COVID-19 has sparked the world’s largest work from home movement. Amidst it all, technology underpins the success of remote work in today’s highly digital work environment.  Yet, the switch to remote work has been challenging for more than half (52 per cent) of the...
In a bid to provide a higher level of security to customers, Singapore’s DBS Bank has launched digital tokens for more than 200,000 of its corporate and SME customers on DBS IDEAL, the bank’s online banking platform for corporate and SME customers.  According to...
YouBiz has launched its first whitepaper studying emerging business spending trends and key business priorities for SME in 2023. Titled ‘2023 Business Spend Insights: Keys to SME Success in Uncertain Times’, the report analyses over 60,000 business transactions from over 4,500 companies, and surveys with over 160...
Google and UOB announced on 24 April that the new curriculum for the ​SME Leadership Academy ​training programme has been customised to help business leaders of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from the retail, tourism and food and beverage (F&B) sectors respond to the unprecedented challenges from...
Cloud ERP solutions provider Deskera is joining hands with IT services firm ExperDex in South East Asia. With the partnership, both organisations can now leverage on their combined strength to help SMEs move towards digitisation. This strategic collaboration will help Deskera expand its customer base in the...
The APAC edition of Meltwater’s State of Social Media 2023 report found that businesses in the region are increasing their social media investments amid economic uncertainties.  According to the study, 3 in 5 marketers and communication professionals in APAC regard social media as more...
The Government has enhanced its support measures for businesses and individuals during the Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) period, having taken into consideration feedback from businesses, union leaders and workers. The package of support measures will comprise enhancements to the Jobs Support Scheme (JSS)...
Employees of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are progressively adapting to the new ways of working amidst the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic - however, to keep pace with these changes, employers must better support and safeguard employee wellbeing as we move into 2021.
Ivanti has announced the results of its State of Security Preparedness 2023 study, working with cybersecurity experts and surveyed 6,500 executive leaders, cybersecurity professionals and office workers to understand the perception of today’s cybersecurity threats and to find out how companies are preparing for yet-unknown future threats.
ASEAN is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change, with the Philippines among those that have suffered the greatest fatalities and economic losses because of climate-related disasters. Despite that, research has shown that the mitigation efforts by ASEAN countries have been insufficient to combat climate change....