Research published by US-based app analytics firm App Annie has revealed that Singapore mobile users install, on average, 115 apps and use 46 of these - the highest among the countries. This points to a preference for “unbundled apps” rather than super apps being pushed by companies such as...
eCommerce is becoming an indispensable part of every business. As the digital landscape continues to evolve, the number of eCommerce users is predicted to grow to 4.3 million users by 2027. However, despite its undeniable perks, many heartland retailers are still struggling to take...
SonicWall has released the 2024 SonicWall Annual Cyber Threat Report, which exposes all types of cyber behaviors and trends from digital adversaries to help partners build data-driven solutions to keep customers safe. 2023 proved to be a year of volatile, adaptive and creative digital...
A global study by the IBM Institute for Business Value found that over half of Singapore CEOs surveyed identify technology modernization as their highest business priority. Customer experience remains key to achieving their organizations' goals, ranking as the second highest priority,followed by productivity, –...
To leverage Singapore’s global trade connectivity, DBS Bank and Trafigura, in collaboration with Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Enterprise Singapore and tradetech Perlin, have come together to develop an open-sourced blockchain trade platform (ICC TradeFlow platform) to connect trade partners across...
Research by DBS on digital transformation found widespread enthusiasm among companies to digitalise customer experience and engagement but they faced significant challenges in achieving success.The findings were based on a global survey of 1,225 executives from commercial and finance/treasury teams across 22 markets in APAC, Europe and...
Trend Micro Incorporated has warned of the transformative role of generative AI (GenAI) in the cyber threat landscape and a coming tsunami of sophisticated social engineering tactics and identity theft powered GenAI tools.Eric Skinner, VP of market strategy at Trend: "Advanced large language models (LLMs), proficient in any language,...
Asia Pacific is one of the largest remittance-receiving regions in the world and making up one of the top five recipient countries for remittance inflows is the Philippines , with remittances contributing an estimated 9.3% of the market's GDP in 2021. This signals the importance of remittances as not...
The rise of the digital economy in Singapore has led to many organisations embarking on digital transformation and intensifying their efforts in building a robust digital infrastructure. With that, nearly all business leaders agree (54% strongly agree, 45% somewhat agree) that cybersecurity is a crucial aspect...
One year into the implementation of the Digital Government Blueprint (DGB) by the Singapore government – first launched in June 2018 – citizens and businesses have expressed greater satisfaction with government digital services. G2C (Government to Citizens) satisfaction survey score had increased from 73 to 78 per...