ASEAN

Takeaways from AIBP Insights Retail & Real Estate: Harnessing Digital for Sustainable and Mixed-use Spaces

In our final session for Retail & Real Estate, our panelists from a diverse range of backgrounds including the Global Sustainability Exchange, Mahsing Group, JLL, Robinsons Land Corporation, as well...

ASEAN

Takeaways from AIBP Insights Retail & Real Estate: Digitalisation for the New Consumer - Meeting Customer Expectations and Preferences

In our 2nd session for Retail & Real Estate, our panelists from Central Group, DFS Group, EBN, Fave, Marriott International and The Coca-Cola Company came together to discuss and share...

ASEAN

[REPORT] Manufacturing in ASEAN: Focus Sectors & Government Policies Driving Digital IR 4.0 Projects

ASEAN Governments have acknowledged the fundamental shift that is taking place in the technological landscape and have been rolling out various schemes and policies to encourage enterprises in their countries...

Southeast Asia

How cloud banking can enhance financial inclusion across South-east Asia (The Business Times)

Technology innovations transforming the financial services landscape in Southeast Asia include new forms of online payment, such as eWallets, which have experienced phenomenal growth in the region, and other new...

ASEAN

Enterprise Technology in ASEAN: 73% Expect Investments in Digital Technologies to increase in 2021

We released the full results of our 2020 AIBP ASEAN Enterprise Digital Transformation Survey on 26th December 2020, where 664 enterprise stakeholders from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam gave...

Malaysia

BIMB appoints TM ONE as preferred digital partner in realising transformational strategy (New Straits Times)

"The partnership with Malaysia's leading integrated telecommunication company such as TM will complement the bank's effort to constantly improve our functions and the services we provide to the customers, thus further...

ASEAN

AIBP 2020 ASEAN Enterprise Innovation Awards

In 2020, we received overwhelming response from the 5 ASEAN countries, with over 140 nominations submitted. 31 finalists presented their projects in a series of closed-door, online discussion forums held...

ASEAN

Asean can be a force to be reckoned with in Digital Economy, says expert (The Star)

Group Chief Executive Officer of Digitally.asia Group, Christopher Tock, said while it is important for the respective governments in Asean to work to increase the broadband penetration across their lands,...

ASEAN

Paradigm Shift in Banking and Financial Services: Takeaways from AIBP Focus

As a way to kick off 2021, we had the opportunity to host an AIBP Focus session with esteemed panelists from the Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI) sector across...

Philippines

The Future of Smart City Development: Prioritizing Value Creation with Data Insights

With a third of companies listed on the Philippines Stock Exchange Composite Index having a direct or indirect relationship with the real estate and infrastructure development in the country, we...

Malaysia

Malaysia to chair first ASEAN Digital Ministers' Meeting (The Edge Markets)

The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (KKMM) in a statement today said the emphasis would be on the importance of centralisation and unity, in efforts to develop the ASEAN Community...

ASEAN

Innovation at scale is critical: UOB (The Business Times)

UOB's technology strategy and resources are focused on the bank's business priorities: to extend its regional connectivity to support its wholesale banking business; expand its omni-channel and digital strategy to...

Southeast Asia

Digital challenger banks offer promise of inclusion (Business Times)

The number of digital challenger banks worldwide has grown significantly over the last decade, to a cumulative total of over 200, attracting about US$15 billion in funding. This growth has...

Singapore

Singapore ushers ASEAN into new digital banking era (Nikkei Asia)

"Both Sea and Grab-Singtel have significant existing customer bases, so for the two new digital full banks, the most important priority will be to launch products and services that differentiate...

Thailand

Exceeding Customer Expectations - Summary of Discussion with Muang Thai Life, Bangchak, Jardine and other Industry Leaders in Thailand

In 2020, one of the biggest digital transformation themes we covered was about customer experience and how the new rules of doing business in pandemic times make managing the customer...

Southeast Asia

Singapore banks grapple with digitization as disrupters beckon (Nikkei Asia)

DBS, OCBC and UOB have pledged to make digitalization a core part of their business transformation efforts and are spending a lot of cash to do it. DBS, the biggest...

Thailand

Overcoming Barriers in Data Sharing for Public Services in ASEAN - Takeaways from AIBP Insights, 27 Oct 2020

We had the honour of having Dr. Monsak, VP / Chief Data Officer of Digital Government Development Agency (DGA), to share about their recently launched official measures and guidelines for over...

Singapore & Vietnam

Singapore, Philippine central banks to work on data connectivity (The Straits Times)

Unlike data localisation - the practice of keeping data within a country's borders - data mobility in the financial sector supports economic growth and the development of innovative financial services,...

Vietnam

Digitalisation of Banks and Financial Institutions: Takeaways from AIBP Insights

In our final AIBP Insights Vietnam session, we had the opportunity to gather stakeholders leading digital initiatives within the banking and financial sector, along with technology solution providers with regional...

Vietnam

The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Creating a Value-based Economy – Key Takeaways from AIBP Insights Vietnam

The Vietnamese government also envisions the country to transition to a more digitalized economy and escape the middle-income trap. They are implementing wide-reaching Industry 4.0 policies to jump start the...