https://www.scmp.com/rss/323583/feed Chris Harvey is managing director of financial services for Asia-Pacific at Accenture en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Barely a month goes by without a fresh voice predicting the end of Asian investment into London, or the emergence of a serious challenger to their dominance of the market. In these pages last month, it was argued that northern England has become the new property investment hotspot for Chinese and Hong Kong investors due to “northshoring”. And the month also brought research from Savills indicating that UK investors had overtaken buyers from Asia as the most active group in London’s West End... https://www.scmp.com/property/hong-kong-china/article/2166439/asians-still-viewing-london-property-investment-hotspot?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/property/hong-kong-china/article/2166439/asians-still-viewing-london-property-investment-hotspot?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Oct 2018 04:00:52 +0000 Robots are no longer just for science fiction movies and manufacturing or cute humanoid machines that greet you at conference stalls as promotional gimmicks. In the white-collar business world, robotics are being used to automate processes, drive down costs, improve response times and increase productivity, reduce errors and improve customer service. These robots are essentially virtual workers that execute rule-based processes, with significant improvements in accuracy and efficiency. Consider... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2054937/riding-robotics-wave-can-bring-big-rewards-hk-enterprises?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2054937/riding-robotics-wave-can-bring-big-rewards-hk-enterprises?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Dec 2016 08:01:33 +0000 On November 11, “Singles’ Day” in China, Alibaba Group, owner of the South China Morning Post, processed a record US$17.8 billion in sales across the country. Of that, 82 per cent – about US$15 billion – was conducted through mobile devices. Mobile payments are certainly here to stay in China. This should come as no surprise. Last year, Chinese consumers made more payments through mobile devices than computers, according to the latest research from Euromonitor International. Chinese consumers... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2047375/managers-need-push-mobile-payment-options?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2047375/managers-need-push-mobile-payment-options?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Nov 2016 13:54:07 +0000 Let’s start with the basics: Accenture defines artificial intelligence (AI) as a collection of multiple technologies that together enable machines to sense, comprehend, act and learn, either on their own or to augment human activities. It’s happening now. Indeed, we are seeing AI at a tipping point – quickly coming of age and beginning to mature at a much faster rate than ever before. This is because it is now possible, due to the availability of massive, inexpensive cloud-accessible computing... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2045067/how-your-company-can-benefit-artificial-intelligence?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2045067/how-your-company-can-benefit-artificial-intelligence?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Nov 2016 03:07:33 +0000