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Global Mobility Service, Inc (GMS) is innovating at the intersection of fintech, transportation, and IoT. Through its proprietary payment assurance and data collection devices and mobility service platform, GMS partners with financial institutions to offer auto loans to those who fail credit screenings. They address some of society’s most challenging issues such as financial inclusion, poverty reduction, and carbon emissions elimination. They began operations in Japan under Tokushi Nakashima in 2013 and now has offices in Indonesia, Cambodia, Philippines and South Korea. We speak to the CEO and Executive Officer of GMS Philippines Inc, Kazumasa Nakashima to discuss more on their sustainability efforts and their future plans for growth. Image Credit: Kawasaki | global.kawasaki.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tanoti is a congregation of Sarawakian women weavers and artisans dedicated towards the production, promotion and proliferation of hand-crafted fabrics. From winning the World Craft Council Award of Excellence for Handicraft in 2014 and being a pioneer in upholding heritage preservation, Jacquelie Fong, Director of Tanoti discusses with us today on building the rural community of Sarawak and how they have pivoted during the various lockdowns. Image Credit: Tatler Asia | www.tatlerasia.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With food and beverage outlets primarily being shut or only open for takeaway and delivery services, how did F&B point-of-sale company Slurp! fare? CEO Reza Razali shares how Slurp! expanded into the fuel retail industry, their adaptation and addition of new services and supports for their existing customers, and their exciting plans for expansion in Southeast Asia and beyond. Image Credit: Phonlamai Photo | ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Created by lawyers for lawyers, LXE is Malaysia’s first end-to-end digital platform that aims to improve communication and transparency between lawyers and their clients in the handling of litigation proceedings. We speak to the young lawyers behind the legal-tech startup about dabbling in tech, fundraising in their 20s, and their quest to digitally transform some aspects of the legal profession, for the betterment of the community at large. Image Credit: Real Vector | ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Finology started in 2017 by absorbing and reinventing Loanstreet. A year after, they activated instant home loan approvals for the real estate industry through Loanplus and in 2019, they became the first in Malaysia to allow for online renewals of motorcycle insurance and road tax. Fresh off their win at the Seedstars World Competition, we speak with co-founders Robin Ang and Jared Lim about their next move. Image Credit: finology | finology.com.mySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Founded in July 2020, Nutribah is a start-up that adopts a farm-to-table model for its organic produce using IoT-based smart farming technology to optimise production capacity while undertaking eco-friendly farming practices to reduce environmental degradation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After experiences with wrong orders, inattentive waitstaff, and other bugbears of the F&B industry, a group of people joined together to create their own data-driven food ordering platform. Two of Aliments’ co-founders, Lee Teng and Kelvin Kwek, explain how they’ve adjusted to the pandemic, as well as their thoughts on the challenges the F&B industry faces in the future. Image Credit: @aliments.my | FacebookSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Millions of Malaysians are unfortunately all too familiar with the struggles that have come along with nearly a year and a half of working from home (WFH). Many have reported a drain in productivity and a depletion of creativity alongside rising instances of musculoskeletal issues such as backaches with long hours in front of the laptop and poor ergonomic choices. Balak’s - a homegrown furniture brand hailing from Penang is well aware of these struggles with its founder Lucas Eng, personally experiencing these problems and seeing them in his parents as well. This is why Lucas took the decision to pivot his business strategy and launch Balak’s with the purpose of handcrafting bespoke premium furniture that prioritises ergonomic functionality to energise, inspire and invigorate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With just 4 months to go before a very tough year ends, the main thing on the minds of most people is productivity. Working from home can bring about a comfort zone and a stress of its own, but whether you’re working from an office or from home, having massive productivity in the final months of 2021 is everything towards achieving your goals for the year. Jeevan Sahadevan gives us his simple and yet potent formula to achieve just that. Image Credit: Jirsak | ShutterstockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As part of our 64th Merdeka Day celebrations, we’re taking a look this week at Malaysia: The Next Chapter - companies and people who exemplify the potential in Malaysia’s future. Kien Fatt Medical Store has been dispensing Chinese herbs in Petaling Street for nearly 80 years. The father and daughter duo, Ng Chee Yat & Vanessa Ng, discuss their takeover from Mr Ng’s father, their journey thus far, and how they plan on adapting with times to come. Image Credit: Daniel Chan | TimeOutSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.