Malaysia
I'm a freelance B2B copywriter, editor and content strategist. I also co-lead the communications and marketing team at Lean In Malaysia.
In October last year, the Singapore government announced a new cyber-security strategy adopting the Zero Trust approach in order to secure all government applications and information technology systems. But what does this really mean for businesses in the island nation, and in fact to businesses in the rest of Southeast Asia?
Businesses worldwide have been impacted by the coronavirus outbreak and it looks like 5G rollouts, including that by Malaysia, cannot escape the far-reaching consequences of the pandemic.
Players who left India after pumping in investments include NTT Docomo and Etisalat Good for Axiata to lower their stake, sell it off as India is going to be more competitive THE now-defunct British rock group The Clash has a famous song from its 1982 album Combat Rock titled 'Should I Stay or Should I Go Now?'
As more people move to cloud, the data centre industry is not expected to grow that strongly anymore. In the first of a two-part series Sharmila Ganapathy-Wallace considers the realities of the Malaysian dream of becoming a regional data centre hub.
Inter-DC Network hasn't lived up to MDEC's expectations Loss of talent to Singapore is also a major concern IN OUR previous article, we discussed the problems that have been affecting the growth and progress of the nation's regional data centre ambitions.
Investment in the NFCP will be a joint effort by the public and private sectors Challenges remain in terms of rural affordability and state authority co-operation "YOUR pride for your country should not come after your country becomes great; your country becomes great because of your pride in it."
The challenge facing many fintech players is that the regulators they deal with are not open enough, thus hindering their growth and expansion plans. This was one of the conclusions drawn by major fintech companies' representatives at the panel "Islamic finance in the digital era" during the SCxSC Fintech Conference 2019.
43% of Malaysians' gross assets are in cash Hong Kong, Australia and Indonesia are potential markets for expansion IN MALAYSIA, there are very few investment avenues for the average man on the street who has little money to invest. Sure, there are the trusty old fixed deposit and unit trust options, however even these require upfront investments that many can't afford.
Global banking group HSBC views fintech startups as an opportunity to drive the financial services business forward.
Higher rates of users being affected by potentially harmful applications in SEA There are cultural aspects related to the use of some security technologies ACCORDING to the report Digital in 2017: Southeast Asia by Hootsuite and We Are Social, there were over 4.9 billion unique mobile users worldwide as of January 2017.
Both consumers and OTT players should be taxed Regulation timing is key so innovation is not stifled FOR better or for worse, over-the-top (OTT) players such as Skype, iflix, Netflix and WhatsApp are here to stay, if the players and consumers have their way.
Actual focus is on trying to implement new technology Google has built for startups Provides opportunity to learn from other emerging market startups AS TECHNOLOGY startups from Southeast Asia become more prevalent, so have funding options and accelerator programmes to support the startup ecosystem in this region.
Idris Jala is an outsider who became the ultimate insider. He grew up in a longhouse in rural Borneo, part of one of the smallest ethnic groups in Sarawak. His father instilled in him a "burning desire to win," which saw him study in the UK and work in business for 23 years - rising through the ranks of Shell before turning around the country's airline.
Fintech is vulnerable to cybercrime, money laundering and other risks Startups can't enter this space without a broad understanding of rules, regulations THERE has been a lot of hype about fintech in recent years, including the buzz that fintech may render banks and other financial institutions obsolete one day.
HackerTrail uses data and clever technology to source and pre-qualify candidates. Plans to expand to Malaysia by year-end IN THE world of startups, the journey is straightforward for some, but not for others. Mumbai native Tushar Tejuja belongs to the second category.