Opinion

The evolving digital business landscape in the Asia Pacific region is seeing a trend of operations moving into the cloud. Firms are collecting massive quantities of data that requires analysis, protection, and storage. This data brings significant business opportunities along with it. SMEs, in...

The state of COVID recovery across APAC differs substantially from market to market. While the governments of countries like Singapore and Taiwan are able to allow workers to return to the office, pending prevailing employer guidance, other countries returning to the office may be slightly further away.

The Singapore economy has entered a new phase of growth. Despite ongoing COVID-19 limitations and supply chain disruptions, Singapore's GDP expanded by 7.6 per cent in 2021, a strong rebound from the 4.1 percent contraction in 2020.  A similar trend of growth and recovery...

For close to a decade, innovation in digital payments has helped close the gaps and address the challenges faced by both consumers and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Spearheaded by Fintechs globally, the creation of effective, low-cost, customer-centric solutions, has made financial services more accessible and helped...

E-commerce is here to stay, as shopping from home becomes the new normal in the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Global Ecommerce Update 2021 by eMarketer, Retail e-commerce sales grew by 27.6% in 2020 globally, with sellers going global with their brands on platforms like eBay. But...

Over the last few years, we have seen seismic shifts in consumer behaviours and expectations in the wake of the pandemic and its related lockdowns. As COVID becomes endemic, we see life resuming with some sense of normality and a renewed interest by people to do more...

Business leaders no longer need to be told how important cybersecurity is; COVID-19 and work-from-home orders as a consequence of government measures such as the Circuit Breaker in Singapore and the Movement Control Order in Malaysia, have ensured that even the most sceptical business leaders now understand...

In the ongoing pandemic and the various restrictions on travel and social activities, the local retail and fashion industries are certainly facing an unprecedented challenge. However, there is light at the end of the tunnel. As the fashion and retail sectors have remained...

It doesn’t matter if you are a company manager or business owner, been in business for decades or recently set up. Each of us faces unique challenges under the pressure of COVID-19. At times like these, it’s natural to seek insights via trusted experts...

The past year has been tough on businesses across the globe, but perhaps especially so for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), who have been left particularly vulnerable in the wake of economic fallout. A year on, however, things finally seem to be looking up.