The Aspire Hong Kong Ecommerce Pulse Check for 2025 reveals that while 100 Hong Kong merchants (with HKD 1–10 million annual business revenue) remain optimistic about growth even amid macroeconomic challenges, hidden financial friction is quietly eroding margins.Developed in collaboration with Stripe, the report identifies payment friction as the most...
Asia Pacific’s (APAC) organisations are scaling up the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to modernise payroll delivery as skills shortages persist and workforce models evolve, according to ADP’s latest report, The Potential of Payroll in 2026.
The report finds that skills shortages continue to challenge payroll teams in APAC, with 80%...
Forrester has released its inaugural Total Experience Score rankings for financial services firms in Singapore in 2025, revealing a wide disparity between how well banks, investment firms, and health insurers align their brand promises with the experiences they deliver to their customers.
Only a handful of financial services firms excel in both areas,...
On 12 February 2026, Budget 2026 was delivered by Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Mr Lawrence Wong. This was the government’s first Budget in its new term and comes at the start of the post-SG60 phase.
Budget 2026 is designed to refresh the strategies that have given Singapore an...
On 12 February 2026, Budget 2026 was delivered by Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Mr Lawrence Wong. This was the government’s first Budget in its new term and comes at the start of the post-SG60 phase.
This budget also comes at a time of profound global change which, while...
A survey by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) found 42% of respondents in Southeast Asia believe flexible career paths will replace linear paths within the next decade, while 46% expect the two approaches to coexist equally.
In Singapore, these shifts are being shaped by the city-state’s small domestic...
Southeast Asia is in a defining period of economic consolidation. With strengthening trade relationships, accelerating digitalisation, and renewed coordination under Malaysia’s 2025 ASEAN Chairmanship, the region is more interconnected than at any point in its history.
Yet despite this momentum, one structural challenge continues to hold back the full...
Google, Temasek, and Bain & Company have launched the 10th edition of the annual e-Conomy SEA report, From Digital Decade to AI Reality: Accelerating the future in ASEAN.
For the first time, the report has expanded its coverage from six markets to ten Southeast Asian nations—adding Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, and...
For CFOs and finance teams, AI adoption, tariff impacts, and data security and privacy are the top issues they're confronting as they start planning for 2026, according to the results of global consulting firm Protiviti's annual Global Finance Trends Survey.
They are facing these challenges amid ongoing economic uncertainty, where less than...
