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CNA938 Rewind - Mind Your Money - Mastercard's Dreamonomics Report: Are more financial tools giving SMEs greater control?

CNA938 Rewind

SMEs across Asia Pacific remain optimistic about growth, but financial stability and managing increasingly complex operations are high on their agenda. Mastercard's Dreamonomics Report examines how businesses are navigating digital tools, payment methods and cash-flow pressures. Cheryl Goh speaks with Anouska Ladds, Executive Vice President, Commercial and New Payment Flows, Asia Pacific, at Mastercard to unpack the findings and what they mean for Singapore SMEs heading into 2027.

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: Wall Street stays bullish, Asian chips rebound

On today's (22 October) markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Homin Lee, Senior Macro Strategist at Lombard Odier.

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CNA938 Rewind - Google Cloud outage exposes risks: Are banks too dependent on Big Tech?

When a cloud provider goes down, banking services can grind to a halt. A recent Google Cloud outage has exposed the vulnerabilities of financial institutions relying on just a few major technology providers. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman explore why backup systems may not be enough, who should be held accountable when services fail, and whether Singapore's banks are prepared for similar disruptions. For more, they speak with Anton Ruddenklau, Partner and Head of Financial Services, KPMG Singapore.

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CNA938 Rewind - The Big Question: Would you still eat your favourite hawker dish if it tasted less salty?

From laksa to chicken rice and wanton mee, Singaporeans love the familiar flavours of their favourite hawker dishes. But with 95 per cent consuming too much sodium, hawkers are being encouraged to make healthier food. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman examine why reducing sodium is difficult for food businesses, whether healthier recipes can still taste good and what it will take to change Singaporeans' eating habits. For more, they speak with Noorman Mubarak, Founder of Nasi Lemak Ayam Taliwang, Debbie Yong, Food Writer and Brand Strategist, and Derrick Ong, Director and Principal Dietitian at Eat Right Nutrition Clinic and Consultancy.

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CNA938 Rewind - The Wellness Hour - Rethinking what “clean” beauty can be

Would you know what “clean”, “natural” or “botanical” on a beauty label actually tells you? Cheryl Goh speaks with Patricia Wong, founder of Patrichory, who unpacks what matters when it comes to ingredients and safety, and hear how one founder started over at 55 to build a new chapter around purpose and wellness.

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CNA938 Rewind - Eat, Drink, Singapore - From heritage hawkers to Michelin-recognised names: Food Opera's new chapter at ION Orchard

White lor mee, Hakka yong tau foo and fragrant ayam berempah are among the dishes bringing together generations of culinary traditions at ION Orchard. Cheryl Goh explores Food Opera's biggest makeover yet, the stories behind its heritage hawkers and how Singapore's food court experience is evolving with Andy Kiu, General Manager of Food Opera, and Chen Yiwen, Founder of Hakka Bond.

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