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Innovating for the future: Meet the engineers, developers, and product managers of e27 Luminaries

In this first coverage of e27 Luminaries, we are putting the spotlight on the first two kinds: engineers, developers, and product managers.

Dr. Le Mai Lan, Vice Chairwoman of Vingroup and Designated Representative of the VinFuture Foundation

Promoting breakthrough scientific research and technological innovations [Q&A with Vingroup’s Dr. Le Mai Lan]

The VinFuture prize award ceremony will be a festival honoring not only outstanding academic work but also promoting excellent research and inventions that bring the best and most practical values to humans.

Why DeFi is disrupting the lending landscape

Decentralized lending has many advantages over bank-based lending, all of which result in increased trust and accessibility. This is why DeFi lending has the potential to become the next big thing in the DeFi space, especially when consumers realize that they are more attractive than traditional financial institutions. 

2021: The year of ditching SMS OTP as 2FA?

In today’s day and age, SMS OTP 2FA brings more liability than it provides value. On the one hand, the security risks grow bigger every day. On the other, the low adoption rates only prove that users find the user experience sub-par.

What can insurers do about rising digital connectivity exposures?

Insurance can play a pivotal role in providing risk protection but only can do this when fully taking advantage of the ubiquity of the platform economy - using real-time data, automated underwriting, and claims and deploying shorter product innovation cycles.

The land of unicorns: The rise of startups in Indonesia

What will it take to realize Indonesia’s potential as the land of unicorns? In a nutshell, it entails a paradigm shift within Indonesia’s startup ecosystem. Instead of fast returns and quick gains, startups, traditional businesses and investors alike should focus on long-term sustainability.

Getting help for your mental health is okay

For me, it is partially catharsis, but it is more about trying to feed the narrative that we can and should talk about mental health, and because I believe normalizing getting help can genuinely be the biggest needle mover for social progress.

Airport innovation in a time of COVID

While COVID-19 has affected the travel and airport industry tremendously, it has been proven to accelerate some innovations in many sub-sectors, changing the priorities of airports globally.