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What’s On The Line For Malaysia With Telecoms DNS Security
Digital transformation is expected to have the single biggest impact on Malaysia’s economy in the near future, contributing at least 20% to the country’s GDP by 2020. But what does this mean for Malaysia’s telecom industry – and its consumers? Thanks to the government’s sustained investment in telecommunications infrastructure over the last 20 years, Malaysians…
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Data-driven Singapore Fintech Startup Delivers AI Credit Scoring
Rely, a Singapore fintech company that provides shoppers with an interest-free ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ service for online retail, recently announced a seven-figure Pre-Series A funding round led by Goldbell Financial Services. Additional funding comes from Octava, a family office based in Singapore and strategic investors from the financial and technology sector. Rely will use…
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56% of Business Tech Environments More Complex Than 2 Years Ago
Citrix recently announced the release of research into The State of IT Complexity in Asia-Pacific and Japan that revealed over half of businesses in Singapore are struggling with complexity, coming in third behind Indonesia (most complex) and Korea. Key study findings: 56% of Singaporean businesses believe their IT environments are more or significantly more complex than two…
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APAC Leads Global App Ad Growth with 44% Increase in Ad Requests
Leading app platform Smaato recently announced results from its Global Trends in Mobile Advertising H2 2018 report. The report reveals significant growth across key advertising metrics, including ad request volume and eCPMs. As advertisers direct more money into mobile advertising and consumers continue to adopt smartphones around the world, demand and supply both increased year-over-year, indicating a…
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Japan Paves The Way For Significant Boost In Digital Entertainment
This past summer, Japan made a legislative manoeuvre that went surprisingly under the radar, particularly given a bright spotlight on the country’s innovations ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The country legalized casino gaming, with the first resorts expected in the mid-‘20s and a whole new genre of entertainment suddenly open for business. Those who keep…
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Tickled Media names first Chief Strategy Officer as revenue up 45%
As a rising star of Southeast Asia’s media tech scene, and the publisher behind theAsianparent.com, AsianMoneyGuide.com, and HerStyleAsia.com, Tickled Media reaches over 12 million women monthly across SEA via its content and community platforms. We caught up with Adrian Watkins, newly appointed Chief Strategy Officer at Tickled Media, to discuss plans for the future and…
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Transparency and Ad Quality: Brand Safety Matters to Consumers
Following a spate of misplaced ad scandals and fake news controversies, brand safety is commonly acknowledged as one of the most pressing challenges currently facing marketers looking to reach digital audiences. But the impact on, and reaction of, consumers to issues around brand safety is less well documented. Brand responsibility According to latest research from Reuters,…
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A Duopoly of Convenience: Facebook & Google Tap New Growth in APAC
by Tom Simpson Latest data reveals that in Q1 2018, Facebook and Google ad revenue grew by 40% year-on-year across Asia Pacific (ex. China), while ‘The Rest’ – every publisher and ad tech business outside the duopoly – saw a fall in revenue of 20% over the same period. Looking at the top-line, digital advertising…
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Asia’s Top 1000 Brands – Movers and Shakers
Campaign Asia has just released it’s annual Top 1000 brands survey, covering the biggest brands with Asian consumers, the brands that have risen and fallen furthest in the top 100 in the last year, plus the top 10 smartphone and social-media brands in Asia. It’s a great overview of the digital marketing landscape in APAC.…
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6 Interesting Start Up Ideas at Innovfest Singapore
1. V-Key managing trust and identity with virtual hardware on your phone V-Key is a global leader in software based digital security. V-Key is the inventor of V-OS, the world’s first virtual secure element that uses advanced cryptographic and cybersecurity protections to comply with standards previously reserved only for expensive hardware solutions. How does it work? They…
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