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Travelling nowadays is vastly different from pre-Covid days, and travel insurance is a wise move to prevent any unpredictable situations. Single trip travel insurance plans are the usual default, but with six long weekends to look forward to in 2023, how can travellers save on travel insurance expenses? Are there more cost-efficient ways to protect ourselves? Chen Thong Wah, Chief Product Officer, Etiqa Insurance gives his advice to travellers when it comes to buying travel insurance. 

Have you ever passed through automated immigration at airports and wondered who are the people building these biometric systems?  Does NEC ring a bell? Yes, that’s one of the companies behind your smoother experience at airports.  But the company’s operation goes way beyond just biometric systems. NEC is a leading information and technology provider whose expertise includes solutions for carrier networks, biometric identification, enterprise applications and infrastructure and more.  And we want to speak to the people behind NEC’s APAC headquarters in Southeast Asia on what’s next on their cards.  Turns out they’re working on solutions such as smart digital business cards in Singapore, as well as solutions to achieve a goal called Society 5.0. But what is in it for the firm to do so, and what are the trends influencing the information and communication technology scene right now? On Under the Radar, Drive Time’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian sat down with Teh Chong Mien, Managing Director (Singapore), NEC APAC  for more.

She is a first of all, a humanitarian doctor, who was one of the “40 Under 40” awardees by Prestige, was recognised for her global contributions in healthcare, philanthropy and advocacy for underserved communities. And she is also an artist and a mum!  Dr. Tam Wai Jia, Humanitarian Doctor & CEO, Founder, Kitesong Global shares her experiences as a humanitarian doctor and what inspired her to engage Gen Zs, struggling with mental health challenges.

Have you ever been overlooked for a promotion? If so this one's for you, as Elliott and Raushan discuss the pain of not getting something you think you deserve in the professional world.

Singapore shares opened on a healthy footing, following overnight gains in the US and Europe. The Straits Times Index rose 0.6 per cent in early trade to 3,194.3 points, after 77.9 million securities changed hands.  In terms of companies to watch for today, we have automaker NIO, after the company’s CFO said it’s “very confident” of meeting its target of doubling sales to 250,000 electric vehicles this year.  Elsewhere, investors cheered comments from US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reiterating support for lenders after the collapse of two regional banks earlier this month, and set their sights on the latest Federal Reserve policy decision due on Wednesday. But how likely is a rate pause? On Market View, the Drive Time team sat down with Eddy Loh, Chief Investment Officer, Maybank Group Wealth Management for more.

Indeed's latest research shows that nearly half of the workforce in Singapore supports equal parental leave. This also comes on the back of the government’s plans to increase paid paternity leave from next year.  While more paternity leave is promising, can employers and employees walk the talk to better support this as part of the workplace culture? On Culture Club, Drive Time's Elliot Danker speaks with Nishita Lalvani, Marketing Director, India and Southeast Asia, Indeed to find out. 

Clearly, policymaking and measures on cybersecurity is picking up pace across economies, but are businesses prepared?  According to Mandiant's Threat Intelligence global report, business leaders in Singapore still do not place enough emphasis on cyber threats to their organisation, and maintain a “it won’t happen to us” mentality, despite recent high-profile cyber attacks. Yihao Lim, Lead Threat Intelligence, JAPAC, Mandiant gives his perspective on how businesses can build a successful cyber program. 

From Thailand holding its general election on May 14 and Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak calling out the irony in Dr Mahathir Mohamad accusing current Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of being a dictator. Dr. Felix Tan, Political Observer, Nanyang Technological University shares his analysis of those headlines and more. 

Do you still remember the time where you signed off your first employment contract with a ballpoint pen? Well, I’m asking this because we’re going to talk all about signatures, and in particular the rise of e-signatures today.   According to Deloitte, estimates of the global e-Signing market reached between US$2.3 billion and US$2.8 billion depending on the source in 2020. And with the COVID-19 pandemic changing the way businesses do things, the market has become one of the fastest growing in the world.  It is now projected to grow to over US$14 billion by 2026, with a compound annual growth rate of some 28 to 30 per cent. But with the market heavily dominated by major players such as DocuSign, how do other players in the industry assess the market and competition?  On Under the Radar, Drive Time’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian posed these questions to Daphne Ng, Co-founder and CEO of Dedoco.

With Antonio Conte dominating the headlines for losing his cool in a post-match press conference, Elliott and Raushan discuss some high-profile implosions and it's implications.