The next wave of sustainable retail in Europe: the rise of C2C marketplaces
Sustainable retail in Europe is driving the shift toward circular economy practices, offering businesses a model for integrating sustainability into their strategies.
Why is Singapore the smartest city in the world?
Singapore’s status as a Smart Nation is internationally recognised. The city-state ranks first in the Global city performance index 2017. Innovfest unbound, the anchor event of Singapore’s Smart Nation Innovations Week, is the perfect opportunity to update ourselves on the projects currently developed by the Smart Nation, in collaboration with universities, startups and the private […]
[INFOGRAPHIC] How Will the BATX's Investments Impact Your Business in 2018?
Chinese tech giants have seen a blockbuster year of growth, acquisitions and investments. Commonly referred to as the BATX (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent & Xiaomi), the growth boom has been mainly led by Tencent and Alibaba, who have grown to US$527.5 billion and US$475.6 billion in market capitalisation respectively. Tencent had even managed to briefly overtake Facebook […]
FUTURE OF CROWDFUNDING: ICO IN ASIA AND INDIEGOGO'S STRATEGIC MOVE
The Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) are token sales and have great similarities with Initial Public Offerings (IPO) for listed companies, except that ICOs are not subject to the same regulations as securities everywhere on the globe. Cryptocurrency ventures will issue a certain percentage of the tokens that represent the value of the underlying assets, accepting […]
Urban mobility: a tale of Ofo, Mobike, and deep investor pockets
Ofo is a leader in station-free bikes from China. Users can get a passcode directly from the app to unlock the bike, ride wherever they’re headed and lock the bike again. Now present in China, USA, UK and Singapore, the Chinese startup has recently announced a US$700m Series E funding led by Alibaba to extend […]
[Webinar] China is eating the world – Are you ready?
Between the 27th of April and the 1st of May, The Global Mobile Internet Conference was taking place in Beijing. Organized by GWC, the GMIC is a global platform that connects innovators worldwide. Since its first edition in 2009, GMIC has become a must-attend event for companies, industry professionals and technology enthusiasts. This year, China’s largest tech conference attracted around 40,000 innovators from 60 countries and […]
Recalibrating travel accommodation in India: Insights from OYO COO Abhinav Sinha
The problem in finding accommodation as a traveller in India is simple – the lack of predictability. Although many choices are available, there are often reports of standalone hotels providing substandard hospitality services when guests arrive at their doorstep. Think dilapidated buildings, leaking taps and shower heads, malfunctioning air conditioning, unavailability of card payment methods […]
