Opinion
The next 500 million investors won’t look like the last 500 million
We believe the platforms that will shape the next chapter of wealth management won’t necessarily be the ones serving the most sophisticated investors. They’ll be the ones that bring the most people into the system for the first time and build the trust to keep them there.
Southeast Asia’s e-commerce problem isn’t growth; It’s keeping up with it
Southeast Asia’s e-commerce opportunity is real, and it’s large. But the brands that capture it won’t necessarily be the ones with the largest marketing budgets. They'll be the ones that have figured out an integrated strategy and operations across fragmented platforms, increasingly complex consumer journeys, and markets that each demand genuine local…
Pressure systems: The forces reshaping cloud strategy in Southeast Asia
Cloud-first approaches simplified decisions; what comes next demands precision. It requires a move from simply consuming cloud services to architecting infrastructure where every choice is deliberate and justified.
74% of GBS leaders have an AI vision; only 20% can prove it worked
The mandate has moved past whether AI is coming for Finance. The real question is whether you have started.
Shadow AI for SMBs: Hidden risks and security tips
AI platforms used in a corporate ecosystem should meet high reliability and security requirements. Protection should be comprehensive: from securing the AI infrastructure to defending against large language model‑specific attacks (such as indirect prompt injection) and from switching from publicly available cloud services to on‑premise deployments of……
The new reality of enterprise security: Scaling resilience amid complexity
To build resilience against advanced persistent threats, organizations should consolidate platforms, automate responses and embed AI-driven detection, shifting from reactive firefighting to intelligence-led protection at scale.
Mastering data sovereignty: The ultimate competitive advantage
In an AI-driven world, organizations must go beyond data residency to achieve full data sovereignty to unlock their economic value. By identifying sensitive data and workloads where control is crucial, and building gradually, they can operationalize sovereignty and remain competitive.
In the age of AI, creativity is the decisive advantage
Rather than reducing the importance of human creativity, AI will increase it. That starts with mindset: encouraging curiosity, rewarding experimentation and giving people the confidence to explore what these tools can do.
Harnessing AI in cybersecurity: Ways companies can stay ahead of AI-driven threats
While cybersecurity companies leverage AI to enhance threat detection, cybercriminals are weaponizing the same technology for automated phishing and malware attacks —highlighted by the fact that 43 percent of organizations believe hackers are using AI-driven methods to boost their effectiveness. To stay protected, organizations must adopt AI-powered…
Southeast Asia’s nuclear bottleneck is financial, not technical
The question is no longer whether nuclear has a role in Southeast Asia. The arithmetic of AI-era power demand settles that. The question is which market builds the financing architecture, the blended-finance layers, the offtake frameworks, the risk-sharing structures, to get the first plant in the ground. The first to do so will not just host a reactor. It…
