OCBC Bank now leverages Visa Commercial Pay mobile solution as part of its inaugural virtual purchasing card offering. The OCBC Virtual Purchasing Card enables businesses to digitalise and streamline all their payment requirements. This solution provides real-time visibility of their employees’ spending on OCBC...
The rapid shift to remote work has forever changed the threat landscape. In the Everywhere Workplace, employees use various devices to access corporate networks, data and services as they work from different locations. While productivity has skyrocketed, this remote work landscape has also expanded...
Amazon has launched the Intellectual Property Accelerator (IP Accelerator) in Singapore, facilitating small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to obtain trademarks, protect their brands and tackle infringing goods both in Amazon's stores and the broader marketplace. IP Accelerator directly connects Singapore SMB owners with a network of...
As companies and workers transition into an endemic world, upskilling remains a key driver to build new capabilities and soar forward. According to business leaders however, skills mismatch continues to be the most prevalent form of mismatches (63%). This is in comparison to experience...
Work-from-home arrangements remain for many in Singapore, affecting how employers upskill their workforce amidst COVID-19. One of the top challenges faced by 53% of employees in Singapore when participating in training programmes is online fatigue, thereby putting a damper on company training efforts. These...
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced that it will further extend the MAS SGD Facility for ESG Loans. This extension will complement the six-month extension of Enterprise Singapore’s (ESG) Temporary Bridging Loan Programme (TBLP) from 1 April 2022 to 30 September 2022.  
With the emerging trend of integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics with manpower to enhance work systems, there will be an inevitable shift in the role of security officers in Singapore, note industry experts. While this digital transformation will free up workers' time for...
Green Link Digital Bank (GLDB) commences banking business, seeking  to serve Micro-Small-Medium-Enterprises (MSMEs) with banking and financial services through their supply chain financing and technological solutions.  GLDB seeks to leverage their experience in supply chain financing and technological solutions to provide accessible commercial banking,...
Sparked by the global pandemic, the Great Resignation has been happening in Vietnam for the past two years and will only intensify in 2022. There has been a wave of resignations in Vietnam with almost half (42%) of employees who have been at their current jobs for not...
A study of over 3,300 buyers and 2,100 sellers across Malaysia by online marketplace platform Shopee on its users, examines the impact Malaysians are making on the economy through their continued online shopping behaviours. The Celebrating the Heart of Malaysia on E-Commerce marketplace survey from...