Sipjoy is a cafe-focused mobile app platform that connects local independent cafés to coffee drinkers and café goers with one-flat-price coffee pass that allows cross-café coffee redemption. They have recently won 2nd place in the ASB101k Start-Up track. Vincent Sin founder and CEO of the SipJoy App together with Evelyn Saw joins us today to unravel their coffee journey.  

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数字金融是科技巨轮中不容忽视的重要金融螺丝钉——受到我国纳闽投资银行授牌认证的『亚洲数字银行（亚数行）』在 2021 年 5 月完成「云开业」，也顺应这波金融的浪潮进驻我国市场，着眼构建区域数字金融生态。作为全球首家采用「区块链技术」构建金融服务体系的数字银行，『亚数行』矢言为全球企业与个人提供合规、安全、便捷、高效的全链上数字资产管理以及交易服务。不过，首席科学家又会如何看待这些个类型服务对数字金融发展的效用？

本期节目，『亚数行』首席科学家——李大鹏博士连线主持人，为你介绍「亚数行」的服务范畴：从数字资产发行、贸易融资、证券贷款… 其中，「A-Bank 超级钱包」甚至可实现法定货币跟数字货币的交叉兑换。究竟在马来西亚乃至东南亚区域，数字金融服务可见哪些发展前景？数字金融服务虽然发展神速，具体却真的能助力推动「区域全面伙伴关系协定」、「一带一路」在内的区域贸易协作吗？

With volatile global equity markets, are there investment opportunities in this region that have been overlooked? Patrick Chang, Chief Investment Officer, Equities ASEAN and Malaysia of Principal Asset Management tells us whilst giving us a timely reminder to stay invested.

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After two years of losses due the pandemic, has listed auto parts company, MCE Holdings, turned the corner? Or will the near headwinds of rising material costs, supply chain disruptions and the end of the Sales and Service Tax chip away at margins. Questions we pose to Dr Goh Kar Chun, Group Managing Director, MCE Holdings.

With the government forming a Special Task Force on Jihad Against Inflation, Dr Shankaran Nambiar, Head of Research, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research outlines what is necessary to tackle inflation in the immediate and longer term

25 years have passed since the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis and with global equity markets in freefall with central bankers desperately trying to manage inflation, are we looking at a repeat? Will currencies come under pressure and which countries are vulnerable? Jeff Ng, Senior Currency Analyst at MUFG gives us a history lesson whilst giving us his view of what to expect for the rest of 2022.

Sevan Doraisamy, Executive Director, SUARAM gives his perspective how will these new appointments of SUHAKAM will impact the human rights progress in Malaysia and what are the steps forward from now on

Asean remains a defensive market compared to North Asian markets. Can we maintain outperformance or will USD strength and narrowing interest differential be the death kneel? And will Bank Negara Malaysia be under pressure to raise interest rates at July's MPC meeting? Peter Lim, Associate Director, Areca Capital tell us.

We get you out of bed, to your first cup of coffee or to your first destination of your day with thought-provoking discussions on ideas, people and events shaping all our lives.

2:45 - How having some empathy for your boss might be good for you.
8:07 - Are rotisserie chickens inflation proof?
13:41 - International headlines
20:02 - Local headlines

 As the recession and inflation plays out locally and globally, the one thing on every entrepreneur’s mind, especially SME owners, is “how do I profit from this?” To help business owners do exactly that, Jeevan Sahadevan, founder of LeverageLab shares 6 very specific things that entrepreneurs can implement in order to prosper in businesses during times like this

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