BFM 89.9

HIGHLIGHTS 
Podcast  >  Enterprise  >  Tech Talk  >  Digital News Asia Roundup - 18th Jan 2018

Digital News Asia Roundup - 18th Jan 2018

Karamjit Singh, Digital News Asia | Anushia Kandasivam, Digital News Asia | Chong Jinn Xiung, Digital News Asia

18-Jan-18 10:00

Digital News Asia Roundup - 18th Jan 2018

The team from Digital News Asia talked about several notable startups, touching on stories of Giftr, an online gifting store that branched off from personal concierge service Helpr, Malaysian FinTech startup MyCash Online shifting their headquarters to Singapore, and YCombinator DahMakan's plans for expansion. The team also discussed some of the notable products from this year's CES as well as Samsung's new Galaxy A8 series, followed by PitchIn's 2018 Line-Up, Patrick Grove’s ‘beautiful thing’ firing up MDEC’s GAIN, and Huawei appointing Baker Zhou as Chief Executive Officer for Malaysia.

 

0:19 - Just In The Gift Of Time

4:58 - PitchIn Announces 2018 Line-Up, Will Propose Alternative Trading System

9:04 - Patrick Grove’s 'Beautiful Thing' Fires MDEC’s GAIN

23:47 - New Innovations Emerge From CES 2018

27:07 - Samsung Galaxy A Series Gets Updates For 2018

29:14 - DahMakan Raises US$2.6 Million, Prepares For Market Expansion

34:48 - MyCash Online Breaks Into International Market

38:06 - Huawei Appoints Baker Zhou As Chief Executive Officer For Malaysia

Produced by: Jeff Sandhu


This and more than 60,000 other podcasts in your hand. Download the all new BFM mobile app.

Categories: 

Tags:  Digital News AsiaBaker ZhouhuaweiPatrick GroveBeautiful ThingMDECGAINMyCash OnlineFinTechstartupsGiftrHelprGlobal Acceleration and Innovation NetworkMalaysian Digital Economy CorporationDahMakanYCombinatorPitchIn2018 LineupEquity Crowdfunding Report 2017Samsung GalaxyGalaxy A8 seriesCES 2018





Play / Pause

Listen now : BFM 89.9 -- The Business Station

Today’s Shows



6:00 AM

The 6AM Stretch

Thought-provoking discussions on ideas, people and events shaping our lives.

7:00 AM

World Market Watch

Michele Schneider of Market Gauge tells us where international markets are heading.

7:15 AM

Morning Brief

We recap global and local headlines from today's papers and portals.

7:30 AM

Morning Brief

Liew Chin Tong, Deputy MITI Minister speaks about how Malaysia plans to address US tariff policies.

7:45 AM

Morning Brief

Sarah Jane Mahmud of Bloomberg Intelligence gives us her thoughts on the banking industry in Singapore and Malaysia in the face of Trump's tariffs.

8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

Wael Jadallah, GM and Head of Asia Pacific & the Middle East of Moody’s shares about competition in the data analytics industry and more.

8:30 AM

Morning Brief

Oon Kim Hung, President of MARGMA shares his insights on the impact of US tariffs on Malaysia’s glove industry.

8:45 AM

Morning Brief

Ahmad Mohd Ripin, Deputy Director, Monetary Policy Department, BNM shares his perspective on inflation.

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) Michele Schneider of Market Gauge tells us where international markets are heading.

9:15 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) Sarah Jane Mahmud of Bloomberg Intelligence gives us her thoughts on the banking industry in Singapore and Malaysia in the face of Trump's tariffs.

9:35 AM

What's The Focus

We wrap up the week’s biggest conversations to keep you in the know.

10:05 AM

Open For Business

Fresh Fashion That Lasts

11:00 AM

Mattsplained

Matt Armitage, Founder, Kulturpop

12:00 PM

Enterprise Explores

Wan Nuradiah, Public Affairs Lead, Ipsos

1:00 PM

The Breakfast Grille Repeat

Ow Chen Lun, Executive Director of MSB Global Group Berhad

2:05 PM

Discovery Hour

An eclectic selection of BBC shows, curated with variety in mind.

3:05 PM

Front Row

PEN Malaysia is hosting "One Hour: On Belonging," a fundraiser with poets, performers, and activists to support artistic and humanitarian work in Palestine and Myanmar. We find out what’s in store.

3:20 PM

Front Row

We speak to tenor Scott Woo, about The Poetics Collective's tribute to Germanic choral tradition.

3:40 PM

Front Row

Baroque Brilliance with The klpac String Orchestra offers a lively introduction to one of classical music’s most expressive eras. We discuss what audiences can expect.

4:05 PM

Health & Living

How does learning about the patterns and behaviour of a disease help us fight it? A cancer epidemiologist gives us a peek into her work.

5:00 PM

Top 5 at 5

6:00 PM

Popcorn Culture

7:00 PM

Just For Kicks

8:00 PM

Bar None

9:00 PM

The Selector