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Disruption and Digitalisation
Digital financial services to generate $52 bil annually by 2025; 'underbanked' and 'unbanked' remain challenges
SINGAPORE (Oct 30): The digital financial services industry in Southeast Asia is poised to triple in annual revenue generation by 2025 to reach an estimated US$38 billion ($52 billion), a new study has revealed.
October 30, 2019
Tech
Singapore e-commerce to grow to US$7 billion by 2025
Singapore’s e-commerce is set to triple in value to US$7 billion ($9.7 billion) in just six years.
October 03, 2019
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
Singapore Internet economy to hit US$12 bil this year: Google-Temasek report
Singapore now has five million Internet users, says the e-Conomy Southeast Asia report 2019 published by Google, Temasek and Bain.
October 03, 2019
SE Asian economies
Only 1 in 5 Asean business leaders have a plan in place to deal with impending downturn: Bain report
SINGAPORE (Sept 20): On the back of geopolitical uncertainties, a global downturn seems to be inevitable. But the majority of business leaders in Southeast Asia might find themselves caught on the back foot.
September 20, 2019
Global Markets
Private equity in Asia hits record deal, exit values; uncertainty in the region still looms
SINGAPORE (Mar 15): The private equity (PE) industry in Asia Pacific (APAC) reached new highs in 2018, after a record-breaking 2017, according to the annual Asia Pacific Private Equity Report by Bain & Company.
March 15, 2019
Are you a prisoner in your own bank?
SINGAPORE (Dec 2): “Hidden defection”, they call it. This is the term Bain & Company uses to describe the act of purchasing a new banking product from a competing bank or financial technology (fintech) firm.
December 02, 2016