SINGAPORE, December 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
- New Platform Will be Accessed by Around 12-15 Million Small
and Medium Businesses ('SMBs') of Visa Commercial Cardholders in
Asia, Followed by Europe
- Platform Will Assist SMBs to Reduce IT Expenses and Stay
Competitive Through Expert Insights andAdvice
Deskera Holdings Ltd. - a global leader in Software as a Service
('Saas'), today announced its partnership with Visa, the world's
largest digital payments network, to provide SaaS to Small and
Medium Businesses ('SMBs') through the Visa Business Hub ('VHB') in
Singapore.
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The VHB, launched earlier this year, is a one-stop portal that
delivers tangible value to business customers in Asia. The Deskera and Visa collaboration is
part of Visa's commitment to empower businesses to leverage on
innovative technologies through cost effective SaaS platforms. The
VHB portal also houses a Business Academy that will assist SMBs to
stay competitive through expert insights and advice. The SaaS
platform will be accessed by around 12-15 million SMBs commercial
Visa cardholders in Asia, followed
by Europe.
Mr Vikram Kshettry, Head of Small
Business Products, Asia Pacific,
Visa said: "We are happy to have Deskera on board. Modern
businesses face increased demands from their stakeholders to be
digitally enabled and this is often daunting. We look forward to
serving the SMB sector with the Deskera business suite."
The partnership with Visa comes at a very strategic time as
Deskera has experienced explosive growth with revenue increase of
over 100% year-on-year since 2013 and plans to maintain the same
pace in the years ahead. Moreover, SMB is a key segment for
Singapore and SMBs contribute to
almost 50 per cent of the country's Gross Domestic Product ('GDP')
and 70 per cent of the workforce.
Shashank Dixit, Founder and Chief
Executive Officer of Deskera, believes in the motto of 'Small is
Powerful', which strengthens his belief in the SMB sector. He
further adds, "I am encouraged that international brands like Visa
are providing a platform to serve SMBs better and we look forward
to working with them in Singapore
and other countries in the region."
About Visa:
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) is a global payments technology company that
connects consumers, businesses, financial institutions, and
governments in more than 200 countries and territories to fast,
secure and reliable electronic payments. Visa operates one of the
world's most advanced processing networks - VisaNet - that is
capable of handling more than 65,000 transaction messages a second,
with fraud protection for consumers and assured payment for
merchants. Visa is not a bank and does not issue cards, extend
credit or set rates and fees for consumers. Visa's innovations,
however, enable its financial institution customers to offer
consumers more choices: pay now with debit, pay ahead with prepaid
or pay later with credit products. Visit
the Visa website.
About Deskera:
Founded in 2008, Deskera is a leading cloud-based integrated
business management software provider across Asia. Headquartered in Singapore, Deskera has offices in Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Australia and USA. Deskera's simple and robust enterprise
software has over 80,000 users, powers more 3,000 SMEs and
businesses globally and its products serve a wide range of
industries such as manufacturing, trading, distribution,
engineering, and building and construction. Deskera was
acknowledged for its Southeast Asia Market Leadership for
Integrated Business Applications as a Service (BAaaS) Suite by
Frost & Sullivan in 2015 and was recognised as one of the 20
Most Promising CRM Solution Providers in 2015 by CIO Review
Magazine. Deskera's premium clients include Mitsubishi, Baker
Tilly, Grant Thornton, Olympus,
Trans-Cabs, Killiney Kopitiam, Sports Fashion, Sushi Tei and many
others in the Asia-Pacific region
and its key investors include Aris PrimePartners Asset Management,
Tembusu Partners and Tikehau Capital.
To find out how cloud solutions can make it easier to run your
business, please visit: http://www.deskera.com
Media Contact:
Ms Ambica Kuthiala
ambica@deskera.com
(65)-6536-1420
Mr Gerald Woon
woon@cogentcomms.com
(65)-6704-9268