While, traditionally, retail payment processing has been dominated by end-of-day batch processing, this is changing with real-time payments fast becoming ubiquitous. Assoc Prof Guo Zhiling tells us more.
Whether you're aware of it or not, chances are you’ve been chatting to robots of late. Will the future see chatbots replacing all human communication?
Silently creeping its way all across the web—the work of bots is never-ending. They may be highly intelligent, but are they friend or foe? SMU Associate Professor Paul Griffin shares more.
Bike-sharing is healthy, pollution-free and inexpensive. But there are still roadblocks aplenty. SMU Associate Professor Pradeep Varakantham discusses how AI can help Singapore reach its full bike-sharing potential.
The digital economy is by no means a new concept, and yet banks have been slow to harness disruption. How can banks find its footing to co-exist with fintech, and what exactly is this second wave called "TechFin"?
Many fear the threat of fintech replacing jobs or maybe even banks themselves. In an interview with Bondlinc co-founder EK Ong, he explains that this isn't the case. In fact, fintech will ultimately play a big role in making banks more efficient.
Can we have it all? Security AND convenience? We asked Associate Professor Gao Debin— is cyber security the Achilles heel of the new digital economy?
Hit a dead-end in your job and you're finally ready to consider something different? Don't go in blind. Prep yourself with the foundation and necessary skills for your new career.
Paypal is undoubtedly the pioneer in online payments. With 600 transactions per second, its key success factor is obvious: DATA – an astonishing magnitude of it.
Can Singapore claim back its top 10 most entrepreneurial countries ranking and become the Silicon Valley of Asia? We put the question to SMU Prof Arcot Desai Narasimhalu.