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Last spring, I stood in a Singapore hawker centre and watched an elderly stall owner accept payment by tapping her phone against a customer’s screen.…
Last spring, I stood in a Singapore hawker centre and watched an elderly stall owner accept payment by tapping her phone against a customer’s screen.…
Last month, a friend who runs a small textile business sat across from me and asked a question I could not answer in one sentence:…
A few weeks ago, I was sitting at my desk with a stack of half read reports and a cold cup of tea, trying to…
I still remember the first time when a trading desk that I was advising almost fell apart. The reason was not any wrong market call,…
Asia’s business environment is changing rapidly as technology becomes more deeply connected with finance, commerce, manufacturing, and consumer services. Companies across the region are investing…
A decade of client work in London taught us one thing above everything else. No two businesses need the same digital strategy, even when they…
I still remember the first time a client asked me why a small payments startup in Jakarta had suddenly become more valuable than a regional…
A few years ago, I was reviewing the financial performance of a growing business that on the surface appeared quite successful. Sales were increasing, the…
A few months ago, a client running a mid sized import business from Singapore asked me a simple question: What is actually changing in Asia’s…
I still remember that before a market session I analyzed two companies from the same manufacturing sector. At first glance both companies looked almost the…