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  • ShopBack searching for Singapore’s biggest online shopaholic

    ShopBack searching for Singapore’s biggest online shopaholic

    E-commerce start-up ShopBack is teaming up with online social networking service LinkedIn to hunt for its Chief Shopping Officer.

    The Chief Shopping Officer will identify the best deals and shop for him or herself at any of ShopBack’s 500+ merchant partners, including Singapore Airlines, FoodPanda, Cathay Cineplexes, Grab and more.

    The online loyalty platform will provide SGD11,271 in shopping funds for the role, which will commence from 1 March – 30 April 2018. All purchases and cashback accumulated during the period of employment will be for the Chief Shopping Officer to keep thereafter.

    Applications for the temporary role will run for three weeks (ending on March 5, 2018) on LinkedIn and the Chief Shopping Officer will be officially announced on March 13, 2018.

    “There’s no better way for us to find out what our customers want than picking a Chief Shopping Officer from among them. Most of these customers do not necessarily have a professional background as a shopper and have regular day jobs. We wanted to tap professionals on LinkedIn, who may be a hardcore programmer by day, but an online bargain hunter at night,” said Vincent Wong, country head at ShopBack Singapore.

    ShopBack said it is looking for candidates who can work remotely with at least two to three years of online shopping experience with a knack for sniffing out the best online bargains. The role also requires some video editing skills and being on camera.

    Linda Lee, LinkedIn’s head of communications for South-east Asia and North Asia, added the company is seeing companies in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region hire for more fun and unconventional roles on the website.

  • Malaysians are more Save-vy than Singaporeans

    Malaysians are more Save-vy than Singaporeans

    ShopBack, the leading online Cashback platform in Southeast Asia, observes a stronger head start in 2018 for Malaysia as compared to Singapore.

    “Further to our positive performance in the Q4 2017, almost 20% more digital transactions went through ShopBack Malaysia compared to our Singapore counterpart last month. Looking at our January 2018 vs January 2017 data, ShopBack Malaysia has experienced more than twice the growth. Data shows that when it comes to savings, Malaysians are more aggressive and increasingly choose ShopBack as a convenient way to accumulate Cashback for every transaction,” said Alvin Gill, Country General Manager of ShopBack Malaysia.

    “Several factors such as the petrol price hike and subsequent increase in food cost has urged Malaysians to optimise their spending in every possible way, to which we are glad to be able to help more than 850K Malaysians in getting over RM25 million Cashback from their digital purchases, including Grab and Uber rides, in the past three years.”

    In 2017, more than 30 online merchants joined ShopBack Malaysia to provide Cashback as a form of loyalty reward to online shoppers, including Malaysia Airlines, 11street, Uniqlo Online and Kinokuniya. Currently, ShopBack collaborates with more than 500 merchants to offer up to 30% Cashback, and the Cashback percentage tends to increase during the festive period.

    “For example, there’ll be products on 100% epic Cashback sale during our birthday next week (22 February 2018). We will be giving away a total of RM18,000 to three lucky winners to spend on Lazada. Nike, Taobao, Booking.com, Photobook, Expedia, Hermo, Cotton-On, Sephora, ZALORA etc. are going to give out higher Cashback on that day too,” Alvin elaborated.

    Developing user centric features for better purchasing decisions

    While online Cashback still sounds new to locals, ShopBack is confident of its future as this concept has been introduced and is widely used by China, UK and US shoppers for more than a decade.

    “There is a bunch of loyalty programmes for offline retail in Malaysia but none comparable to ShopBack’s scale in the online retail space prior to our entry. We reward users in cash form, of which can be transferred into a bank account once it gets validated. What’s better is users are able to stack this on top of their credit card’s Cashback. On the other hand, online merchants see us as a valuable partner in promoting their business to the right target audience and retaining existing customers. We might earn less by sharing our commission with users as Cashback, but this triple-win model will help us go a long way,” Alvin said.

    To better support customers in their purchasing journey, ShopBack Malaysia extended its team to support live chat on web, mobile and app platform, as well as Facebook. It also upgraded its app to enable users access to purchase mobile reloads and internet packages offers within one tap, and implemented OTP (one-time-password) for a secure payout process.

    Recently, it also rolled out a ‘partial Cashback’ feature where a user can choose to withdraw any available Cashback amount (minimum RM10) from ShopBack to his/her bank account, or utilise it to settle phone bills (Maxis users only). The company is also looking to expand payout options via potential partnerships with popular brands and other loyalty programme providers.

    “Moving forward, we want ShopBack to be more than just Cashback. If you look at our app, there’s an exclusive function that allows our users to quickly compare rides and make a decision on the go. That is the kind of smarter way of living that we envision, and we hope to achieve greater milestones with our users in the near future.”

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  • ShopBack unveils close to USD40M in funding

    ShopBack unveils close to USD40M in funding

    ShopBack the one-stop lifestyle portal that powers smarter purchase decisions, raised USD25M in its latest funding round, bringing the company’s total funding raised to date close to USD40M. The round was led by Credit Saison, the largest credit card and retail finance company in Japan. More than 10 institutional investors participated in the round, including new investors Blue Sky and Intouch Holdings PLC, as well as existing investors SoftBank Ventures Korea, Singtel Innov8, Qualgro and East Ventures.

    “Cashback served as the cornerstone for ShopBack’s establishment in Malaysia and laid the foundation for us to build smarter shopping solutions,” said Alvin Gill, ShopBack Malaysia’s Country General Manager, “Living up to our value proposition as ‘The Smarter Way’, we have recently added service aggregation features for the rides to simplify purchase decisions for our users. We strive to become the one-stop shopping and lifestyle portal for every Malaysian.”

    Today, ShopBack powers close to 1,000 orders per hour, with an annualised sales figure of over USD300M for more than 1,300 partner merchants across the online retail, travel and lifestyle verticals. Over three and half million consumers across six countries in the Asia Pacific have signed up with ShopBack since the company’s inception in 2014.

    “ShopBack’s business model builds on the explosive growth of ecommerce in the Asia Pacific to drive tangible value for its users and cost-efficient sales generation for its partner merchants,” said Sean Lee, Partner of SoftBank Ventures Korea, “The model enables ShopBack to leverage user insights across shopping categories and develop smarter shopping solutions such as cross-category recommendations.”

    “The ShopBack team has demonstrated the ability to build a pool of loyal users in a sustainable and scalable manner, which is the backbone of all successful businesses. We have high confidence that the team is able to deliver on their vision in the region, hence the follow-on 18 months after our initial investment,” said Sean

    The three-year-old start-up previously disclosed two seed funding rounds totaling to over USD1M. This latest round of funding will be used to drive three key areas of development – acquiring world-class talent, launching new product features and establishing market leadership.

    Talent is key to long term success

     According to Heang Chhor, Managing Partner of Qualgro, “ShopBack consistently meets our high bar for delivering very strong growth. It has demonstrated exceptional ability to adapt and execute fast in very different markets across Southeast Asia. This rests on an innovative and fast-moving talent pool, that ShopBack has been able to attract, grow and motivate.”

    “Speed and results-orientation are key in the region, and ShopBack’s mantra of “Fail fast, learn fast and iterate faster”, has seen them rapidly become a regional platform for ‘The Smarter Way’ to shop online.”

    ShopBack’s presence in six countries is driven by a team of more than 130 people. The management team hails from ecommerce and technology background with experience in scaling companies across the region, including Alvin Gill who was previously the Chief of Staff to the CEO at ZEAL Network, a publicly-listed online lottery company with revenues in excess of EUR100M per annum.

    Prior to ZEAL Network, Alvin was in the investment banking industry before joining ZALORA Malaysia. He led the Buying Division and contributed, for the categories he controlled, a significant revenue growth towards the business. His experience and knowledge in Business Intelligence helped the company solve and streamline multiple operational challenges during his tenure.

    Proven product-market fit laid foundation for ShopBack’s regional growth

    ShopBack’s core business model is built on a strong foundation of multiple experimentations and iterations. It transformed from a one-day flash sale site to a perennial Cashback platform which enables it to deliver value to customers and partner merchants all year round.

    “We have witnessed ShopBack’s growth journey and the founders’ dedication to the business from the early days,” said Edgar Hardless, Chief Executive Officer of Singtel Innov8. “With the flourishing e-commerce market in the region, we believe ShopBack is strongly positioned to realise their regional growth aspirations.”

    ShopBack believes rapid and effective localisation is critical for players operating in a fragmented region like the Asia Pacific. While its core service offering remains the same across geographies, different marketing and product strategies are adopted to better address the needs of customers in each market.

     “This new round of funding leads to the start of the year-end shopping festival, with the nearest being Alibaba’s 11.11 Singles’ Day. Our customised marketing approach has efficiently lifted the awareness level for Taobao, Tmall, and AliExpress in Malaysia, which resulted in a 400% increase in orders during 2016’s 11.11 Singles Day compared to 2015. We look forward to upscale the performance this year with an impactful campaign including up to 50% cash rewards and special rebates for our users,” added Alvin.

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  • ShopBack Thailand launches Cashback Day

    ShopBack Thailand launches Cashback Day

    ShopBack Thailand, the cashback platform that rewards consumers for shopping online, has declared next Saturday as the nation’s first Cashback Day.

    Five days of savings kick off today with sneak-preview deals between 9pm and midnight. Until Friday, shoppers are offered up to 49 per cent cashback from such platforms as Aliexpress, Apple Store, Expedia, Lazada, Sephora and Uber. Then all day Saturday shoppers can receive up to 99 per cent cashback on purchases, plus discounts and promotional codes from travel, food, lifestyle and entertainment businesses.

    “To thank our customers for the overwhelming response we’ve received since ShopBack’s launch in Thailand in July, this inaugural Cashback Day will bring them more savings than usual” says ShopBack co-founder/country head Kawin Prachanukul.

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  • ShopBack Thailand launches with 100 merchants

    ShopBack Thailand launches with 100 merchants

    Cash-rebate service ShopBack Thailand has launched with more than 100 merchants on board.

    Merchants include online travel booking websites Booking.com and Expedia, beauty platform Sephora, e-commerce giant Lazada, as well as ride-hailing services Grab and Uber. Consumers can expect to receive up to 30 per cent in cash back when the new service.

    “Online shopping in Thailand isn’t a trend, it’s part of the everyday retail culture,” says ShopBack Thailand co-founder/country head Kawin Prachanukul. “We’re discovering ways to connect merchants and shoppers in a way that creates added value for both parties.”

    Thailand is the sixth market for Singapore-based ShopBack, founded two years ago. As well as Singapore it is active in Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan and the Philippines. It has received more than US$1 million in funding from Accel-X and East Ventures.

    ShopBack claims to have more than three million users. Merchants on the platform receive more than $20.3 million in sales each month, and to date the service has paid more than $10 million in cash back to its customers.

    In Thailand, ShopBack faces competition from homegrown player Dealcha!, backed by Thai seed-funding specialist 500 TukTuks.

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  • ShopBack launches in Thailand and pays Thais to shop online

    ShopBack launches in Thailand and pays Thais to shop online

    ShopBack, the online Cashback platform with a strong regional presence, today announced its official launch of its website and mobile in Thailand at a media briefing

    Connecting international merchants to local shoppers, ShopBack introduces the smarter way to shop with up to 30% Cashback stacked atop discounts, coupons, voucher codes and credit card rebates.

    More than 1,300 merchants are integrated in ShopBack sites, with 100+ local and international merchants on the Thai site as of the launch. These include leading online travel booking websites Expedia and Booking.com, French beauty merchant Sephora, SE Asia’s leading online shopping platform Lazada, transport apps Grab and Uber and many more. Shoppers can get up to 30% Cashback depending on individual merchants.

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  • Visa Partners ShopBack to Host Three-Day Buka Puasa Treats Online

    Visa Partners ShopBack to Host Three-Day Buka Puasa Treats Online

    Top Cashback platform ShopBack and global payment technology company Visa today announced a three-day Buka Puasa Treats ‘Jom Iftar Bersama ShopBack’ campaign, which will be organised in the form of online meals booking via ShopBack Malaysia’s Visa store from 14th – 16th June 2017.

    During the event period, the public can go to the site and order a meal/voucher from Eatigo, Fave by Groupon, Foodpanda, or PappaDelivery for themselves and the person they want to sponsor and enjoy a Buka Puasa dinner with, whereas Visa and ShopBack will giveaway RM25 Cashback to their accounts thereafter.

    “We are truly glad to team up with Visa on this campaign in the spirit of Ramadan. We hope to express our appreciation to our users and encourage the spirit of sharing among the online community in Malaysia, starting by ordering and sharing a meal with the people around us. The Cashback earned is meant to be transferred to their bank account after verification, which is also a savings that could be put to good use.” Alvin Gill, the Country Manager for ShopBack Malaysia said.

    Alvin expressed that the company has seen at least 60 per cent increment in terms of the number of users from its website and app in the past six months, which indicates more Malaysians are spending cautiously and constantly looking for the ways to save due to current economic challenges.

    Currently, there are more than 650,000 Malaysians making online purchases through ShopBack account every month. The company collaborates with over 500 international and online e-retailers such as Booking.com, Fave by Groupon, Foodpanda, Hermo, Lazada, Zalora and more to reward shoppers with up to 30% hard cash whenever they make a purchase online.

    ShopBack is the top Cashback platform in Southeast Asia that has enabled Malaysian online shoppers to save RM13.5 million thus far. Other than Malaysia, it also has a presence in India, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan.

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  • Singapore Airlines and Scoot take flight with ShopBack

    Singapore Airlines and Scoot take flight with ShopBack

    Homegrown start-up ShopBack takes off the year with Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Scoot on board as its Flight vertical partners. The collaboration strengthens the runway for the smarter way to shop. All travellers can now access air tickets befitting their budget, elevated with Cashback from ShopBack all year round.

    The checking in of SIA and Scoot adds significant weight to ShopBack’s Flight vertical as it widens the runway of travel options for travellers, from first-class to budget.

    The start-up’s suite of top three world-class airlines (Source: Skytrax World Airline Awards) – Emirates, Qatar Airways and SIA – is now complete. With ShopBack, affluent travellers are empowered with a fuss-free way of spending and saving with poise.

    Scoot, the Best Low Cost Airline (Asia Pacific) as named by AirlineRatings.com for three consecutive years, is the first budget airline onboard. With ShopBack, cost-sensitive travellers are able to maximise the worth of their dollars with Cashback stacked atop credit card rebates and miles. 

    “For a two-year-old start-up, being able to have the chance to soar to greater heights with long established aviation partners might sound impossible,” said Mr. Joel Leong, Head of Merchants and Partnerships, ShopBack. “But with the belief that we can overcome disparity in company age and size with concrete data-backed results, our team pursued the golden ticket relentlessly and pushed boundaries to seal the deal for consumers.”

    Available on web, desktop and mobile (iOS and Android apps), ShopBack currently powers user’s online transactions with a stackable layer of savings in the form of Cashback, which translates to actual cash transferrable to either user’s bank or PayPal account.

    Consumers can enjoy 1.0% Cashback from ShopBack for their air tickets purchased from the SIA x VISA as well as Scoot site. For those who prefer to buy on the go, both airlines are also available on ShopBack mobile app.

    SIA and Scoot join ShopBack Singapore’s fleet of over 500 online retailers, including Uber, Cathay Cineplexes, Expedia, ASOS, Muji and more, to give consumers uplift in their savings through Cashback.

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  • ShopBack Joins MDEC’s #MYCYBERSALE As Official Cashback Partner

    ShopBack Joins MDEC’s #MYCYBERSALE As Official Cashback Partner

    ShopBack Malaysia, the most popular Cashback platform in the country, today announces that it is joining the much-awaited #MYCYBERSALE as its official Cashback partner to give away real, hard cash for online shoppers.

    Organised by Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), #MYCYBERSALE, the largest annual online sale event, is scheduled to be held from 26-30 September this year. The 5-day national event will see e-retailers like Groupon, Hermo, Lazada, Zalora, Qoo10, Photobook Malaysia, and more to collectively customise their products as well as services to surprise shoppers with best value deals and up to 90% discounts.

    Ms Wee Huay Neo, Director of eCommerce Enablement at MDEC says, “#MYCYBERSALE is all about providing value-added experience to online shoppers and having ShopBack on board as one of our partners will add-on more value and savings to buyers everywhere.”

    Sharmeen Looi, the Chief Operating Officer of ShopBack Malaysia expresses, “It’s our pleasure to be part of #MYCYBERSALE this year. As the leading Cashback platform in the country, ShopBack collaborates with e-retailers to give away up to 50% Cashback on top of the promotions they offered.”

    ShopBack brought the triple-win Cashback model that benefits all parties – shoppers, e-retailers, and Cashback provider – into Malaysia in February 2015. It has enabled Malaysian shoppers to cash out RM5.4 million so far, of which the top shopper received more than RM17,000 in his account.

    “Cashback can be obtained every time when shoppers click through ShopBack and make a purchase from any of our 500 over online sites, thereafter transfer the accumulated savings into their bank account. We believe that via this practical approach, the number of online shoppers will eventually increase and lead to a sustainable digital economy growth here,” Looi further explains.

    The company took the initiative to raise Cashback offerings since early this year to help Malaysians save more on their daily purchases, whereby approximately 300,000 savvy shoppers are getting Cashback incentives from ShopBack every month. 

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  • The Salvation Army joins start-up ShopBack Singapore on its Social outreach

    The Salvation Army joins start-up ShopBack Singapore on its Social outreach

    The Salvation Army partners ShopBack Singapore, one of the top Cashback sites in Southeast Asia, to introduce the #ShopBackGivesBack outreach. The budding start-up’s first foray into social responsibility encourages shoppers to shop and do good.

    From now till 31 August 2016, ShopBack Singapore will make a $10 donation to The Salvation Army for every first purchase made by users who sign up for a free account at https://www.shopback.sg/salvationarmy. No minimum spend is required from user to initiate the gifting.

    “The name #ShopBackGivesBack was chosen as it serves as an apt representation of both our business and social responsibility outreach,” said Ms. Josephine Chow, Country Head of ShopBack Singapore. “The backbone of our business involves giving cash back to the online shoppers. In line with GSS, we invite Good ShopBack Samaritans to indulge in shopping while doing good for The Salvation Army.”

    The international charity organisation has been serving the underprivileged in the local community without discrimination. Throughout its 81 years of establishment in Singapore, The Salvation Army has launched several diverse social programmes to cater to a wide range of needs in society.

    “The Salvation Army has come a long way in identifying social needs and doing our best to help people who truly need relief from difficult circumstances. We are pleased to partner ShopBack Singapore in its initiative to give back to the community. With the support of ShopBack Singapore and its kind shoppers, we can continue to provide better care for abandoned and abused children, families in material need, elderly requiring nursing care, and other needy segments in Singapore,” said Colonel Lyndon Buckingham, Territorial Commander, The Salvation Army, Singapore, Malaysia and Myanmar Territory. ShopBack SG 2

    To foster the spirit of giving and buying this GSS, ShopBack Singapore will be raising the Cashback tier from up to 30% to 40% for the Good ShopBack Samaritans. They will also get to enjoy exclusive voucher codes to help them save more as they shop from over 500 online stores such as Taobao, Guardian, Expedia and Cathay Cineplexes.

    Injecting social responsibility into a company’s core at an early development stage

    Most people tend to associate social responsibility with large corporations. They are more entrenched in their respective fields and tend to have more resources to execute social responsibility on a greater scale, which translates to a bigger impact.

    “In spite of resource constraints, ShopBack Singapore is keen to tighten its belt, step forth and give back to society,” said Mr. Henry Chan, Co-Founder of ShopBack. “We applaud this initiative and give the team our full support to take #ShopBackGivesBack further. This social responsibility outreach will serve as a good initiative to explore different ways of giving back while maintaining a sustainable business.”

    Currently less than two years old, ShopBack is seeing a steady 20% month-on-month growth across the region in five markets, garnering at least six orders per minute for its online retail partners. The desktop-first Cashback site just launched its mobile app last week, which topped the Shopping Category for free apps in less than 24 hours.

    Moving forward, ShopBack Singapore will look into the option of Cashback donation to involve over 250,000 local users in the #ShopBackGivesBack outreach. With the integration of charity organisations such as The Salvation Army as one of ShopBack’s payout options, shoppers will then be able to donate their accumulated Cashback straight to the desired organisation without forking out cash from their wallets.

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  • ShopBack Singapore enhances the “Shop-and-Save” lifestyle with mobile app launch

    ShopBack Singapore enhances the “Shop-and-Save” lifestyle with mobile app launch

    Before ShopBack Singapore hits its two-year mark, the local start-up revs up its presence with a mobile app launch today. From now onwards, shoppers are able to shop with greater convenience, at anytime, anywhere from computers and tablets to Apple iOS and Android apps.

    Expanding its move beyond desktop and mobile-optimised sites, ShopBack aims to make the “Shop-and-Save” lifestyle ubiquitous and accessible not only in Singapore, but in the rest of its markets. Currently, ShopBack is present in Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia and India.

    “Today, we help consumers save on their shopping with up to 30% Cashback offering. When we give shoppers Cashback, we’re returning them some of the money that they’ve used for their purchases via ShopBack,” said Ms. Josephine K Chow, Country Head of ShopBack Singapore. “An average shopper can save about $500 a year with just an extra click on desktop.”

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    “With ShopBack app, shopping smart just gets simpler. Now you only need to download one app to shop and access offers at over 500 online stores like LAZADA, Groupon, ASOS and more,” said Ms. Chow.

    Key Features of ShopBack Singapore Apple iOS and Android apps

    • Cashback Shopping – Earn up to 30% Cashback at over 500 stores.
    • Upsized Cashback – View stores offering upsized Cashback to access better deals! Simply look out for the money bag icon on the top left corner of the store front.
    • Coupon Codes – Get access to unique coupon codes that can be easily copied and applied before checkout.
    • Popular Stores – Check out what other ShopBack Singapore users frequently shop at.
    • Staff Picks – Staff recommendations of the latest stores as well as latest deals served in a tab.
    • Highest Cashback – Find out the shops that offer the highest amount of Cashback to gain the most out of shopping trips.
    • My Total Cashback – Access ShopBack wallet to view the amount of savings earned. Consumer can also easily trace their Cashback using this function.
    • Notification Settings – Stay updated with trending deal, Cashback earned and payment alerts.

    To encourage user adoption of the “Shop-and-Save” lifestyle, ShopBack Singapore is offering a $5 cash bonus which can be unlocked with a minimum purchase of $25 for any necessities and niceties from 4 July 2016 (midnight onwards) to 5 July 2016 (before the clock strikes twelve).

    Topped with up to 80% in-store clearance offers as well as ShopBack’s up to 30% Cashback, users can achieve as high as 50% savings for their steals using a single app.

    Cathay Cineplexes, Guardian and Uber amidst the latest stores riding the “Shop-and-Save” wave

    With more than 250,000 ShopBack Singapore shoppers championing the “Shop-and-Save” lifestyle, the start-up begins to see more online retailers joining the league. ShopBack Singapore refreshes its store offerings with new partnerships of up to three stores per week, including the traditionally brick-and-mortar brands that are seeking effective ways to get a piece of the growing e-commerce pie.

    “Our retail partners pay us on a performance-driven commission model. If we don’t channel sales to them, they’re not required to pay us,” said Mr. Henry Chan, Co-Founder of ShopBack. “This attractive business proposition allows us to bring actual measurable value to our retail partners in the online space.”

    Apart from brands that are established in the brick-and-mortar realm, renowned online stores like Naiise and Honestbee are the latest additions to ShopBack Singapore – all signing up to provide the “Shop-and-Save” way of life to shoppers.

    Entirely developed in-house in Singapore, the mobile app has gone through several rigorous rounds of testing before its launch as a power-up to boost ShopBack’s status as The Smarter Way to Shop.

    With the app, ShopBack Singapore expects users to double their engagment with the brand and aims to achieve app downloads from at least 20% of ShopBack Singapore’s users within the first day of launch.

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  • ShopBack, Budimas, Kechara, NKF, and World Vision Launch #ShopBackGiveBack

    ShopBack, Budimas, Kechara, NKF, and World Vision Launch #ShopBackGiveBack

    ShopBack Malaysia, the top online Cashback site in the country, announces the launch of its inaugural #ShopBackGiveBack initiative today.  Shoppers are now able to channel the Cashback they get from online purchases to four non-profit organisations – Kechara Soup Kitchen (KSK), The Budimas Charitable Foundation (Budimas), The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) of Malaysia, and World Vision Malaysia, to support their projects.

    Each charity organisation is committed to a different cause. For instance, KSK offers the homeless and urban poor vegetarian food, basic medical, as well as job matching and welfare assistance; while Budimas devotes efforts to improving the children’s lives through education, better living environment and food supplies.

    Moreover, NKF Malaysia subsidises dialysis treatment for kidney failure patients; and World Vision Malaysia will dedicate funds toward their work on clean water and healthcare programmes, which will help over 16,000 people in 7 countries.

    To relieve burdens of underprivileged groups, #ShopBackGiveBack enables users to gain incentives in the form of Cashback via their travel, F&B, IT, beauty, healthcare, household and groceries purchases, and then donate it to charity organisations without forking out extra.

     Every effort helps to build a better future

     “The act of giving is embedded in ShopBack’s DNA as the core of our business involves giving Cashback to the online shoppers. Although we are a startup and may have certain resource constraints compared to bigger corporations, we are keen to help and contribute to the best of our capability,” said Gil Carmo, Country Head of ShopBack Malaysia.

    “We believe any effort that we can make today, will create a difference to someone’s world tomorrow. Every kind action counts. This is the same message that we wish to convey to every shopper. We sincerely welcome like-minded companies to join and support #ShopBackGiveBack,” Gil added.

    Established in February 2015, ShopBack Malaysia collaborates with over 500 international and online e-retailers such as Groupon, Lazada, Agoda, TaoBao, Hermo, HappyFresh, Taobao, Zalora and more to incentivise shoppers with up to 30% hard cash whenever they make a purchase online.

    Currently, there are more than 280,000 Malaysians benefiting from ShopBack’s daily Cashback offer and promotions. Anyone can sign up for free and cash out their Cashback once it exceeds RM10, or opt to transfer their extra savings to help the needy through #ShopBackGiveBack.

     

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  • ShopBack explores giving Cashback for everyday activities

    ShopBack explores giving Cashback for everyday activities

    In a bid to venture beyond its core offering of paying people to shop online, ShopBack Singapore has conducted a weeklong public polling exercise to find out what are the everyday activities that Singaporeans would like to get paid for.

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    Since ShopBack’s establishment in September 2014, the start-up has given almost SGD2,000,000 in Cashback to shoppers’ preferred bank or PayPal accounts. Currently, the Singapore market has a base of over 250,000 shoppers.

    “Apart from getting Cashback for shopping online at any one of our 500 over retailers, we’ve learnt that some of our customers hope to get paid for their daily actions as well,” said Ms. Josephine K Chow, Country Head, ShopBack Singapore. “So we ran a poll to consolidate the top actions that Singaporeans do, and really wanted to get paid for.”

    “One of the popular picks is getting Cashback for passing through Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries. Perhaps Singaporeans will be more forgiving towards ERP, satellite-based or not, if there’s Cashback available?” she quipped.

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    A weeklong poll was conducted from 21 March 2016 to 28 March 2016. Over 300 responses have been captured.

    “We’re still in the midst of sorting out the results and discussing feasibility of giving Cashback for the suggested daily actions. The top five actions will be announced at 10.00AM this Friday,” said Ms. Chow.
    Other crowd favourites include getting Cashback for getting matches on dating apps, paying penalty for bringing durians on MRT and catching bosses for swearing.

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  • ShopBack Malaysia Hosts Biggest Cashback Sale to Encourage Malaysians to Shop and Save via Cashback

    ShopBack Malaysia Hosts Biggest Cashback Sale to Encourage Malaysians to Shop and Save via Cashback

    ShopBack Malaysia, the top Cashback site in Southeast Asia, will be offering up to 100% Cashback to supplement Malaysians’ online shopping on its first birthday, 22 February 2016. From everyday essentials to quirky gadgets, Malaysians are encouraged to get the 24-hour exclusive deal from over 500 online retailers through Shopback.my.

     Gil Carmo, Country Head of ShopBack Malaysia says: “Cashback is a very popular saving tool for online shoppers in the West. Ever since ShopBack introduced the concept in Southeast Asia, many shoppers have benefitted from it whereby Malaysian shoppers have cashed out more than RM 4M in 2015 alone.

    Our current pool of local shoppers makes up about 1% of Malaysia’s population – that means there are still enormous opportunities for us to reach out to the rest and educate them to utilise ShopBack to earn more savings.”

    Popular online retailers such as Agoda, Booking.com, Groupon, HappyFresh, Hermo, Lazada, Qoo10, Photobook Malaysia, Supermodel’s Secrets, Taobao, and Zalora are joining this biggest cashback sale from past midnight (00:01) on 21 February 2016 till midnight (00:00) on 22 February 2016.

    Shoppers can expect discounted deals, exclusive promo codes, contest, and Cashback from 50% to 100% on special home electronics, mobile gadgets, travel packages, hotel accommodations, beauty and fashion, as well as grocery items on the event day.

    “More Malaysians are buying online nowadays and similar to the traditional retailers’ loyalty programme, ShopBack Malaysia helps shoppers to save even better because we reward with cash rather than credit. Registration is free and shoppers can get Cashback in just two simple steps – sign up/log into your account, select online retailers and proceed to shop. Shopper will receive an email on the earned amount within one day, and it can then be transferred to local bank account once the status becomes redeemable. It is a totally hassle-free process.” Gil added.

    ShopBack entered Malaysia on 22 February 2015 and it has emerged as the top Cashback site in the country, as well as in the SEA region. It works together with a comprehensive range of over 500 international and local online retailers to reward shoppers with hard cash after they made a purchase online through the platform.

    For more information, please visit www.shopback.my or follow us at Facebook www.facebook.com/shopbackmalaysia.