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"The shock didn’t just affect me emotionally, but left me in a mid-career existential crisis with the realisation that no amount of corporate loyalty can keep you safe from the chopping block." Read it here: https://e27.co/how-tech-startups-can-attract-gen-z-and-millennials-seeking-flexibility-and-purpose-20250507/
"Most organisations do not want to cut humans out of the loop; they want to make their people more effective, less burnt out, and more confident in their decisions. That is what we design for," Sarana AI Founder and CEO Aktsa Efendy says. Read it here: https://e27.co/sarana-ai-charts-rare-path-of-rapid-growth-20250516/
Markets opened with a decisive gap above the 200-day moving average—a technical signal that traders love to see, often interpreted as a sign of sustained bullish momentum. Read it here: https://e27.co/feds-caution-vs-market-optimism-whats-the-real-story-could-bitcoin-to-us120k-be-it-20250519/
CrediLinq’s Series A positions it as a key player in the race to redefine SME lending through technology. With backing from Citi and other global investors, the company is poised to scale its embedded finance infrastructure to new markets — and catalyse a new wave of digitally native SME growth across continents. Read it here: https://e27.co/citi-backs-credilinqs-us8-5m-series-a-20250519/
Buoyed by favourable regulatory policies, Malaysia is witnessing a renaissance in its Islamic finance sector, driven by strategic frameworks and partnerships designed to foster growth and innovation. Read it here: https://e27.co/how-malaysia-and-indonesia-are-redefining-islamic-finance-in-sea-20250507/
In this interview, Xweave.io founder and CEO Milind Sanghavi discusses its products, the opportunities in the market, the technical and regulatory challenges the firm navigated, and stablecoins. Read it here: https://e27.co/xweave-io-aims-to-be-cryptos-swiss-army-knife-not-its-loudest-voice-20250519/
Globally, digital wallets made up 53 per cent of e-commerce transactions in 2024, a figure projected to rise to 65 per cent by 2030. APAC continues to lead this shift, with digital wallets as the top online payment method in 8 of 14 regional markets—including Singapore. Read it here: https://e27.co/the-future-is-hybrid-cards-wallets-and-bnpl-in-singapores-payment-mix-20250519/
Countries that positioned themselves as alternatives to China now face collateral damage. Vietnam and Cambodia, for instance, are grappling with steep new US tariffs of 46% and 49% respectively on select exports, making diversification more complicated than expected. Read it here: https://e27.co/rethinking-southeast-asias-trade-strategy-in-the-age-of-tariffs-and-ai-20250511/
In Asia, where fossil fuels still dominate manufacturing and agricultural processes, affordable, high-temperature clean heat solutions are urgently needed. Alternō’s thermal storage technology arrives at a critical juncture. Read it here: https://e27.co/vietnam-singapore-startup-alterno-lands-series-a-to-tackle-industrial-emissions-with-thermal-tech-20250516/
Replacing demand from US markets is not easy. However, for the solar panel industry, targeted tax incentives, R&D grants, and workforce training programmes could help absorb the tariff shocks in the long term. Read it here: https://e27.co/southeast-asias-solar-industry-faces-us-tariffs-and-new-trade-realities-20250513/