ASEAN

How are Financial Institutions Implementing Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (ML)?

By creating a personalised insurance profile for their customers, insurers in Malaysia are looking to introduce algorithms to apply individual risk scoring for each customer based on the customer’s historical and...

Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia eCommerce platform Lazada launches public bug bounty program with YesWeHack (PR Newswire)

Southeast Asia's leading eCommerce platform Lazada announces the launch of a public bug bounty program with YesWeHack to identify vulnerabilities, after running a successful 18 month-long private program. Since January 2020, Lazada...

ASEAN

Key Takeaways from Supply Chains for Omnichannel - The Digital Supply Chain Strategy for Omnichannel Distribution

Delving into the importance of digitalisation for supply chains and distribution in the age of e-commerce and omnichannel retail, the focus group today comprise of omnichannel players, e-commerce enablers, and...

Philippines, Singapore

Cauayan City navigates typhoon damage with help of Singapore startup Graffiquo (The Business Times)

According to Cauayan City Mayor Bernard Faustino Dy, the Philippines in general gets about 20 typhoons every year. In Cauayan, they average between seven to 10 major typhoons per year. To...

ASEAN

Essential Elements of the Omnichannel Strategy

The establishment of e-commerce channels has profound impacts on business processes, from supply chain management to logistics and fulfilment. From our conversations with ASEAN stakeholders, enterprises which have adopted digital...

ASEAN

Combating Energy Theft in ASEAN with Digital Technology

In parallel to strong economic growth, Southeast Asia is one of the fastest-growing regions in the world in terms of electricity demand. Driven by the growing ownership of household appliances...

Asia Pacific

Building the right digital foundation for a post-Covid world (The Business Times)

The need to improve how businesses connect with their customers digitally is especially pertinent for companies looking to expand their footprint in Southeast Asia. More than two out of five...

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

Takeaways from AIBP Insights Open Inclusive Banking Ecosystem

In our final session for BFSI, our panelists from Bank Syariah Indonesia, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC), Standard Chartered Bank, Talend, UnionBank and VPBank came together to discuss and share...

ASEAN

Takeaways from AIBP Insights Digital Technologies for Transformation

In our 2nd session for BFSI, our panelists from AXA Mandiri, Bank KEB Hana, Bank OCBC NISP, Kasikorn Labs, Koinworks, Microsoft, Talend and Zurich Topas Life came together to discuss...

ASEAN

Takeaways from AIBP Insights: Elevating Customer Experience in Financial Services and Insurance Industry

In the opening session for our Banking and Finance week, our panelists from 2C2P, BigPay, BukuKas, DANA, FUTU, Koinworks, Kredit Pintar, Payfazz, Roojai and Twilio came together to discuss and...

ASEAN

Takeaways from AIBP Insights Smart Cities: Safeguarding the Future of Cities - Liveability and Sustainability

With our panelists from Cyberview and Digital Penang of Malaysia, Digital Economy Promotion Agency (depa) of Thailand, Jakarta Smart City of Indonesia, PLANET Technology, PLDT, Inc., Qualcomm and Total Access...

Taiwan & Southeast Asia

Improving Urban Life Through Smart City Projects (AmCham)

Smart city experiments are ubiquitous at both the national and local levels. The National Development Council (NDC) launched the Asia Silicon Valley Development Agency (ASVDA) in 2016 to incubate technical...

Indonesia

China’s Tencent Cloud launches first data centre in Indonesia (The Star)

Chinese cloud service provider Tencent Cloud launched an internet data centre (IDC) in Jakarta on April 12, the company’s first in Indonesia, seeking to capture a slice of the country’s...

APAC

Huawei Vouches for Asia Pacific Digital Transformation, Looks to Define 5.5G (Jakarta Globe)

Chinese tech behemoth Huawei seeks to expedite digital transformation in the Asia Pacific, a key region with huge growth potential, as the company moves to define the next 5.5G standard that would expand the...

ASEAN

Asean enterprises set sights on postpandemic success (Inquirer)

According to SAP’s regional study “Digital, resilient, and experience-driven: How enterprises in Southeast Asia can prepare for the new economy”, Southeast Asian firms are gaining steady momentum, prioritizing growth and...

Malaysia

BigPay en route to expansion this year (The Malaysian Reserve)

BIGPAY has set its eyes on expanding to other countries within South-East Asia by the end of 2021, as it perpetuates its mission to democratise financial services across the region. The...

Southeast Asia

International arm of PLDT aligns with Qualtrics in customer experience push (Channel Asia)

Operating as the International arm of PLDT - a leading telecommunications provider in the Philippines - the technology specialist will leverage the platform to increase customer insights, automate workflows and...

Philippines

DOST launches Cagayan Valley Smarter City Belt (Manila Standard)

DOST Region 2 Director Engr. Sancho Mabborang said the first of project of its kind in the locale, with the theme “Exploring New Growth through Innovation and Nurturing Engagement of...

Philippines

DILG to LGUs, public: Use StaySafe.PH app to boost contact tracing (Philippine Information Agency)

Designed to aid in the management of COVID-19 cases by reminding people to maintain physical distance, as well as recording and monitoring COVID-19 symptoms, StaySafe.PH was developed by Multisys Technologies...