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,...
Customers are looking at multiple cloud providers to meet their enterprise requirements. Multicloud is the reality in enterprise technology according to a study from 451 Research commissioned by Oracle. The study collected information from 1,500 respondents at enterprises about how they use the cloud...
As businesses globally are reminded about the importance of data backup during Backup Awareness Month, Arcserve stresses that recovery can often be the missing part of the successful business continuity equation. Global research commissioned by Arcserve revealed that most companies will suffer data loss at...
foodpanda and TabSquare are jointly offering digital solutions for restaurants to streamline processes and elevate dining experiences.  Under parent company Delivery Hero, the two brands are working with restaurants in Asia starting with Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Taiwan to digitise their ordering, payment,...
Great Learning has released the Global Upskilling Trends Report 2023. The report examines global upskilling choices, focusing on five key markets based on demand for upskilling programs: Southeast Asia, United States of America, Latin America, India, and Middle East Asia.  The SEA upskilling insights are based on a profiling...
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) have jointly launched the real-time payment systems linkage between Singapore’s PayNow and Malaysia’s DuitNow. The initiative follows the QR payment linkage announced on 31 March 2023 which enabled cross-border QR payments to merchants.
A report by MIT Technology Review Insights explores opportunities for businesses to leverage data and generative AI to deliver growth. The report, "Laying the foundation for data- and AI-led growth," is produced in partnership with Databricks and is based on a global survey of 600 CIOs, CTOs, CDOs,...
Singaporean lithium-ion battery manufacturer, Durapower Holdings Pte Ltd  has announced that its subsidiary Suzhou Durapower Technology Co Ltd has just broken ground for its new battery manufacturing factory in Suzhou, China. The new factory will have an area size of 32,500 square meters, featuring...
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) jointly conducted a cyber-themed business continuity exercise in November 2019 to strengthen the financial sector’s resilience to cyber-attacks and operational disruptions. Codenamed Exercise Raffles, the sixth edition of the exercise was conducted over two...
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced the commencement of the Payment Services Act (PS Act) on 28 January 2020. The new PS Act will enhance the regulatory framework for payment services in Singapore, strengthen consumer protection and promote confidence in the use of e-payments.