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

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...

Thailand and Vietnam

BBL to offer cross-border QR payment with Vietnam (Bangkok Post)

Bangkok Bank (BBL) has become the first local bank to offer cross-border QR payments between Thailand and Vietnam. The service will help support economic recovery as Thailand opens up after...

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

[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

How cloud banking can enhance financial inclusion across South-east Asia (The Business Times)

Technology innovations transforming the financial services landscape in Southeast Asia include new forms of online payment, such as eWallets, which have experienced phenomenal growth in the region, and other new...

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

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...

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...

Asia Pacific

South-east Asia still the top choice for business expansion: SBF poll (The Business Times)

Southeast Asia remains the top choice for future expansion, according to the Singapore Business Federation's (SBF) annual National Business Survey 20/21 released on Tuesday, with 76 per cent of 436...

ASEAN

Paradigm Shift in Banking and Financial Services: Takeaways from AIBP Focus

As a way to kick off 2021, we had the opportunity to host an AIBP Focus session with esteemed panelists from the Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI) sector across...

Vietnam

Digital transformation offers Vietnam better transportation services: minister (The Star)

According to Decision 749/2020 of the Prime Minister, transport and logistics are two of the eight priority fields for digital transformation. Digital transformation in the transport sector is different from...

Vietnam

Viettel eyes digital drive in sweeping revamp (Mobile World Live)

State-owned Vietnamese operator Viettel unveiled a widescale company rebrand designed to transform its image and push itself as a provider of digital services beyond standard telecoms. Its move follows the creation...

Vietnam

Alibaba and Shopee clash in Vietnam as ASEAN e-commerce war rages (Nikkei Asia)

Shopee's bullish expansion in Vietnam is part of a new phase of development in Southeast Asia's $100 billion digital economy. In the post-COVID era, e-commerce will be the cornerstone of...

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...

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...

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...