Metaverse Gains Will Shape SEA Businesses Singapore billionaire Peter Lim’s 28-year-old son, Kiat Lim, is building a social networking app called ARC. But on the metaverse. This social media platform will host exclusive events and gaming zones for the virtual avatars of members where users either pay via non-fungible tokens (NFTs) or buy an annual subscription. Kiat’s… Continue reading Metaverse Gains Will Shape SEA Businesses
Crypto Is Helping Blockchain R&D Thrive A new wave of innovation is happening in Southeast Asia, fueled by blockchain technology. A process that originally began to support the cryptocurrency network, blockchains have moved far beyond. Driving the change in ASEAN, a slew of startups and large companies have begun revolutionising the business ecosystem through blockchain.… Continue reading Crypto Is Helping Blockchain R&D Thrive
Will edtech pave the way for science education in ASEAN? Traditionally, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam have struggled with science and mathematics education. While there has been a consistent push to better the quality of education in the regions, the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) survey of 15-year-old students has repeatedly shown the students… Continue reading Will Edtech Pave Way for Science Education in ASEAN?
Survival guide for the 3rd party cookie apocalypse Vojtech Kurka – Meiro It’s quite a bit of a clickbait to say that Google killed the cookie. What’s more apt would be that Google made a landmark move against bad cookies – in favour of user privacy. The truth is, the crackdown is focused solely on… Continue reading Survival Guide for the 3rd Party Cookie Apocalypse Vojtech Kurka – Meiro
Tokenization: A tool to avoid e-payment frauds With rapid adoption of digital payments across the globe, pandemic accentuated adoption of digital payments by many first time users. In SE Asia alone, digital payments is projected to grow by fivefold to $114 billion by 2025. There will be 188 million new users of digital payments in… Continue reading Tokenization: A Tool to Avoid E-Payment Frauds
ASEAN’s Digital Future Being Moulded Locally Mega mergers between telecom companies in Southeast Asia and an increased focus on 5G technology is improving digitisation in the region. Let’s start with some numbers. One trillion dollars. That is how much Southeast Asia’s digital economy is expected to grow by 2030, according to a joint report by… Continue reading ASEAN’s Digital Future Being Moulded Locally
Drones to aid ASEAN’s flight into uncharted territories From food delivery, medicine carriage, and pest control, drone usage could help open business opportunities. Indonesians discovered the real benefit of operating drones during the pandemic. A group of drone enthusiasts used these unmanned aerial vehicles to deliver contactless medicines and food to patients isolated at home. In… Continue reading Drones to aid ASEAN’s flight into uncharted territories
AgriTech To Bring The Digital Edge to Farming Technological innovation in agriculture could help attract younger talent and make farming more efficient. Fewer youngsters are pursuing farming as a profession compared to previous generations across the world. In Indonesia, only 23% of the country’s 14.2 million people, aged between 15 and 24 years, worked in the… Continue reading AgriTech To Bring The Digital Edge to Farming
It’s personal: Cyber Frauds on the rise Newer tech, more people transacting online are giving cybercriminals newer avenues to launch personalised and innovative attacks. In March this year, the world woke up to a crypto heist, a coordinated cyberattack on the popular play-to-earn non-fungible token (NFT)-based game Axie Infinity, where attackers pocketed over $600 million… Continue reading It’s personal: Cyber Frauds on the rise
Digital business prospects in Indonesia Globally, the pandemic has fast forwarded the adoption of digital technologies and nowhere does this ring truer than the emerging nations of ASEAN. The fact that digital transformation is crucial for business longevity has been accepted for some time now, but the stay-at-home restrictions accelerated the need and justification for… Continue reading Digital Business Prospects in Indonesia
