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...

Philippines

Philippines set to take rare, top spot for IPOs in Southeast Asia (CNA)

A clutch of Philippine firms, including newly launched real estate investment trusts (REITs), could make the country Southeast Asia's biggest IPO market this year, driven by attractive valuations and a...

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

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...

Philippines

DOF to implement tax administration projects this year (Manila Bulletin)

The Department of Finance (DOF) expects the full nationwide implementation of the fuel marking program and several digitalization projects this year to improve the government’s tax administration. This article originally...

Philippines

UnionBank lauded for bringing smart banking in PH (FutureIoT)

UnionBank, the first local bank to launch a smart branch in the Philippines using 5G for seamless connectivity with internet of things (IoT)-enabled services, ended 2020 with a bang by...

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...

Philippines

PH industries’ automation level remains low (Manila Bulletin)

The automation level among manufacturing firms in the country has remained low, but the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said that various initiatives are in place to help local...

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...

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...

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,...

Southeast Asia

How digital payments unlocks new growth corridors in SEA (Manila Standard)

A common trend across SEA is that mobile is fast becoming the preferred channel for e-commerce, especially amongst younger shoppers. And their use of mobile apps and e-wallets is driving...

Southeast Asia

SE Asia digital payments hit $620b during pandemic: Google-Temasek report (Deal Street Asia)

Digital payments in Southeast Asia hit $620 billion so far this year, from $600 billion last year, as the region registered 40 million first-time online users during the coronavirus pandemic...

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...

Thailand

Supply Chain Optimisation: Overcoming Supply Chain Disruption - Takeaways from AIBP Insights Thailand

In AIBP Insights Thailand’s penultimate session on supply chain optimisation, our discussion broached the topic of overcoming supply chain disruption with speakers from C.I.T Corporation, CP Foods (CPF), Indorama Ventures,...

Philippines

360 Degree View of the Customer Journey: Understanding the Filipino Consumer

One thing that the Enterprise Innovation Award nominations had in common was how they viewed digital transformation as an ongoing journey instead of an end goal. By starting on the...

Philippines

Maximising the Conglomerate Advantage (?) - Takeaways from AIBP Insights, 16 October 2020

As the finale of our week-long discussion series of AIBP Insights “in” the Philippines (well - they were all held online), we had the opportunity to bring together regional executives...

Philippines

Return on Experience: Prioritizing Customer Experience - Takeaways from AIBP Insights Philippines

The morning session of AIBP Insights Philippines Day 2 “Return on Experience - Prioritizing Customer Experience” featured key observations of efforts to improve customer experience in the Philippines from companies including Zalora,...

Philippines

AIBP Insights Philippines: A Regional Telco Discussion on Enterprise 5G Applications

It does seem that the telcos in the region are fairly optimistic with the rollout of 5G infrastructure, but the point raised by Mr. Tan, General Director of Viettel is...

Philippines

Enhancing ROI of Enterprise Technology Investments: The Connected Supply Chain and Realizing IIOT - Takeaways from AIBP Insights Philippines

The 3rd day of AIBP Insights Philippines was focused on addressing considerations for ROI of enterprise technology investments for connected supply chains and realizing IIOT among manufacturing firms First Philec,...