OCBC Bank has seen a surge in the use of PayNow by its small and medium enterprise (SME) customers, among whom seven of every 10 have registered for the funds transfer service. The volume of PayNow transactions by the bank’s SME customers in the first 10 months of 2020...
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has launched a report on the foundational digital infrastructure necessary for an inclusive digital economy and seamless cross-border transactions around the world.
The rapid growth of digital solutions has helped enhance the economic and social well-being of millions of people around the world. However,...
Economic headwinds, changing B2B buying behaviors, and fewer resources are some of the critical challenges facing event practitioners in 2023, according to the 3rd annual Events Outlook Report from Splash.
The survey of 670 event marketers and professionals in North America, Europe, and the UK, conducted in late 2022, found that despite 85% of event...
The Southeast Asian region could lose up to 30% of its gross domestic product by 2050 due to increases in global temperature and extreme weather events.
But bolstering the region's renewable energy manufacturing capacity would position Southeast Asian countries to create new jobs and meet growing energy demand while drastically...
Sophos has released its Cybersecurity Playbook for Partners in Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) in collaboration with Tech Research Asia. The report analysed the priorities for businesses over the next 12 months, and the opportunities for partners to support these ambitions.
“The ongoing prevalence of cyber threats has forced organisations...
Securonix, Inc has released its 2022 Threat Report, which highlights the trends, required data and detection summaries for key cyberthreats. A combination of persistent insider threats, cloud infrastructure misuse and abuse, and sophisticated advanced attacks has fostered a riskier environment, and the report revealed that new vulnerabilities are being identified...
South-East Asia (SE Asia) is home to various communities with different economic growth rates. According to global technology intelligence firm ABI Research, the Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) market will constitute 7.87 million subscriptions by 2028, growing at a CAGR of 13% between 2023 and 2028.
This growth may be attributed to multiple...
Nearly all business leaders agree (57% strongly agree, 40% somewhat agree) that it is necessary to implement Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) measures, with 7 in 10 (69%) revealing that their organisation currently has WSH measures in place.
Among those who do not, only 28% plan to implement WSH measures...
Reeracoen forecasts that Singapore's job vacancy to unemployed person ratio will continue to rise between 2.72 to 3.62, an all-time high since 2002 when records began.
Aside from unemployment rates, Singapore also faces an acute skills shortage. Estimates suggest Singapore will need to add another 1.2 million workers with digital skills by 2025 to remain competitive. A pandemic-driven rise...
Eighty-four per cent of Indonesian small businesses expect to grow in 2023, the second highest result for the Asia-Pacific region, a new survey shows.CPA Australia's Asia-Pacific Small Business Survey reveals that Indonesian small businesses remained among the most positive across Asia-Pacific in 2022. The survey covered responses from 4280...