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...

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,...

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...

Malaysia

RCEP to pave the way for economic recovery (The Star)

“Under the ACRF, Accelerating Inclusive Digital Transformation focuses on speeding up digital transformation in the region by leveraging on the momentum and imperative of digital transformation and seizing the enormous...

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

Business urged to take a pioneering role in digital transformation (Vietnam Plus)

“Enterprises are the core of the economy, can not outside the digital, especially in the context of the pandemic which is changing the world with a transition towards the digital...

Southeast Asia

Singapore's Internet economy drops 24% in 2020; Vietnam, Indonesia see double-digit growth (The Business Times)

Digital economies in Vietnam and Indonesia managed double-digit growth despite headwinds from the Covid-19 pandemic, although Singapore's fell 24 per cent to US$9 billion. All across South-east Asia, consumers, as well...

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...

Vietnam

All customers want is an answer; are businesses ready to respond? (The Business Times)

The power of customer service tools is clear, but there is a gap in the market. Businesses aren’t offering self-service solutions — which not only adds pressure to internal teams but...

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...

Vietnam

Creating The Connected Future of Smart Cities in Vietnam - Takeaways from AIBP Insights

As part of AIBP Insights Vietnam, we had the opportunity to gather local smart city stakeholders, both from the public and private sectors, to have a group discussion focusing on the latest...

Vietnam

Vietnam leads Asia-Pacific in pace of digital progress (The Business Times)

Digital transformation efforts in Vietnam have yielded the biggest improvement among regional economies, according to an industry study of 11 Asia-Pacific markets. Vietnam saw the highest increase in scores between...

Malaysia

The New Consumer and Rethinking User Experience - Takeaways from AIBP Insights Malaysia

We had the opportunity to chair our last AIBP Insights Malaysia session about the new user experience and customer expectations and it’s not surprising that this category received the most...

Indonesia

Enabling Intelligent Indonesia with Data Insights

The current pandemic has revealed some of the shortcomings of major cities in times of crisis. As the world searches for ways to make urban areas (commercial buildings, transportation, roads,...

Vietnam

MSB offers a truly digital onboarding experience for its customers with e-KYC (Vietnam Insider)

Vietnam Maritime Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MSB) has become one of the first banks in Vietnam to offer a truly digital onboarding experience for all customers who are looking to...

Vietnam

HCM City speeds up sub-projects for smart city development (Vietnam Plus)

 Ho Chi Minh City is speeding up the progress of key sub-projects under the project to turn the city into a smart city from 2017 to 2020 with a vision to 2025. The smart city building project...

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,...