Global technology intelligence firm ABI Research evaluated the impact politics, regulation, the economy, supply chain, ESG, and technology are having on manufacturers of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), pharmaceuticals, producers of steel, chemicals, pulp and paper, as well as the mining and oil & gas sectors. 
As Singapore emerges into a post-pandemic economy, businesses should go beyond adapting and surviving, and move to accelerate structural adaptations which will help to emerge stronger. In line with this, Budget 2021 has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to digital transformation through funding for new initiatives and...
Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific announced today its expanded partnership with business process and document automation leader, Esker to launch its Esker Accounts Receivable solution (hereafter, the Solution) in Asia Pacific. The AI-driven, cloud-based solution enables different teams to collaborate more effectively and is compliant with standards in...
Weixin, Tencent's social platform in China, strives to fulfill its corporate social responsibility even as its business grows. At its recent annual flagship event, the Weixin Open Class PRO 2022 conference, the company highlighted the rise of Channels, which has led to the full integration...
Shopee's 2023 ShopeeSapotLokal Building Connected Communities study finds that 100% of Malaysian women who achieve economic inclusion share their success by uplifting other women in B40 and rural areas.  For 1,015 female sellers surveyed on the marketplace this Ramadan period: two-thirds hire single, rural, or impoverished women, or...
The COVID-19 outbreak has prompted Singaporeans to embrace more digital services when taking charge of their finances - and this is a shift that the majority believe will stick post-pandemic, a survey by personal finance website SingSaver found. Conducted in June, the survey analysed...
New research from OpenText reveals the growing level of concern among Singaporeans over the privacy and protection of personal data since the start of the pandemic. The survey findings demonstrate an overall lack of knowledge about what specific data is stored, and for what...
Singapore Management University (SMU) Academy and Straits Interactive, a specialist in data privacy, recently announced the integration of virtual reality (VR) technology and software tools into its data protection courses, starting with the new Practitioner Certificate in Personal Data Protection (Singapore) Preparatory Course. Developed by the Personal...
aCommerce is a regional e-commerce enabler in Southeast Asia, providing end-to-end and a-la-carte e-commerce solutions for the world’s leading brands. aCommerce is also behind EcommerceIQ, a unified e-commerce software that enables brands to monitor and optimize their online business from a single dashboard While...
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...