KUALA LUMPUR: Axiata Group Bhd ’s wholly owned subsidiary Axiata Business Services Sdn Bhd has signed an exclusive licensing agreement covering the Asia region to offer small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) and larger enterprises a digital business matchmaking service to meet buyers and suppliers that are a perfect match for potential commercial opportunities.Axiata Business Services operates under the brand Xpand, and Koble Inc is a leading global business-to-business matchmaking platform,In a statement, the company said the Koble platform enables business professionals to discover, connect and facilitate business deals with buyers and suppliers around the world. The Koble platform combines the power of social networking with the intelligence of anonymous and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered matchmaking to improve relationship management for both qualified buyers and sellers looking to grow their businesses.Xpand will bring localised versions of Koble to businesses within the Axiata markets and around Asia. Working with Axiata’s market leading mobile operators, amongst them Celcom Axiata Bhd in Malaysia and XL Axiata in Indonesia, Xpand will offer the Koble platform to businesses in this region. Nearly one out of every four business professionals globally calls this region of the world home today, and they are increasingly demanding a professional network for growing their businesses rather than just their careers,” he added.Celcom Axiata will be first to market Koble in Asia in September 2018. The Koble platform, accessible on the web at Koble.com, and through the iTunes App Store and Google Play Store, is currently used by companies such as GE, Oracle, Harley Davidson, AXA, Sprint, Carlsberg and thousands of SMEs seeking to do business globally.

Source: The Star August 20, 2018 06:22 UTC