Fintech startups: Less like disruptors, more like innovative partners
There is ‘robust innovation’ coming out of new fintech players, and the more established incumbents. Via DNA
Category: Asia
TM One unveils the Klang Valley Core Data Centre
New state-of-the-art data centre in Cyberjaya completes the company’s Twin Core Data Centre. Via DNA
Marketing data deluge hinders more than a third of SEA businesses
New research from Resulticks finds that a third of all companies feel that an overwhelming volume of data, and the inability to integrate data are...
UCB’s AgroBanking transforms fruits & vegetables into bank accounts
Over 33 per cent of Bangladesh’s population are without a bank account and most of them are farmers. They live a tough, hand to mouth...
The Economist Group names Lara Boro as new chief executive
The Economist Group has appointed Lara Boro as its new chief executive. Boro joins from Informa, where she is currently CEO, Informa Intelligence. She will...
10 suggestions to reboot the digital initiative in Malaysia
We need policies and initiatives with enough bite to shift away from programmes that benefit small groups to those that impact the greater economy. Via DNA
Bread & Kaya: 2018 Malaysia Cyber-law and IT Cases PT2 – Cyber-defamation
The speed and reach of the internet, along with its ease of use has seen a rise in defamatory online postings that went viral. Via...
To compete, agency holding groups borrow from consultancies’ playbook
Consulting firms still cast a long shadow over agency holding groups. Two years ago the ad industry shrugged off the threat of consultancies. Today it’s...
It pays to be emotional
I am a ‘feminist’. It’s a title that’s crept up on me over the last few years, as I’ve become increasingly impassioned about gender equality...
Income encourages Singaporean families to look beyond pet peeves
NTUC Income (Income), Singapore’s insurance company, is encouraging Singaporeans to reframe their attitude towards insurance plans and view them as a sign of True Care...
Essence launches Essence Global Ventures supported by Singapore EDB
Essence, a global data and measurement-driven media agency which is part of GroupM, has launched Essence Global Ventures (EGV). Based in Singapore, EGV is the...
Grab & Ninja Van partner on logistics network in SE Asia
Tech-enabled express logistics company Ninja Van and Grab Inc. (“Grab”) have signed a strategic partnership that will see Ninja Van’s logistics services integrated on the...
Rundown: For agencies, in-housing is a symptom, not a disease
One of the key slides in WPP’s annual report, released this week, essentially shrugged off in-housing as a threat to agencies. In a section about...
#sowhoknew: Why Jack Ma’s work ethic is all wrong
In a recent social media post, the billionaire Alibaba founder endorsed what is called the ‘996’ work ethic – working 9am to 9pm 6 days...
CX priority for businesses, but technology adoption lags: Report
New research from Adobe, in partnership with Econsultancy, has found that delivering first-class, personalized customer experiences (CX) is top of mind for businesses in 2019,...
How JD CENTRAL increased sales by 17% on Valentine’s Day
JD CENTRAL, an ecommerce brand in Thailand, saw an opportunity this past Valentine’s Day to increase sales by encouraging boyfriends to buy the right gifts...
