What to remember from SXSW 2017? [Download Full Trends Report]
South by Southwest (SXSW) is an annual film, music, interactive media and conference-packed festival launched in 1987 and held in Austin, Texas (US). It has become an important place for startups to gain momentum. Indeed, over 50% of attendees from organisations are key decision-making individuals, and 63% of attendees are looking for new business opportunities […]
How Do Corporations Deal With Blockchain Opportunities in Asia? [Infographic]
One of the innovation buzzwords in recent years is the blockchain. This technology permeates the underlying workings of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. But it holds huge potential outside of the payment sector and may even revolutionize the way the world economy works. How do corporations leverage on blockchain in Asia today? How big is the blockchain ecosystem in Asia? A key point […]
SenseTime, la startup chinoise bien décidée à détrôner Google et Facebook en matière de reconnaissance faciale
Forte du constat que la demande pour les technologies de reconnaissance était loin d’être satisfaite, la startup SenseTime a développé des logiciels capables de reconnaître un visage humain, des textes et des caractères, un corps humain, des véhicules mobiles, des objets et de traiter des images, tous alimentés par l’intelligence artificielle et le Deep […]
Bigo Live, la plateforme asiatique de streaming en direct n'a rien à envier à Periscope
Responsable de plus de 91% du traffic internet, le live streaming est devenu un phénomène incontournable, utilisé aussi bien par les marques que par les utilisateurs. Créée il y moins d’un an, et aujourd’hui estimée à 400 millions de dollars, la startup singapourienne Bigo Live a su surfer sur cette tendance. Sur sa plateforme interactive, […]
Asian live streaming platform Bigo Live has overtaken Twitter's Periscope
Responsible for more than 91% of internet traffic, live streaming has become an unavoidable phenomenon. And brands as much as users are falling for it! In less than one year the Singaporean startup Bigo Live managed to capitalize on this trend of live streaming. Through its free interactive platform, it allows users to follow the […]
SEAMLESS 2017 Singapore : Join Us at the Front of Payments, E-Commerce and Retail
Want to know more about the latest developments in Fintech? About the revolution going on in the digital commerce space? About how technology is going to change the way retailers reach out to consumers? These are the questions that Seamless 2017, one of the largest business conventions in Singapore, is promising visitors to answer this […]
Hospitality in Asia : Hotels and Startups Are Reinventing Accommodation
Hospitality in Asia is about to be reinvented. What was once a market dominated by hotel conglomerates is now undergoing change with start-ups actively redefining the recipe for a satisfactory accommodation experience. Certainly, the revolutionary accommodation experience from Airbnb has paved the way for other enterprises that focus on hospitality in Asia. The region has […]
Thailand Startup Ecosystem Flourishes Amid Political Instability
With a population size of 68 million, Thailand has seen its fair share of political unrest in recent years. Under the leadership of a military junta, the nation has experienced many an ousting of people in power with the most recent being that of Yingluck Shinawatra, the 28th and first female Prime Minster of Thailand. […]
Growing Functionalities of Messaging Apps in Asia
The role of messaging apps has evolved past that of simply messaging. Today, they are incorporated with online payment methods and offline-to-online (O2O) shopping amongst many others. At the forefront of such innovation stands WeChat and LINE – two apps that dominate the messaging activities of the Asian demographic. Beyond visually appealing stickers and a […]
Singapore's "Disrupt Yourself First" Strategy for Fintech Innovation
Fintech (short for ‘financial technology’) has seen massive growth in Singapore, rising from just 18 fintech startups in 2015 to more than 300 today. That’s an increase of over 1600% over the last two years! Hence, it is no surprise that Singapore is currently leading the fintech wave in Southeast Asia; which coincides well with […]
