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ScamAdviser supports Dutch Industry-wide collaboration against increasing number of scams

(9 June 2022) – Veiliginternetten.nl, ECP | Platform voor de InformatieSamenleving and Thuiswinkel.org are today launching the Dutch version of the ScamAdviser’s ‘ScamCheck’ at SIDN Inspire 2022. With ScamCheck, consumers can check the chance that a website is unsafe. “We are taking an important step in supporting consumers and entrepreneurs to behave more safely on the internet,” says Esther Mieremet of Veiliginternetten.nl.

Globally, the number of reported scams has increased from 139 million to 266 million. “The Netherlands is one of the countries with the highest density of digital users in the world and is now also a digital main port of Europe. As a result, we see that security and resilience against fraud are becoming increasingly important. Fraud is moving from the physical to the online domain. This affects not only companies but increasingly more and more consumers. We are taking on our role in making the sector safer,” says Marlene ten Ham, Director at Thuiswinkel.org.

For more information, please visit here.

#WTA #ScamAdviser #Collaboration #scam #ScamCheck #Veiliginternetten #security #resilience

Free webinar: Using SME Financing Guarantee for Digital Transformation

(20 May 2022) – Small and medium-sized enterprises can firstly solve the financing problem. After the fifth wave of the epidemic has subsided and the market sentiment has turned prosperous, can they use funds to meet the business opportunities after the market recovery?

The HKPC will hold a free webinar on “Using SME Financing Guarantee for Digital Transformation” on 27 May.

For more information, please visit https://hkfec.org/highlight/hkpc-2/.

#HKPC #HKFEC #webinar #sme #finance #opportunity #digitaltransformation

WTA Task Force Meeting 2022 #1

WTA Task Force Meeting was held on April 8, 2022. During COVID-19 situation, it was held through online channel. The discussions were an initiative of trustmark and a preparation of WTA Annual Meeting which expected to be held in third quarter of 2022.

#WTA #taskforce #meeting #trustmark #annualmeetinge

CASE warns consumers of spike in complaints received against Triple Lifestyle Marketing

(6 April 2022) – The Consumers Association of Singapore (“CASE”) would like to alert consumers to a spike in complaints received against Triple Lifestyle Marketing Pte Ltd (“Triple Lifestyle Marketing”), a direct seller of alkaline water systems. This is the second time that CASE is issuing an alert against Triple Lifestyle Marketing, following an earlier alert on 23 February 2021.

For more information, please see https://www.case.org.sg/admin/news/pdf/330_pdf.pdf.

#CASE #consumer #complaint #directsales #aftersales #water-filter

WTA Reported During APEC SOM1 DESG And DPS Meetings

(11 March 2022) – WTA Dr. JJ Pan, Eiichiro Mandai, and Kenying Tseng participated APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM1)- Digital Economy Steering Group (DESG) and Data Subgroup Meeting (DPS) on February 16~17 to report the amendment of the Guidelines of Trustmark Operations (GTOs) which set up the benchmark of Ecommerce trustmark certifiers and baseline of Ecommerce trustmark operations since 2003 and updated in 2008.

The review was led by advisor, Richard Chen, participated alphabetically by Acxiom US, CommerceNet Singapore, Cybersecurity Malaysia, EBS China, TradeSafe Japan, HKFEC Chinese Hong Kong, and Leeandli Chinese Taipei. Based on the criteria of Measurability, Specification, Feasibility, Cross-border capability. APEC cross-border privacy rules (CBPRs) were also heavily referenced in conjunction with the review.

The new contents were proposed according to the examined criteria and experienced trustmark certifiers. Furthermore, the assessment criteria of cross-border trustmarks was also provided. Implementation will further ensure the consistency of trustmark certification process across the world.

The updated Guidelines and Criteria will be officially released after Annual Meeting and Global Trust Summit during 2022. The updated Guidelines, Criteria and Global Trust Summit are expected to have further impacts and exploration on not only the trustmark certification but also on the paradigm shifting of digital trading and cross-border Ecommerce.

#Trustmark #APEC-DPS-meeting #TrustmarkGuidelines #WTA #WorldTrustmarkandtradeAlliance