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

Stronger-than-expected PE fundraising for SE Asia in 2020 shows region's potential (DealStreetAsia)

"Southeast Asia's sizeable millennial and rapidly urbanizing population is shaping the speed of growth and technology innovation. As such, key areas that we are focused on include financial services, education,...

ASEAN

Smart Cities in ASEAN: Powering Good amidst Tough Times (INQUIRER.net)

“Driving Digitalisation Ecosystems in ASEAN” was a themed online forum recently co-hosted by Mr Van Tang, Director and Head of Business Development & International Partnerships – APAC at Hitachi. This...

ASEAN

Capitalising on the young mobile-first generation (Myanmar Times)

While the signs of digital growth and rise of online industries seem promising, Myanmar's digital economy is still in its early stages. Hence, this digital shift in consumer demands signals...

ASEAN

The Future Of Consumption In ASEAN (The ASEAN Post)

Over the next 10 years, ASEAN will see an additional 140 million consumers, representing 16 percent of the world’s new consumers, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in a...

Southeast Asia

Delivering Value in the Real Estate Sector: Digital Services through Data Insights

In South East Asia, large real estate companies which are involved in multiple stages of the real estate value chain (Design, Build, Sell and Operate) have the potential to create...

ASEAN

Supply chain shake-up (Bangkok Post)

The digital transformation of supply chains is accelerating. According to a joint report by the law firm Baker McKenzie and SRA, as workplace technology has made great strides due to...

ASEAN

More capital flows into Asean amid pandemic and US-China tensions (The Business Times)

The Asean region is set to see more capital inflows as companies look to diversify their investments and supply chains amid US-China tensions in a post-pandemic world. On the whole, Asean...

ASEAN

Overcome Technical Debt in the Quest for Innovation (Rimini Street)

The writer is the Regional General Manager, Southeast Asia and Greater China of Rimini Street, Andrew Seow. Executive leaders today recognise that positive customer experiences can make or break a business of...

ASEAN

The Increasing Customer Expectation and the Impact on Enterprise Digital Priorities

For consumers now, digital experience goes beyond enabling a seamless purchase. Lazada launched LazLive to enable a more interactive experience for the in-app purchases in order to drive higher transaction...

ASEAN

Pan-ASEAN Covid-19 recovery plan needed to thrust bloc into Internet 4.0 (The Phnom Penh Post)

Manufacturers such as Vietnam’s Garment 10 introduced modern technology and solutions into their manufacturing production, internet marketing and sales. Garment 10 had utilised the data collected about customers, leveraged on...

Myanmar

How is Covid-19 transforming Myanmar’s digital economy? (Oxford Business Group)

Covid-19 has shaken up the development of the digital economy in Myanmar, with the pandemic leading to a rise in demand for home broadband in this traditionally mobile-first market. As various...

Myanmar

Yoma to buy controlling stake in Myanmar e-payment firm Wave Money (The Straits Times)

Yoma Strategic on Wednesday (June 24) proposed to increase its existing shareholding and take a controlling interest in mobile payments firm Digital Money Myanmar (Wave Money) via a US$76.5 million...

Myanmar

Yoma Strategic's mobile payments joint venture in Myanmar ties up with Alipay operator (Straits Times)

Alipay operator Ant Financial Services Group will invest US$73.5 million (S$104.9 million) in Digital Money Myanmar (Wave Money) - a mobile payments joint venture (JV) between Telenor Group and the...

Myanmar

Digitalisation Developments and Progress in Myanmar – Key Insights from Day 1 of Asia IoT Business Platform Myanmar 2019

In the Government Keynote Address by the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC), U Myo Swe, Director General of Posts and Telecom Department shared that Myanmar is trying to bridge the...

Myanmar

Cyber Bay Kin gets out word about cybersecurity threats (Myanmar Times)

As more people make the internet a part of their daily lives in Myanmar, the number of cybercrimes in the country has been increasing. Most of these cases involve financial fraud...

Myanmar

Digital payment system picks up (Eleven Myanmar)

With the launch of various electronic banking channels, the use of paper-based banking instruments have declined by at least 28 percent, both in the number and value of transactions. Records...

Myanmar

Viber eyes more growth in Myanmar (Myanmar Times)

Rakuten Viber wants to expand its services in Myanmar beyond calling and instant messaging to incorporate payments, transfers and e-commerce, its chief executive, Djamel Agaoua, told the Myanmar Times during...

Myanmar

After the gold rush, fierce competition in Myanmar's telecoms sector (Frontier Myanmar)

Five years after the government liberalised Myanmar’s telecom sector, there is now fierce competition between four operators. That’s great for consumers, who enjoy the lowest data rates in Southeast Asia –...

Myanmar

Myanmar economy to grow by 6.6% in 2020: World Bank (Myanmar Times)

The Myanmar economy is projected to grow by 6.6 percent in 2020, according to the World Bank, a tad higher than its 6.5pc projection for this year. Economic growth is expected...