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Buy Now, Pay Later or BNPL, has an influence over the world that is steadily increasing. It looks to mitigate risks of consumer over indebtedness. Atome, one of the pioneers of BNPL, is making changes in its framework to adapt to the new generation of consumers.

Rainal Lu, Head of Growth, Atome helps us understand more about the this and gives us insight into future of BNPL.

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How could the outcome of the Philippine elections affect the country? Will Johor's new policies be effective to curb migration to Singapore? The Thai army has said that it will ban its 245,000 members from using Lazada, claiming a promotional video mocked the royal family. How does this affect the company? Lastly, what is the agenda behind Indonesia's president Joko Widodo's meeting with Elon Musk?

Leslie Lopez, Regional Correspondent, The Straits Times helps us dive deeper as we try to answer these questions.

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Sean Taylor, Chief Investment Officer APAC & Head of Emerging Market Equities, DWS discusses how more pain could be in store for investors as tech companies report slower growth outlooks.

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Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China in this weekly podcast.

The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliott Danker.

Despite public disapproval, China believes its zero-Covid policy will help save lives and help the country continue to be productive. But with businesses in Shanghai and Beijing not operating, economists are keeping a close eye on its economy.

The team also discusses former security chief John Lee as Hong Kong's new chief executive, and what impact his leadership will have on international affairs and public freedom.

Produced by: Tan Dawn Wei ([email protected]) & Money FM's Breakfast Huddle team

Edited by: Nadhirah Kamarudin

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It used to be a thing of fiction but now, the use of holograms could revolutionize the business industry, reducing travel costs, improving work life balance and reducing our carbon footprint.

The Covid-19 pandemic has shown us how important virtual communication is and Larry O’Reilly, CEO, ARHT Media tells us how his company is taking it to the next level.,

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Different demographics invest in cryptocurrency for different reasons. Some use it as an investment strategy, others use it to buy NFTs and the list goes on.

Raks Sondhi, Managing Director, Independent Reserve who's company carried out the Independent Reserve Cryptocurrency Index survey 2022 provides us with specifics to allow us to more closely and concretely examine Singaporean and global sentiments surrounding cryptocurrency.

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