For the uninitiated, trending news of NFTs’ high prices can seem bewildering. People are buying a single tweet or memes as NFTs, and you may be wondering why. If you have no prior understanding of NFTs, and only happened to read a news article on the topic, or if you …
How Can the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the UN Save the Rainforests?
When you read a company’s sustainability strategy or report, you would notice that it refers to at least one of the 17 United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The UN developed this as a universal call to action for countries to work in global partnership with each other to …
Women and Investing: Unlocking the Power
Photo Credit: pch.vector (Freepik) Women and investing. These two words are rarely found side by side. The word ‘investment’ tends to be viewed with a masculine bias. A glimpse at the stock exchange office conjures the image of a male-dominated environment. Prevailing stereotypes is not helping either. The media often depicts …
#MakingHERStory: Women in Leadership
In this round of our #MakingHERStory series, we bring you Associate Director of Business Development, Pui San Yong, better known as Jodie, to share us her story in exploring women empowerment and her role at Funding Societies | Modalku (FSMK). Influence and inspiration Tell us about a leadership lesson that …
#MakingHERStory: Women in Leadership
We are back with another round of the #MakingHERStory series! Today, we speak to Shakthi Priya Kathirvelu, our Head of Information Security Engineering to find out her thoughts on transformational leadership and women empowerment at Funding Societies. Influence and inspiration Tell us about a leadership lesson that you’ve learnt that’s …
What is a Circular Economy?
As human beings adopt a more linear approach of “Take, Make, Dispose” in their daily life, it eventually, over time, contributes to the increase of environmental waste and pollution. In contrast, a Circular Economy is a solution framework that values resources to be innovatively reused, benefiting both consumers and the …
Empowering the creative engineering mind to drive innovation
Engineers can imagine a new frontier and make it happen. Without them, low-noise earthquake-proof bullet trains that can hit 200 miles per hour will not be a reality since 1964. We will still be vacuuming with clogged up vacuum bags and poor suction powers if James Dyson did not imagine …
#MakingHERStory: Women in Leadership
“I want every little girl who’s been told she’s bossy to be told again she has leadership skills.” —Sheryl Sandberg, COO at Meta To all beloved mothers, Happy Mother’s Day! We’re coming to you with another special edition of our Women in Leadership series to chat to one of our …
SME Working Capital Loan: What Is That and How Do You Apply for It?
Are you an entrepreneur who has recently started a business? Finding it difficult to access business loans from traditional financial institutions time and again? SME working capital loans offered by banks and financial institutions can help you. The process is fast, easy, and secure. So, how can working capital loans …
#makingHERstory: Women in Leadership
In this episode of our #MakingHERStory series, we explore the role and empowerment of women at Funding Societies | Modalku (FSMK). This is the story of Ariani Ratna Hadioetomo – our VP, Group Head of Brand & Marketing Communications. Influence and inspiration Tell us about a leadership lesson that you’ve …