As the world enters into the third year of living with the pandemic, the importance of digital technology to maintain our work and lives has never been clearer. We’ve collected a range of technology predictions for businesses navigating the year ahead.
IT and business strategy
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Digitalisation and elevating business strategy go...
In the pre-pandemic era, the goal of optimising the supply chain has led to the creation of the just-in-time model. Through lean inventories and just-in-time delivery, the model was lauded for its potential to reduce costs and wastage while increasing operational efficiency.
However, the prerequisite for the model to work...
A study by Schneider Electric has found that the sustainability momentum in Singapore has accelerated strongly over the last 12 months, with nine in 10 (90%) business leaders stating that they now work for organisations with sustainability strategies and policies, compared to less than seven in 10 (67%) a year...
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has launched a cross-border QR code payment linkage between Singapore and Malaysia. This payment linkage will allow customers of participating financial institutions to make retail payments by scanning NETS QR and DuitNow QR codes.
It will support in-person payments...
Universum's Employer Branding NOW 2023 study, conducted during the first quarter of this year, shows students and working professionals are confident about the hiring market – this despite slowdowns in certain industries and regions.
"Notwithstanding a flurry of news about layoffs and economic contraction, most companies are still struggling with...
While there is an anticipation of global trade expanding by slightly over 2% in 2024, the pace of growth in Asia is forecasted to remain subdued and may not be as robust as it was in previous years.
The key factor inhibiting growth can be attributed to an ongoing underperformance...
The Page Insights C-suite Confidence Insights report for 2024 has unveiled findings, highlighting the Greater Bay Area (GBA) as the epicenter of business expansion and innovation for Hong Kong companies.
An impressive 53% of businesses in Hong Kong are setting their sights on the GBA, incentivised by its expansive market...
Qashier is a fintech startup that equips businesses with a platform for POS, payment, customer acquisition and loyalty solutions. Co-founders Christoper Choo and Franklin Zhao Liang, recognising the need for affordable and user-friendly digital solutions for SMEs, founded the company in 2019.
Since then, the business has experienced tremendous growth,...
Standard Chartered announced on 28 January 2020 its investment into Contour, a blockchain-based open industry platform that will initially focus on digitally creating, exchanging, approving and issuing Letters of Credit (LCs), following the full commercialization of its offering and appointment of CEO Carl Wegner.
As one of the founding members,...
Mastercard has welcomed 10 fintechs from around the world to participate in its award-winning startup engagement program, Start Path, to scale the future of commerce.
Mastercard will work with these companies through a six-month program to co-innovate and uncover opportunities that leverage Mastercard’s technology, expertise and network to drive the future....
