Crypto is dead? Apparently not, says Y Combinator – Blockchain is still worth building

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In Indonesia, the real test for digital finance is no longer whether people can pay with their phones in Jakarta malls. It is whether the same tools can work reliably for a food seller in Makassar, a small retailer in Solo, or a family-run business in a Tier 3 city that still relies heavily on […] The post 01F Group backs DANA as Indonesia’s digital payments race enters its next phase appeared first on e27.

For decades, productivity in finance meant closing the books faster, reducing transaction costs and improving  reporting. Artificial intelligence changes that equation, because it can do more than execute routine work. It can  interpret variances, detect anomalies, generate forecasts, test scenarios and recommend actions.  This creates enormous capacity, but capacity is not the same as value. […] The post The AI productivity paradox: Why finance must  move beyond automation  appeared first on e27.

When Chinese artificial intelligence developers want to train their next-generation frontier models, they all face the same daunting wall: they cannot legally buy the world’s most powerful AI chips. However, the country’s tech giants and start-ups have still managed to quietly keep pace with global rivals. Their secret is an elusive workaround: moving heavy training workloads across borders through the cloud. By setting up proxy entities in foreign jurisdictions, domestic firms have for years...

A company can spend months collecting sustainability data, mapping risks and preparing a polished report, yet still fail to answer a fundamental business question: what should we do differently because of what we have learned? This question is becoming increasingly important as sustainability expectations spread across Southeast Asia. Formal reporting requirements are evolving, and demand […] The post Sustainability reporting is not the goal. Better business decisions are appeared first on e27.

The startup world naturally rewards novelty. A new technology, a massive addressable market and a story about changing the world will always attract attention. I understand the appeal. I have spent much of my career around digital media, technology and entrepreneurs. But as an investor and operator, I have gradually become more interested in businesses […] The post Why I prefer boring businesses in a market obsessed with the next big thing appeared first on e27.

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There are two big tech-centric events that are being talked about today. The first and more obvious one is Pax Silica. The second is the upcoming listing of GCash into the local stock market. Although these two events are by themselves a big deal on their own merit, I would not have framed them to