IPCC report stressed the need for ESG leadership
IPCC report as “code red for humanity” “It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, oceans and land”. In this strong and confident voice, the new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report alarmed the world that human activity is changing the climate in unprecedented and irreversible ways. The report predicts that the […]
Facebook's Metaverse pictures a promising future for corporate learning
At the end of June Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced to his employees his new ambition for his company: “Facebook would strive to build a maximalist, interconnected set of experiences straight out of sci-fi — a world known as the metaverse.” The ambition comes out at an interesting timing, a package of bills is coming […]
Alibaba's role in the covid-19 epidemic in China
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ custom_padding=”37.9125px|0px|0px|0px”][et_pb_row custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] This month, FEVAD (Federation of e-commerce and distance selling) published an interview of our director Martin Pasquier on its website, in which he talks about the current Covid-19 crisis and its effects on large Chinese companies. Martin Pasquier […]
Tallinn, The Capital Of E-Governance
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How Asia is Changing The Travel Experience at Every Step
Asia is a great observatory for travel trends as well as being an experimental playground for innovation. According to the World Tourism Barometer, Asia Pacific has been the fastest growing region in the world for international tourist arrivals between 2005 and 2014,. A report from Mastercard expects that Asia Pacific will continue on this growth […]
3 Trends Reshaping Retail in Asia
Asia is and will be a major player in the changing retail landscape. It is projected that the value of retail sales in Asia Pacific will reach US$11.8 trillion by 2021, representing a tremendous opportunity for businesses to get involved and accelerate a new phase of growth. Today, e-commerce is just 14.7% of current total […]
3 Trends Reshaping FMCG in Asia
Asia-Pacific’s fast growth is set to impact and transform patterns of consumption in the region. It is largely driven by the consumption growth of Asia’s middle class. Today, about half of the world’s middle-class population live in Asia. This figure is expected to increase to two-thirds by 2030. Middle-class consumption has also followed the same […]
4 Fintech Trends in Asia Transforming The Banking Industry in 2018
Every bank in the world has their eyes on Asia today. When it comes to Fintech, China is undisputably one step ahead of the rest of the world. Four of the largest Fintech unicorns are from China. In fact, the financial arm of the tech giant Alibaba, Ant Financial, is the largest unicorn in the […]
China’s Social Credit Score: how can companies leverage on these 3 digits?
Imagine a world where each individual has a score calculated based on their personal credit history, behavioural habits, finances, demographics, social networks and so on. In addition, this score will give them access (or not) to certain privileges on services as varied as car purchases, room rentals, hotel bookings, or even easier visa procedures to […]
[Webinar] Are the BATX (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent and Xiaomi) the new GAFA?
Chinese tech giants are growing dramatically and spreading. Mainly composed of Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent and Xiaomi, the BATX are the Chinese twins of GAFA (Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple, respectively). Not very publicized in the West, these giants are indeed on all fronts in China and expect to go international. The BATX now revolutionize almost all industries. Financial services, transport, health, home automation, retail, everything goes. The BATX grew in the shadows, in part due to the “Great Firewall,” which drove Facebook and Google off the Chinese Internet, which allowed the emergence of these local twins.
