WHAT’S UP EN ASIE ? O2O
Découvrez les startups asiatiques qui surfent sur la tendance O2O (online-to-offline) ! SouChe : La plateforme O2O de vente de voitures d’occasion propose un modèle innovant SouChe.com est une plateforme O2O de vente de voitures d’occasion via un réseau de concessionnaires automobiles. La startup chinoise soutenue par Alibaba offre également des moyens de financement […]
[INTERVIEW] Change Bank wants finance to evolve and fintech aggregation is part of its plan
With the multiplication of Fintech startups, people have endless possibilities to pay, save, invest, exchange, transfer money etc. And always with greater efficiency and lower costs than traditional financial services. But that’s precisely the multiplication of Fintech services that creates a new problem Change Bank is trying to solve. Change Bank is a cryptocurrency wallet […]
[INTERVIEW] Discover how Policypal, the first graduate from the "Sandbox" in Singapore, is disrupting insurance
Insurtech, poised to disrupt the insurance industry, was one of the hot topics in corporate innovation in 2017. One startup from Singapore has been in the spotlight after graduating from the Singaporean regulatory sandbox : PolicyPal, an online platform for people to organize and understand their insurance policies, all in one place. The startup powered by […]
Fintech for financial inclusion: a 2 billion people market to tap in
From 13th to 17th of November, Singapore was thrown under the spotlight as the city-state hosted its second Fintech Festival. Bringing more than 7,000 people in 2016, this year’s edition has brought more than 25,000 people to the EXPO Convention Center in Singapore. Corporates, startups, experts, regulators and investors were invited to share and build […]
Join us at the Asia "New Retail" Forum 2018 in Singapore from 16 – 17 January!
“New Retail” – coined by Alibaba founder Jack Ma – refers to the transformation of retail by using technology and data to redefine the customer experience through offline and online integration. The impact of this is expected to be especially significant in Asia Pacific. According to PwC, the region can expect an annual growth rate of […]
InsurByte 2017: Why Traditional Insurance Companies Must Embrace Insurtech Disruptions
Insurance companies are being heavily disrupted. Their business model has been around for millenniums with very few changes to it. But this time is over. As people are increasingly distrustful of insurance while having a legal requirement to buy one, an increasing need for disruption has appeared, in terms of transparency, easiness and availability of […]
Must-go tech conferences for business transformation leaders in 2018
CES, SXSW and GMIC, do you recognise any of these terms? If you do not recognise them, do not worry, we’re here to help! These terms are short for some of the best tech conferences worldwide that enable leaders to engage in business transformation. As we shared previously in our guide to fostering innovation within […]
APAC's Banks Collaborate to Advance Blockchain Technologies
Recently, a consortium of banks in Asia – Singapore-headquartered OCBC Bank, UK-headquartered HSBC Bank and Japan-headquartered Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) – collaborated with one of Singapore’s government agencies, the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), to successfully launch Southeast Asia’s first Know-Your-Customer (KYC) blockchain. Interactions between the stakeholders involved were key to the project’s success […]
A glance at Johnson & Johnson's open-innovation strategy in healthcare in Asia-Pacific
To kick off a busy innovation week in Singapore as the SWITCH festival starts today, I joined “Ecosystem Day”, and got an overview of Johnson & Johnson Innovation’s rather advanced innovation strategy in APAC. I knew Johnson & Johnson on their customer-facing side, but did not really know much about their product-building innovation engine. […]
Payment is the heart of the growth strategy for Asian tech giants
Most Asian unicorns, whether they are messaging apps, e-commerce platforms, gaming platforms or transport apps, are entering Fintech by tackling the lucrative mobile payment market, hoping to benefit from a major advantage: a large base of loyal users. Asian unicorns, often backed by venture capital, know that the integration of a payment system is the […]
