IWS FinTech Clinches Spot Among the Region’s Best at the SME100 Awards 2021

IWS FinTech Clinches Spot Among the Region’s Best at the SME100 Awards 2021

IWS FinTech joins the ranks of Asia’s top fast-moving small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with its recent win at the SME100 Awards 2021. The company, with its focus on blockchain technology and helping businesses expedite their digital transformation, continues to make headway in both the fintech and innovation space. The recognition cements IWS Fintech place…

Return-to-work plans are on ice after COVID-19 spike

Return-to-work plans are on ice after COVID-19 spike

Even more “back-to-office” callbacks are being postponed amid a surge in COVID-19 infections.Why it matters: It feels like March 13, 2020, all over again. When businesses sent all their workers home, it was an early big hint the pandemic was going to upend ou…

U.S. business groups call on President Biden to restart trade talks with China

U.S. business groups call on President Biden to restart trade talks with China

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Containers are seen at Yantian port in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China July 4, 2019. Picture taken July 4, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer (Reuters) – Nearly three dozen of the United States’ most influential business group have asked President Joe Biden’s administration to restart trade talks with China and cut tariffs on imports, the…

Can Facebook’s $1 Billion Spend on Content Keep Creators Happy?

Can Facebook’s $1 Billion Spend on Content Keep Creators Happy?

User content is very valuable in the media business — so much so that companies are paying people to create more of it. Tech companies, in particular, are investing more dollars into content creation, from livestreaming video and audio to adding short-form video features in hopes that they go viral. Facebook in July said it…

Talking Point: Nintendo’s Business Remains Strong, But Is The Bloom Off Switch Lite?

Talking Point: Nintendo’s Business Remains Strong, But Is The Bloom Off Switch Lite?

The Switch that doesn’t ‘switch’ likely needs a price drop.Nintendo published its Q1 financial results today and they were, largely, what was expected. The extraordinary boom in business from the equivalent period in 2020, as Animal Crossing: New Horizons took off and gamers around the world were forced to seek home entertainment above all else,…

Peter Bart: Women In Media Still Struggling To Reshape The Rules Despite Recent Milestones

Peter Bart: Women In Media Still Struggling To Reshape The Rules Despite Recent Milestones

Women have owned the Hollywood headlines lately by defying “the rules” – all sorts of rules. Scarlett Johansson has challenged Disney’s dealmaking prowess by filing high-profile litigation. Meanwhile, Reese Witherspoon has sold her media business to two former top Disney dealmakers for $900 million insisting that she and her female creatives will still run the…