In the MEDIA
MY LATEST APPEARANCES IN THE MEDIA
2 February, 2023
China’s Tencent wants to expand its presence in Singapore — and Chinese tourists are a big reason
19 January, 2023
“Digibank” division Major banks take the lead, Grab also participates (Translated from Japanese)
2 November, 2022
New 'buy now, pay later' guidelines: S$2,000 cap a good start but not enough, experts say
2 November, 2022
More safeguards needed for ‘buy now, pay later’ scheme to protect younger consumers: Experts
24 August, 2022
Is there any possibility for the rise of “Hikikomori” amid the escalation of virtual interaction?
21 June, 2022
In Malaysia, a big push towards going fully cashless
19 June, 2022
What makes the e-CNY different from bitcoin? Central bank digital currencies share little with cryptocurrencies
17 June, 2022
Crypto crash exposes regulators' complacency
2 April, 2022
Behind the metaverse real estate rush
8 February, 2022
MAS orders DBS to set aside S$930m more in regulatory capital over serious service failure
4 January, 2022
Digital banks seen debuting strongly in 2022, but 'long and difficult' path to profitability
3 December, 2021
Singaporean superapp Grab IPOs – badly – and promises to focus on maps and money
NEWSPAPERS
Nikkei Asia
From Grab to Ant, Singapore's digital bank race picks up pace, 16 February, 2023 (web)
Nikkei Finance
“Digibank” division Major banks take the lead, Grab also participates (Translated from Japanese), 19 January, 2023 (web)
The Edge Singapore
Realising the metaverse, 17 November, 2022 (web)
The Strait Times
More safeguards needed for ‘buy now, pay later’ scheme to protect younger consumers: Experts, 2 November, 2022 (web)
The Business Times
In Malaysia, a big push towards going fully cashless, 21 June, 2022 (web)
South China Morning Post
What makes the e-CNY different from bitcoin? Central bank digital currencies share little with cryptocurrencies, 19 June, 2022. (web)
The Business Times
MAS orders DBS to set aside S$930m more in regulatory capital over serious service failure, 8 February, 2022 (web)
The Business Times
Digital banks seen debuting strongly in 2022, but 'long and difficult' path to profitability, 4 January, 2022 (web)
The Business Times
See you in the metaverse: How VR and NFTs could transform commerce, 27 November, 2021 (web)
The Business Times
MAS says DBS digital services outage is 'serious'; analysts expect bank to be fined for 'broad and material' impact, 24 November, 2021. (web)
The Business Times
Telcos, solutions providers tipped to join hands for 5G era, 31 August, 2021. (web)
Nikkei Asia
Singapore taxi giant challenges Grab with ride-hailing trial, 3 February, 2021. (web)
The Business Times
Secure ecosystem is key in FAST payment access for non-bank e-wallet players, 1 December, 2020. (web)
The Business Times
Safeguards to prevent abuse of tourism voucher scheme, 26 September, 2020. (web)
The Business Times
The Business Times
Have multi-currency account, will travel?: How far will new multi-currency players go in the payments game?, 8 February, 2020. (web)
The Straits Times
Honestbee can fly high again: Analysts, 13 May, 2019. (web)
The Business Times
honestbee CEO replaced; firm said to be sticking to habitat growth, 3 May, 2019. (web)
The Business Times
Grab woos small businesses with suite of financial services, 20 March, 2019. (web)
The Business Times
Cisco invests S$25m in cybersecurity centre and first S-E Asian co-innovation hub in S'pore (quoted), 16 February, 2019. (web)
The Edge Singapore
Shopping, interrupted (quoted), 24 December, 2018. (web)
The Edge Singapore
Finding Fintech's Purpose (quoted), 19 November, 2018. (web)
The Straits Times
EZ-Link plans to turn cards into e-wallets with digital push (quoted), 2 August, 2018. (web)
The Straits Times
Bid to enable public transit payments via GrabPay, 29 May, 2018. (web)
The Business Times
Many recipes but Singapore’s cashless appetite still not sated (quoted on cover page), 28 September, 2017. (web)
The Straits Times
Payment by phone soon as Nets card goes digital (quoted on cover page), 13 September, 2017. (web)
The Straits Times
Razer keeps promise and submits unified e-payment proposal (quoted), 8 September, 2017. (web)
Le Monde.fr
MBA : l’intelligence artificielle, valeur montante des programmes(quoted), 15 March, 2017. (web)
Le Huffington Post (fr)
Apple Pay: les facteurs qui lui permettront de décoller... ou pas, 17 January, 2015. (web)
Le Cercle des Echos
Late-mover : une stratégie viable pour Apple?, 12 September, 2014. (web)
Le Huffington Post (fr)
Tizen, le nouveau système d'exploitation mobile de Samsung, serait-il un véritable concurrent?, 14 April, 2013. (web)
Le Huffington Post
L’iPhone 5: Apple perd-t-il son avantage, 30 September, 2012. (web)
MAGAZINES
Global Voice (Council on Business & Society)
The Hikikomori Phenomenon - Is IT really to blame?,21 June, 2022. (web)
WIRED
Ride-sharing giant Careem is pushing to reach super-app status, 18 January, 2022. (web)
Global Voice (Council on Business & Society)
E For Ecosystem: Giving Power To Corporate Purpose, February, 2019. (web)
The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) Journal
Degree in Disruption (quoted), September, 2018. (web)
Tatler Singapore
Building Purposeful Businesses Through Innovation, 20 March, 2018. (web)
Singapore Business Review
Singapore Business Review honours top leaders and companies at the Management Excellence Awards and Business Rankings Awards, 7 December, 2016. (web)
Harvard Business Review (France)
Lancer sa plateforme digitale : les 3 erreurs à éviter, August, 2016. (web)
Reflets (ESSEC Alumni Magazine)
Pourquoi tant de plateformes de paiement par mobile n’arrivent-elles pas à décoller?, December, 2014. (web)
Reflets (ESSEC Alumni Magazine)
Will Samsung’s Tizen Be A Worthy Mobile OS Contender?, 11 April, 2013. (web)
Exame (Brazilian Business Magazine)
O enfant terrible e seus inimigos (quoted), 18 April, 2012. (web)
Bulletin HEC (Alumni HEC Lausanne)
Mobile Application Market, n°79. November, 2009. (web)
RADIO
Money FM 89.3
Is there any possibility for the rise of “Hikikomori” amid the escalation of virtual interaction?, 24 August, 2022. (web)
Money FM 89.3
DBS suffers worst disruption in a decade - The implications, 26 November, 2021. (web)
eFM101.3, Korea’s No.1 Foreign Language Station, This Morning
Fintech, 9 March, 2015. (web)
France Culture
What makes or breaks a mobile payment platform? Apple Pay Explained in 3 Minutes, 20 January, 2015. (web)
Radio Television Suisse (RTS)
Le journal du matin, La 1ère, 13 September, 2012. (web)
Radio Television Suisse (RTS)
Les Temps Modernes, La 1ère, 23 April, 2012. (web)
ONLINE MEDIA
CNBC
China’s Tencent wants to expand its presence in Singapore — and Chinese tourists are a big reason, 2 February, 2023 (web)
CNA
New 'buy now, pay later' guidelines: S$2,000 cap a good start but not enough, experts say, 2 November, 2022. (web)
Reuters
Crypto crash exposes regulators' complacency, 17 June, 2022. (web)
CoBS Insights
The Hikikomori Phenomenon – Is Information Technology Really To Blame?, 24 May, 2022. (web)
Tech in Asia
Behind the metaverse real estate rush, 2 April, 2022. (web)
The Register
Singaporean superapp Grab IPOs – badly – and promises to focus on maps and money, 3 December, 2021 (web)
The Register
Asia's 'superapps' bundle ride-share, food delivery, even financial services – and they're beating big tech, 25 October, 2021. (web)
BusinessBecause
Virtual Reality To Startups: How ESSEC Business School Teaches Sustainability (cited), 18 May, 2021). (web)
ESSEC Knowledge
“VIDEO: The Factors that Will Make or Break Apple Pay”, 13 January, 2015. (web)
ESSEC Knowledge
“Can Apple keep winning the game with a late mover strategy?”, 12 September, 2014. (web)
ESSEC Knowledge
“Will Samsung’s Tizen Be A Worthy Mobile OS Contender?”, 11 April, 2013. (web)
ESSEC Knowledge
“The iPhone 5: Is Apple losing its edge”, 26 September, 2012. (web)