In recent years, the Southeast Asian financial industry has been witnessing radical changes due to the numerous innovations driven by fintech companies to improve financial services. According to a study conducted by Google, Temasek, and Bain & Company, the region's emerging economies will likely reach a combined...
Before the pandemic, mid-market companies in Southeast Asia were seen as major players in economic development, having delivered a rising trajectory for annual sales. In the 2018 EY Growth Barometer, 40% of companies in APAC were targeting double digit growth rates comparing to the projected global growth...
The prediction that 300 million jobs could potentially be lost or degraded due to Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the future is certainly cause for concern. However, for traditional SME’s still yet to fully embrace digital transformation, the rise of AI presents them with an opportunity to adapt...
When safety measures to stay protected against COVID-19 were put in place at the beginning of the year, most individuals and organisations in Singapore – and across the globe – found themselves having to prepare IT systems, infrastructures, and daily routines to adjust to this “new normal”...
Many businesses remain resilient across the Southeast Asian region despite the shadow cast by the global COVID-19 pandemic. In Singapore, business sentiment among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is at its highest since the pandemic, with business leaders looking beyond recovery and seizing new opportunities to grow, according...
The COVID-19 pandemic was an unprecedented crisis that affected every aspect of our world. The human and social costs of the disease were staggering, and the disruption to the global economy was acute. Unsurprisingly, small and medium businesses (SMBs) were among the worst hit,...
In the ever-evolving landscape of retail, the digital revolution continues to reign supreme in 2023. Despite a resurgence in physical stores during 2022, the e-commerce sector experienced an astounding surge in 2022, with global sales surpassing the staggering $5.7 trillion mark. Only in...
As we sail into 2021 and reflect on the year gone by, there are several key learnings that we can take with us from perhaps the biggest crises we have faced in our careers. The combined social, economic, and health crises due to the pandemic has stress-tested...
The world of advertising production and the roles of the companies who inhabit it used to be clearly defined. There once was a tried-and-tested linear process of baton-passing from brands to agencies to production vendors. Agencies simplified the process of engaging and organizing multiple...
After two years of pandemic-induced remote work, companies are calling workers back to the office — only to find that many employees no longer wish for full-time office positions. Like it or not, the “everywhere workplace” is here to stay and it is upending the traditional business...