hoolah has announced a regional partnership with Jumper.ai to offer merchants across Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong a BNPL solution accessible through social and chat networks. Through this partnership, merchants have can offer hoolah’s Buy Now Pay Later solution to their customers regardless of platform...
With the advancement of technology, Malaysia is increasingly becoming a digital economy. Malaysia is a developing Asian economy that aspires to expand in a technology-driven and high-tech production-based pattern. A press release by Signitory, an e-signature provider who leverages blockchain, noted that with in-person...
The Australian Border Force (ABF), the Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore (IMDA), and Singapore Customs, along with industry participants, have concluded a blockchain trial to prove trade documents can be issued and verified digitally across two independent systems, reducing cross-border transaction costs. The...
Xero  and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the global body for professional accountants, have extended their partnership to help future-proof Singapore’s next-generation of accounting professionals. The partnership will continue to support ACCA Singapore members and students in strengthening their digital expertise to meet accounting...
For small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that are manpower-lean, upskilling is one of the ways to optimise productivity especially amidst the pandemic. However, according to NTUC LearningHub (NTUC LHUB)'s recent Employer Skills Survey 2021, when asked about their intention to send their staff for training,...
New research from OpenText reveals the extent to which the pandemic has changed customers’ expectations of brands, and the increasingly important role of a streamlined digital experience post-COVID. The new data – from a survey of 1,000 Singaporean respondents – reveals that 71% of...
Professional contracting recruitment services firm Page Contracting Malaysia launched the Talent On-Demand report, highlighting the employment of Malaysian professionals in contingent, temporary, short-term or interim positions. 30% of companies also responded to say that COVID-19 has resulted in the need for them to increase their contractor hiring.
Sleek has released the results of its 2021 Index Study, examining the impact of COVID-19 on Singaporean SMEs through the lens of expenditure. The full report, which will be published at the end of August, is based on the study and analysis of over...
MyRepublic has announced the launch of a new suite of cybersecurity solutions aimed at strengthening the digital defences of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore. Designed in partnership with leading global IT solutions provider Inspira Enterprise, the new solutions...
Huawei announced its plan to invest US$100 million in startup support at the inaugural HUAWEI CLOUD Spark Founders Summit. Huawei said the investment would go towards its Spark Program in the Asia Pacific region, which aims to build a sustainable startup ecosystem for the region over the...