Southeast Asian Businesses must be prepared for the age of voice-first everything. Would you buy a product or service from a company you have not heard of but was recommended by your voice-based personal assistant? Well, 46% of consumers in Southeast Asia recently surveyed said they would.
The 11th APAC Small Business Survey conducted by CPA Australia reveals that 44 per cent of small businesses in Hong Kong had sought external funds for survival in 2019, while 25 per cent of respondents experienced difficulties in paying debts last year and 29 per cent expected...
The FinLab, United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) innovation accelerator, launched The FinLab Online on 23 June. This digital platform will help small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups across ASEAN implement digital solutions to transform their businesses. Since its launch in 2015, The FinLab has...
SAP SE has unveiled findings for the study Digital Resilient, and Experience-driven: How Small and Midsize Organisations Can Prepare for the New Economy. The study highlights how small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) in Asia-Pacific (APAC) are uniquely positioned to adapt and thrive in the dynamic and distributed...
Xero has released a study investigating how small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in key markets around the world have responded to COVID-19, revealing the challenges and resulting actions taken to reinvent themselves and thrive. The commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of...
Trend Micro Incorporated released survey results earlier this year that show smart home devices and their apps represent a major weak link in the corporate cybersecurity chain as the lines between work and home life increasingly blur. Trend Micro's Head in the Clouds study surveyed more than...
DBS is making online corporate account opening for SMEs even easier with the use of facial biometrics to speed up information authentication and verification. This new feature runs on the Government Technology Agency of Singapore’s (GovTech) innovative SingPass Face Verification technology, and DBS is...
Although many small businesses in Indonesia were adversely impacted by COVID-19 in 2020, a strong focus on online sales and customer satisfaction should lead to a rebound in small business activity in 2021, according to CPA Australia. CPA Australia's Asia-Pacific Small Business Survey shows the...
Cybereason has released research findings from a global ransomware study of nearly 1,300 security professionals that reveals more than half of organisations globally have been the victim of a ransomware attack. In Singapore, 100 companies were surveyed and 25 percent of businesses that chose to...
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...