Just because the hype has died down, blockchain is most definitely not dead—not be any means. A new wave is coming, says SMU Assoc Prof Paul Griffin, and it's coming in the form of 'decentralisation'.
While big data can be used to gain insights more efficiently for swifter business decisions, adopting a data-driven approach can be daunting. SMU Adjunct Faculty Johnson Poh offers some guidelines to help companies ... Read More
Four years after the completion of his bachelor's degree in SMU and after taking a myriad of online tech courses, Joel Ng decided to return to his alma mater to pursue a Master of IT in Business. We find out the motivations behind his decision.
Mobile apps have brought so much convenience in our lives. But have we become so seduced with the seemingly limitless functionality of mobile apps that we’re overlooking their fundamental downside—the potential compromise of our security ... Read More
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"?
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?