Money Matters with Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian

From Asean risking losing its grip on the Myanmar crisis to the heatwave hitting the region.  Nicholas Fang, Managing Director, Black Dot and Director for Security and Global Affairs, Singapore Institute of International Affairs gives us an analysis of those headlines and more.

The theft of $35 million using deepfake voice technology to emulate the voice of a UAE bank executive in 2021 has reinforced the threat posed by deepfakes.  So, seeing is no longer believing as AI-powered tech provides cybercriminals with a sophisticated way to carry out cyberattacks, identity fraud, and other scams. How can organisations safeguard themselves against deep fake fraud and minimise the impact of future identity-based attacks? David Chan, Managing Director, Singapore, Adnovum shares on how you can protect yourselves from this AI facade and more.

Artificial Intelligence could help you plan your travel itinerary, come up with recipes.  But what about an AI-powered model that could capture patterns in the stock and options market that signals M&A, earnings shocks or FDA drug approvals?  Well, today we’re going to talk to the fintech company behind this AI model.  Founded in 2016, Qraft Technologies provides its AI models to banks, asset managers and insurance companies for them to launch investment products under their brands.  More famously, the company was known for raising US$146 million in Series C investment from SoftBank Group, the largest funding from the VC in a Korean enterprise after e-commerce giant Coupang.  But how does this work, what are the intricacies involved in operating an AI fintech company? Also, where will the US and South Korea focused company expand into next? On Under the Radar, Drive Time’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian sat down with Francis Oh, CEO, Qraft Technologies APAC for more.

We’ve all been there – when we go to the gym - it’s no pics or it didn’t happen. We’ve all taken selfies at the gym - especially a mirror selfie. Whether it’s a progress shot, or a pic for your Insta story - to tell your followers - "Hey, I gym bro." And the common hashtags we see a long with that photo is either - #gainz, #mondaychestday or #nopainnogainBut in South Korea - it’s a simple three letter word.  It’s K-slang of the week, on today’s episode we take on 오운완 (ohwoonwan).

Singapore shares fell this morning after global markets closed mixed or flat overnight. In early trade, the Straits Times Index (STI) fell 0.1 per cent to 3,322.83 points after 41.1 million securities changed hands in the broader market.  Some notable names seeing new developments include CapitaLand China Trust, after the trust posted a 1.6 per cent dip in net property income to 339.1 million yuan (S$65.5 million) for the first quarter of FY2023.  Meanwhile, a busy day for Asia which saw a deepening selloff in Chinese equities, and Netflix announcing plans to invest up to US$2.5 billion in South Korea over four years to produce Korean TV series, double the firm has invested in the market since 2016. On Market View, the Drive Time team unpacked these developments with Robert St Clair, Managing Director and Strategist, Fullerton Fund Management.

With Tottenham's season taking another turn for the worst - after the sacking of interim manager Cristian Stellini and Ryan Mason being put in charge till the end of the season - Elliot and Raushan ponder on who is to blame for the state of affairs at Spurs? Got a story to tell? Get in touch with us! edanker@sph.com.sg raushan@sph.com.sg

Gotta catch 'em all! The cable car cabins overhead have gotten a makeover. Pokémon is taking over the Singapore cable car from 1st May to 30th September 2023 to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Tracy Lui, Senior Assistant Director, Marketing & Communications, Mount Faber Leisure Group shares more on the collaboration and more.

It is all about perfumes and fragrances today. And on that note, we want to bring you an inside look into a Singapore-based hauteperfumery brand called Maison 21G.  Founded in 2020, Maison 21G aims to make personalised perfumery accessible for all. The company says it is the first collaborative perfumery house for the luxury lifestyle generation, who wants to stand out from everyday common scents. But what does this mean?  And of course, we can’t escape from talking about business models, and dollars and cents. The company achieved US$3 million in revenue in 2021 and said it is the number four brand in perfumery in Singapore behind players such as Chanel, Christian Dior and Jo Malone.  It closed its series A funding last April  to expand the company’s footprint and reach within Asia and also in the Middle East, and grow the team. But what is the status right now? On Under the Radar, finance presenter Chua Tian Tian posed these questions to  Johanna Monange, Founder & CEO, Maison 21G.

In focus this Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei's visit to Taiwan, to reinforce relations with the island to China’s Vice-Foreign Minister lodging solemn representations with the South Korean Ambassador. Dr. Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs discusses on these headlines and more.

Pneumonia is a respiratory disease that affects millions worldwide.  How are certain people more susceptible to the disease and what are some of the risk factors associated with the disease? Dr Edwin Chng, Medical Director, Parkway Shenton shares more on his expertise on the topic.