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Rethinking fleet ownership in a changing business landscape
Customer Experience

Rethinking fleet ownership in a changing business landscape

Rising eCommerce demand and higher vehicle costs are pushing Singapore SMEs to rethink whether owning fleets still makes business sense.

By Alex Lin • 5 min read • 2 days ago
The AI metric that matters isn't token cost
Digital Transformation

The AI metric that matters isn't token cost

For Australian businesses, the real test of AI is whether it changes decisions, margins or customer outcomes, not how many tokens it uses.

By Nigel Vaz • 4 min read • 3 days ago
AI in healthtech needs to solve the interpretation problem, not just the data problem
Wearables

AI in healthtech needs to solve the interpretation problem, not just the data problem

Wearables now flood users with health metrics, but the real test for AI is turning those readings into clear, actionable meaning.

By Marcus Soo • 6 min read • 3 days ago
Finance infrastructure, the silent growth constraint
Fintech

Finance infrastructure, the silent growth constraint

Slow financial systems can drain founders' time and cash, as hidden FX fees and compliance gaps emerge before growth plans do.

By Jonathan Low • 4 min read • Last week
Authorised and unchecked: Credentialed access is banking's real cyber risk
Identity and Access Management

Authorised and unchecked: Credentialed access is banking's real cyber risk

Banks are being pressed to curb damage from insiders and stolen logins, as regulators demand controls that limit lateral movement.

By Raghu Nandakumara • 4 min read • Last week
Fragmented payment systems are costing your business
Digital Transformation

Fragmented payment systems are costing your business

Reconciliation delays and duplicate admin are draining cash flow as businesses juggle card, wallet and debit payments across separate systems.

By Masseh Haidary • 4 min read • Last week
The next capability centre won't have more seats-it will have more valuable ones
Data Analytics

The next capability centre won't have more seats-it will have more valuable ones

Smaller firms are adopting micro-GCCs as AI and cloud tools make specialist offshore teams viable without large headcount or campuses.

By Jasjit Singh Anand • 5 min read • Last week
Why Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Starts With Clean Data
Fintech

Why Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Starts With Clean Data

Poor data can make sanctions and identity checks miss real risk, leaving banks open to penalties, remediation costs and reputational damage.

By Shivani Pimpili • 6 min read • Last week
Singapore retailers turn customer signals into insight
Digital Transformation

Singapore retailers turn customer signals into insight

Retailers in Singapore are using AI and telco data to spot untapped audiences, cut insight time by up to 60% and sharpen decisions.

By Lawrence Lim • 6 min read • Last week
Why data management will make or break your RISE with SAP migration
Data Protection

Why data management will make or break your RISE with SAP migration

Poor data housekeeping is adding cost, risk and delays to RISE with SAP projects, with some firms losing over EUR 100,000 a month.

By Phillip Miltiades • 5 min read • Last week
4 practical tips for maintaining data quality
Fintech

4 practical tips for maintaining data quality

Bad records can drive up costs, hurt compliance and damage customer service unless firms keep data accurate as it changes.

By Shivani Pimpili • 4 min read • Last week
Everyone wants the thought leadership, not the thinking
Digital Transformation

Everyone wants the thought leadership, not the thinking

Corporate content is becoming interchangeable as executives flood LinkedIn with safe opinions that rarely challenge readers to think differently.

By Jarieul Wong • 5 min read • Last week
Cross-border checkout has a data quality problem
Customer Experience

Cross-border checkout has a data quality problem

Poor data at checkout is fuelling cost surprises, missed deliveries and fraud fears that are turning many cross-border shoppers away.

By Edmund Ng • 5 min read • Last week
The hidden security risk in document redaction
Data Protection

The hidden security risk in document redaction

Unredacted archive copies can expose personal data long after extraction, increasing compliance risk for firms using AI and high-volume document workflows.

By Slavena Hristova • 6 min read • Last month
Southeast Asia and its energy investment bottleneck
Smart Cities

Southeast Asia and its energy investment bottleneck

The region's clean power shift is being slowed less by missing kit than by financing and operational hurdles that stall adoption at scale.

By William Temple • 5 min read • Last month
Why the next phase of industrial AI will be measured in uptime, energy savings and output
Data Analytics

Why the next phase of industrial AI will be measured in uptime, energy savings and output

Asian manufacturers are increasingly tying AI investment to less downtime, lower energy bills and higher output rather than office productivity gains.

By Khalid Shaikh • 8 min read • Last month
The AI arms race will be won by companies that stop forcing it
Generative AI

The AI arms race will be won by companies that stop forcing it

Content inflation could leave brands sounding generic unless they use AI to sharpen strategy, as LinkedIn flags more artificial-sounding posts.

By Aniket Gupta • 5 min read • Last month
Trusted, real-time customer context: The foundation for faster decisions
Digital Transformation

Trusted, real-time customer context: The foundation for faster decisions

Fast-moving travel and hospitality brands risk missed bookings unless they unify customer data in real time across marketing, care and operations.

By Thomas Koep • 8 min read • Last month
Frontier AI compresses cyber attack timelines. Can Singapore's defences respond at machine speed?
Privileged Access Management

Frontier AI compresses cyber attack timelines. Can Singapore's defences respond at machine speed?

Singapore banks and telcos face a narrower window to stop AI-assisted attackers chaining small flaws into major breaches.

By Kris Day • 6 min read • Last month