Amid the reopening of global economies and as we settle into some semblance of normalcy, businesses have to embrace agility in their operations, so they can continue to thrive, not just survive, in today’s digital era. Markedly, business transformation is key to avoid being left behind in...
November marks the beginning of a hectic shopping period in Singapore and across Asia with Single’s Day, Black Friday and Cyber Monday leading up to the festive season with more retail sales.   With International Fraud Awareness Week and the holiday shopping season officially underway,...
As technology lowers the barriers to entry across a multitude of industries, it is increasingly hard for SMEs to gain the attention of their target audience’s attention in today’s saturated information landscape. Consumers receive a constant stream of offers and marketing communications from an array of brands and sectors across myriad...
Cloud computing has grown significantly in Southeast Asia, although adoption varies across the region. Adoption also accelerated last year due to the pandemic as organizations gave employees access to information and applications to help them get their job done from home. IDC predicted...
After the disruption that the pandemic caused for businesses globally, traditional business models have begun to gradually recover and adapt to the pressure of a rapid shift in the environment where everything is digital. As businesses are starting to re-emerge this past year, digital transformation is the...
Businesses today are in the midst of a hotly contested race to extract value from data. In fact, an IDC report commissioned by Alteryx finds that 73% of Singapore-based organisations expect analytics spend to outpace other software investments in the months ahead. With this...
Stay-home measures implemented across the ASEAN region didn’t stop users from shopping. Some estimates noted that e-commerce takings in Southeast Asia soared 96 percent compared with the same period last year, for the week that ended on May 11. From online marketplaces to livestream sales, retailers have...
If there’s anything we can thank the pandemic for, it’s for showing us the importance of adaptability. It tested businesses everywhere and made us question our strength in the face of uncertainty. In this digital age where Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and other similar...
The online shopping space has been growing and evolving.  Merchants are constantly under pressure to deliver shopping experiences that make it easier for their shoppers. As a result, shoppers around the world, including those in the US and China, have embraced significantly improved checkout experiences in recent...
In the ever-shifting landscape of global commerce, the resilient spirit of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region has long been admired. These businesses are known to form the backbone of our economies, but their path to international expansion is often not one without...