The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) have announced plans to commence a phased linkage of Singapore’s PayNow and Malaysia’s DuitNow real-time payment systems.   The first phase of the PayNow-DuitNow linkage will be launched in the fourth quarter of 2022....
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Singapore are exposed, under attack, and more worried about cybersecurity threats than before, a new study by Cisco shows. According to the study, two in five (40%) SMBs in Singapore suffered a cyber incident in the past year....
With the growth of e-commerce, more and more individuals are becoming accustomed to signing contracts with strangers over the Internet. As a result of the epidemic's impact, businesses have begun to perform intelligent business operations more regularly via online meetings or papers. Electronic signatures,...
With Black Friday (26 November) and Cyber Monday (28 November) looming in the United Kingdom, Everlytic says that retailers need to consider how best to differentiate their customer communication amidst the inevitable barrage of email marketing traffic. In the week running up to Black Friday last year, Everlytic's email...
Shiok Meats is a cell-based meat and seafood company that aims to bring delicious, sustainable, and healthy seafood to their consumers’ table, using their technology to grow meat from healthy cells instead of animals. Currently, they produce crustaceans like shrimps, crabs, lobsters and are the first in...
The third edition of the DBS Digital Readiness Survey has revealed that although there has been continued momentum in digitalisation efforts by businesses across the Asia-Pacific (APAC), there remains room for further improvement.Involving around 2,600 corporate treasurers, CEOs, CFOs and business owners across 13 markets in APAC,...
When it comes to payments, we are no longer limited to paper or plastic. Digitalisation has created new ways to send and receive payments with greater efficiency, accuracy and transparency. The growing trend of faster payments with solutions – for instance, PayNow helping users...
Trend Micro Incorporated has released research urging organizations to focus patching efforts on the vulnerabilities that pose the greatest risk to their organization, even if they are years old. Trend Micro Research found that 22% of exploits for sale in underground forums are more than...
Fitness classes and studios are amongst the industries hard hit by the restrictions introduced to safeguard public health against the spread of COVID-19. Technology, however, is one recourse for instructors and business owners seeking to survive the challenges and train themselves for the future.
Razer Merchant Services has partnered with KK SUPER MART to enable Razer Cash for online Shopee purchases, in an effort to encourage e-commerce participation among the unbanked segments of Malaysians. Razer Cash is a payment option that e-commerce customers can utilize to make cash payments...