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

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...

Malaysia

Pharmaniaga tie-up with Oracle Cloud to optimise vaccine distribution (The Malaysian Reserve)

Pharmaniaga Bhd has selected cloud-based logistics platform, Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain and Manufacturing (SCM) to improve logistics processes in preparation for Covid-19 vaccine distribution in Malaysia. Through its partnership, the...

Singapore

Tech-enabled firms in Singapore among the fastest growing companies (The Straits Times)

The study conducted last year compiled a league table of 75 local companies that achieved high revenue growth between 2016 and 2019. Now in its third year, the study was...

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...

Thailand

TOT-IEAT pact to support infrastructure (Bangkok Post)

Recently, TOT also inked a three-year MoU for a collaboration with the Eastern Economic Corridor Office of Thailand (EECO) for a telecom infrastructure offering under the concept of infrastructure-sharing as...

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...

Indonesia

Global firms remain upbeat about Indonesia’s digital economy (The Jakarta Post)

Bhima Yudhistira, an economist with the Institute for the Development of Economics and Finance (Indef), said Indonesia’s e-commerce and fintech industries showed the most promising growth compared to other sectors...

Vietnam

Vietnam promotes digital transformation (Vietnam Plus)

The National Assembly has requested the Government to issue a plan to ensure cyber information security for 2021-2025. The Government is also required to strictly manage foreign digital platforms, promote the...

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...

Indonesia

Gojek secures US$150 million investment from Telkomsel (Channel News Asia)

Gojek has secured a US$150 million investment from network service provider Telkomsel, as part of a partnership to grow Indonesia’s mobile first market and accelerate digital transformation. The latest investment will...

Malaysia

Restructured to meet digital economy challenges (The Star)

Recognising that digital transformation and adoption was crucial to capitalise on new opportunities, MDEC said in a statement that it was confident the new leadership structure would enable mass outreach...

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...

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...

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...