more than 70 million customers. Greater financial inclusion is a must for economic growth, and digital banking will play a key role in meeting the needs of underbanked and unbanked retail customers in Colombia.
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The intelligence behind Runway

January 26, 2023
Startup Runway announced the closing of a $50 million investment round, in which it was valued at $500 million. As important as the amount was the fund that led the financing, Felicis, a Californian VC, behind several companies that, after its backing, have become unicorns. Runway is a platform created by two Chileans and a Greek and today is at the forefront of the area. It’s one of the startups revolutionizing the ways we make videos, images, and texts thanks to AI.
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