Digital

Fintech folks, take a chill pill, please
The entire fintech ecosystem needs to return to Planet Earth, urges Karamjit Singh.
GE launches Remote Monitoring & Diagnostics Centre in KL
As part of its efforts to drive digital transformation in today’s energy landscape, GE Power Services launches its first Asia Pacific Remote Monitoring and Diagnostics Centre.
TM hits US$1.99bil revenue with boost from internet, data
Telekom Malaysia gets boost from internet, data and other services with US$1.99 billion in revenue for first nine months of 2016.
Week in Review: It’s not easy to be a digital winner
Even when nations from growth markets can get many of the components to compete in a digital economy right, success won’t come easy for their companies, says Karamjit Singh.
Big data analytics at your service – and ours
On-demand local services marketplace, ServisHero leverages off Big Data & Analytics to deliver market efficiencies across SEA.
TM to introduce new business models, usage based pricing within 3 years
TM plans to introduce usage based pricing within the next 2 to 3 years, feels higher speeds will lead to higher usage of value added services.
Week in Review: That, sweet (pungent) smell of $ for early stage startups
Yet more funding for startups courtesy of 500 Durians II, and DNA takes What’s Next to Jakarta with IDC as Knowledge Partner.  
Fatfish and Swiss VC Mountain Partners in US$9.2mil tie-up
Swiss-based VC Mountain Partners is entering SEA via a US$9.2m JV with Fatfish Internet Group.
Digi team among 8 winners of Telenor innovation program
A team from Telenor Group’s Malaysian unit, Digi, has been selected as one of eight teams from the telco group to participate in an internal startup programme with the reward being an opportunity to be funded by Telenor and spun out.  
Week in Review: Singapore gets it about digital disruption
The Singapore Government’s move to allocate US$30 million to four large corporates to be used for startup funding strikes Karamjit Singh as major recognition that digital is a mega trend that brick-and-mortar companies need to deal with.
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