Kiran Sidhu

Writer

Malaysia

Kiran Sidhu is a contributing writer for Digital News Asia. Combining her love for stories with her understanding of business, Kiran's first foray into journalism was in 2018. While her current work mainly focuses on the digital economy, Kiran is actively looking to expand her writing repertoire.

Kiran holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Banking and Finance from Monash University. Prior to her writing stint, she worked at HSBC Malaysia's Global Markets Treasury Finance desk. Following her deep-set interest for language, she completed her Master of English Language Studies at University of Malaya and earned her Cambridge Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) from British Council Kuala Lumpur.

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Digital News Asia
10/20/2019
Making cold, hard cash easier to access by eliminating ATMs

Founder Hari Sivan highly doubts that digital payments will kill cash Scaling into Malaysia and Indonesia tougher than expected due to complexities Every now and then, we hear of innovative solutions that are hardly rocket science but could potentially improve conventional ways.

Digital News Asia
01/06/2019
Kiran Kaur Sidhu: My Fave 5 of 2018

Education and entrepreneurship opportunities beyond urban areas The main tenet of entrepreneurship is sound decision-making 2018 was special to me - it marked my debut as a writer. I always had an inclination for stories and writing but little did I know that I would find my footing within the tech scene.

Digital News Asia
03/14/2019
The entrepreneurship journey begins at 10, not 25

The pre-entrepreneurship stage is important for failure and learning purposes It is about design, make and play before innovating to solve world problems PROFESSOR Rajesh Nair (pic) is a man on a mission "to reach one million students and create 100,000 entrepreneurs in 10 years".

Digital News Asia
11/05/2019
Planet Mahir delivers Malay-language online learning

English proficiency in non-urban areas low and most courses are delivered in Kuala Lumpur Monitors quality by selecting experienced instructors and ensuring bite-sized content "ANCORA imparo" is Italian for "I am still learning" - a phrase credited to the renowned Renaissance artist, Michelangelo. The mind's pursuit of knowledge is constant and continuous.

Digital News Asia
05/14/2019
Singapore's Little India goes digital with Dei

Since 2016, year-on-year growth of 120%, peaking at an average of 50 daily orders Platform proved that a market existed beyond the precinct THINK of a market and the image that crops up is one of bright technicolour; a sensory buffet of sight, smell and sound, a distinct departure from the digitalised e-commerce marketplaces of today.

Digital News Asia
04/30/2019
Zalora a data first, before fashion company, says CCO

Market of US$30-50 billion by 2025, Zalora captures window shopping customers Offers consolidated replenishing solution for merchants - brand site, stores and Zalora.com DATA and analytics is sexy. And it is not unusual for C-suite execs to casually describe their company as a data company first.

Digital News Asia
07/19/2018
SOLS 24/7 sets out to level the education playing field

Teaches computer science at RM59 a month and Cambridge English with a 96% pass rate Students with zero English achieve basic level in 100 hours, teacher training in two weeks TO SUM up the experience of visiting the SOLS 24/7 centres, the words that come to mind are inconspicuous but impressionable.

Digital News Asia
01/02/2019
It's all about working to fix ridiculous states of the world

Believes founding startups was actually a conservative choice No big picture pre-planning for success but sound decision-making along the way THE story of serial entrepreneur, Peng Tsin Ong, is definitely one with a difference. To briefly provide some background, Peng founded Match.com (an online dating site), Interwoven (content management solutions company) and Encentuate (software product) which collectively makes over US$1 billion in revenue.