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S1E1: Make your SME more profitable with simpler low-cost digital solutions: BT Podcasts


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Synopsis: The Business Times Podcast channel showcases niche series Money Hacks, Mark To Market and WealthBT, and sponsored series.

In this episode, how to make your SME more profitable with low cost digital solutions, including standard website building, payment integration, analytics and mentorship. Correspondent Howie Lim speaks to Wong Wenbin, Head of GrabPay at Grab Singapor​e.

This episode is brought to you by Grab: https://www.grab.com/sg/

Highlights of the conversation (click/tap above): 

01:44 Gaps in digitalisation adoption and the 3 challenges impeding digitalisation

05:11 Access to credit for SMEs still the most crucial

07:15 Alliances for action the next crucial step

09:22 Digital solutions need to stand the test of time

12:14 Cashless transactions/payments are the next frontier for growth

13:42 Case study of an SME which grew sales 3x after digitalisation

More about:

GrabPay for businesses: https://www.grab.com/sg/merchant/pay/online-payments/

PayLater by Grab: https://www.grab.com/sg/merchant/finance/pay-later/

GrabAcademy for merchants: https://www.grab.com/sg/merchant-grabacademy/

Produced by: Howie Lim ([email protected]), Ernest Luis and Lee Kim Siang

Edited by: Howie Lim and Hadyu Rahim

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Website: http://bt.sg/podcasts

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BT Mark To Market Podcast on: http://bt.sg/btmark2mkt

WealthBT Podcast at: http://bt.sg/wealthbt

Feedback to: [email protected]

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