https://www.scmp.com/rss/323344/feed Adrian Seto is Accenture’s director of the FinTech Innovation Lab Asia-Pacific, which is based in Hong Kong en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Financial technology is the buzzword in Asia right now – from Hong Kong to Tokyo, Singapore to Australia, start-ups are looking to grow new businesses, financial institutions are looking for innovative ideas and governments are hoping the marriage between the two spurs new business. Fintech investment in Asia-Pacific is on the rise. Last year’s record investment in China – pushed by a wave of “blockbuster deals” including US$4.5 billion raised by Alibaba Group Holding’s finance affiliate – was... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/2087423/start-ups-should-focus-business-product-not-money?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/2087423/start-ups-should-focus-business-product-not-money?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Apr 2017 06:00:47 +0000 Fostering innovation needs to be a priority for any company that has ambitions to be in business for the next decade and beyond. Industries are evolving and morphing at speeds hitherto unimagined. We are now rethinking how cars are driven, the players involved in space exploration and creating new concepts such as cryptocurrencies. To keep pace, looking outside your corporate walls and across industries also needs to be a priority. It is no longer realistic to think that every groundbreaking... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/2021624/make-innovation-priority-if-you-want-your-business-survive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/2021624/make-innovation-priority-if-you-want-your-business-survive?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Sep 2016 06:02:13 +0000