Jamie Lim

Tech Wire Asia — Digital banks entering the Philippines' market are picking up pace, with two more players from Singapore joining the ranks after Overseas Filipino (OF) Bank had its digital banking license approved last April. The Philippines' central bank, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has green-lighted Singapore-based financial businesses Tonik Digital Bank (a unit of Tonik Financial) and UNOBank (by DigibankAsia) to operate in the country.

Tech Wire Asia — Tiger Brokers, together with China-based Futu, recently announced plans to launch cryptocurrency trading services to offshore clients and skip the Chinese market entirely. An understandable decision by these NASDAQ-listed e-brokers, considering how China is waging war on cryptocurrency activities on the mainland.

Tech Wire Asia — Chinese digital currency efforts are being further amped up by China's central bank with a fresh injection of 40 million renminbi (US$ 6.2 mil) for users in yet another 'e-hongbao' lottery. Hongbaos, also known as red packets, are traditionally used in Chinese gift-giving culture, symbolizing luck for the recipient.

Tech Wire Asia — The financial giant believes Ethereum could be the dominant blockchain-based crypto tech in the future, and have a large impact on the data economy APAC is leading the way in regulating cryptocurrencies Cryptocurrency as an asset class - until very recently, it would have been unheard of to hear a leading global financial player say that.

Tech Wire Asia — Around 18% of traditional bank branches in Southeast Asia are projected to close by 2030 - how will digital banking impact the industry and how can traditional banks step up? It's no secret that physical banks are slowly dying out, due in no small part to a shift towards self-serve and digital services, pushing digital banking to the fore for many consumers across the world.

SITEC — All contents in this annual report were compiled and written by me, including the forewords. BACKGROUND The Selangor Information Technology and E-Commerce Council (SITEC) was an initiative comprising a council by the State Government of Selangor that aimed to uplift the startup ecosystem and facilitate the uptake of e-commerce by SMEs in Selangor. This is to widen their market in a borderless world, as part of realizing the State Government’s vision of developing Selangor as a regional trading hub. SITEC has since been renamed and relaunched to SIDEC, the Selangor Information Technology & Digital Economy Corporation. https://www.sidec.com.my/aboutsidec/

SITEC — All contents in this annual report were compiled and written by me, including the foreword. BACKGROUND The Selangor Information Technology and E-Commerce Council (SITEC) was an initiative comprising a council by the State Government of Selangor that aimed to uplift the startup ecosystem and facilitate the uptake of e-commerce by SMEs in Selangor. This is to widen their market in a borderless world, as part of realizing the State Government’s vision of developing Selangor as a regional trading hub. SITEC has since been renamed and relaunched to SIDEC, the Selangor Information Technology & Digital Economy Corporation. https://www.sidec.com.my/aboutsidec/

sidec.com.my — Barcelona is acclaimed as one of the leading Smart Cities in the world, with studies such as those by , as well as the , corroborating this statement. However, it begs the question - how did Barcelona manage to do this, and can their methods be replicated in other cities or locales, such as Malaysia?

sidec.com.my — IN RECENT TIMES, MALAYSIA HAS BEEN CLASSED AS ON THE CUSP OF MOVING FROM AN EMERGING MARKET TO A DEVELOPED NATION. It thus stands undisputed that technology has improved lives and raised standards of living in one way or another with each new discovery or innovative reimagining. Of course, Malaysia is no stranger to these advancements as well.

e27 — What is a Smart City, exactly? Is it a city filled with smart people? A city of tall skyscrapers, clean air, and flying cars? Jamilah tracks three global Smart City leaders and finds out just how they're revolutionizing city development.

voiz.asia — VOX.MK speaks to Sharanya Premanathan on her experience in New York as a Fulbright Scholarship recipient.

voiz.asia — Minerva is reinventing learning in a revolutionary way, giving the elite, established universities of the world a run for their money. VOX.MK explores.