Name: Episode 243: From Huawei's US entry to Wechat's Future with Juro Osawa by analyseasia
Duration: 28 min 26 s
Description: Juro Osawa, reporter at The Information joined us in a conversation to discuss the recent challenges faced by China's technology giants, Huawei and Tencent. We discussed why Huawei's deal with AT&amp;T in the US had fallen apart and its implications to other foreign companies trying to enter the US market. At the same time, we discussed the recent turmoil within Tencent on the future of Wechat.

Great discussion on why Huawei's recent deal with AT&T in the US fell apart. Have been a fan of Juro's work in WSJ and The Information.

Great conversation with Juro Osawa on Huawei and Tencent.

Great episode on the discussion on why Chinese companies are now being caught in a trade war with the US.

Interesting that China has Allen Zhang, a product visionary to Wechat just as Andy Rudin to Android in the US.

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A track produced for Naviar Records Haiku Challenge; one week to write and record a track in response to the haiku posted.
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"Stripe isn't just payments. We actually build economic infrastructure for the global economy. And so we've got a lot more technology beyond payments. Our Stripe Tour is a cool venue where we get a chance to bring customers, partners and thought leaders together and talk about the current state of technology and future technologies - in a local Asian context. So it's been a lot of fun. And by the way, we're really enthusiastic about Asia here at Stripe. Not only because 60 per cent of the world's population is in Asia, but also because the Asian markets are very tech-forward. And you can see that by just looking at global trends, sometimes Asian markets completely leapfrog the trends like what happened to mobile. And so you got this great market that's huge, that's really tech-forward. And there's so much innovation possible." - Mike Clayville, chief revenue officer of Stripe 

Fresh out of the studio, Mike Clayville, Chief Revenue Officer of Stripe, joined us in a conversation discussing Stripe's business in the Asia Pacific and shared invaluable insights into the evolution of financial infrastructure. Mike dived deep into how Stripe is adapting and expanding while at the same time with interesting customer stories in the Asia Pacific. He delved into Stripe's current innovations specifically on online payments &amp; financial infrastructure within the dynamic Asia Pacific region. Last but not least, Mike shared the key trends in the financial infrastructure landscape and defined what great would look like for Stripe's future in APAC. 

Podcast Information: The show is hosted and produced by Bernard Leong. Proper credits for the intro and end music: "Energetic Sports Drive" and the episode is mixed &amp; edited in both video and audio format by Thomas G Craig.

Stripe and the Innovation of Financial Infrastructure in the Asia Pacific with Mike Clayville

"And so what we do at Dow Jones, very specifically, is look at - What are the regulators demanding? What do they want you to do? What are the specific data points that you require? And which workflows do you want to use them in? And, there are very different workflows, which within, for example, a financial institution. You have the onboarding of your new customers, and in those situations, you may have a little bit more time. Obviously, there's the service level in terms of opening a bank account is faster and faster. But you have a little bit more time in that regard. You want to look at potentially more data. Then once you are a customer of a bank, you're gonna be amongst millions of customers. How do banks can then adapt to check additional data points? And, today the customer may be clean and have no adverse media, may not be sanctions, but that could change." - Joel Lange 

Fresh out of the studio, Joel Lange, executive vice president &amp; general manager of risk and research from Dow Jones, discussed how the company is leveraging artificial intelligence and data analytics to help companies tackle risk and compliance and combat financial crimes and money laundering. Joel also explored generative AI's role in risk management and concluded by envisioning the future of Dow Jones Risk &amp; Compliance and what great would look like in the Asia Pacific. 

Episode Highlights: 
[0:00] Quote of the Day #QOTD from Joel Lange 
[0:50] Introduction to Joel Lange, EVP &amp; GM, Risk &amp; Research, Dow Jones 
[1:28] Support for freeing Evan Gershkovich from Wall Street Journal on his 32nd birthday. 
[2:20] How did Joel start his career and eventually end up in his role with Dow Jones&nbsp; 
[3:58] Lessons learnt in Joel's career journey 
[5:40] Introduction to Dow Jones and its global vision &amp; mission 
[8:20] Risk Management, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes 101 
[10:08] Impact on businesses and other organizations if their risk is not well managed. 
[12:00] How Dow Jones Risk & Compliance division helps businesses to navigate the challenges 
[14:50] The challenge of cross borders makes managing risk and compliance difficult on a global level 
[17:00] RiskCenter Advanced Screening and Monitoring (ASAM) solution based on AI and big data 
[19:50] What makes ASAM different from other risk management solutions out there? 
[21:00] How the AI solution tackles false positives and the tradeoffs made between the specificity and sensitivity of the data. 
[24:30] How does the diversity of APAC both economically &amp; politically impact the complex anti-money laundering processes? 
[27:00] The mental model to balance between economic recovery &amp; anti-corruption efforts 
[29:05] Perspectives on Generative AI and how it impacts combating financial crime &amp; AML 
[32:05] Advice to C-suite executives and government officials on risk management with AI 
[33:40] What does great look like for Dow Jones for market expansion and ASAM in the APAC region? 
[35:30] Closing Podcast 

Information: Bernard Leong hosts and produces the show. Proper credits for the intro and end music: "Energetic Sports Drive" and the episode is mixed &amp; edited in both video and audio format by Thomas G Craig.

Dow Jones & AI in Risk and Compliance with Joel Lange

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"There are so many voices here that people can create their own unique things. And yet there is still this culture, that's still lingering from the past, that somehow the answers are in the West. And trust me, they are not. So the West is also confused and looking for their way to figure out things. And so the main inspiration for Yana TV was to create this particular platform where we can showcase the voices of Asian movers and shakers, which means people who are doing interesting things, who are standing up, who want to speak up, challenging the status quo, and the norms. People who are regional, who are thought leaders, and I also feel it is time there has to be a bigger platform where we can all go and see who are the people who are doing amazing things here." - Yana Fry 

Fresh out of the studio, Yana Fry, producer & host of Yana TV joined us in a conversation about the behind-the-scenes of her show and her perspectives on interviewing Asian change makers across the region. Our conversation kicked off with Yana's odyssey to Singapore and delving into what sparked the creation of Yana TV and its core themes. In the conversation, Yana shares the heartwarming tales featured on her show, ranging from a kidnapped diplomat to a heart-touching Singaporean Santa Claus and her perspectives as a content creator in the Asia Pacific. Last but not least, she shares what great would look like for Yana TV. 

Episode Highlights:
[00:48] Quote of the Day #QOTD by Yana Fry, Founder & Host, Yana TV.
[02:24] Introduction: Yana Fry, Founder & Host of Yana TV. 
[04:28] Perspectives on living in Singapore. [06:43] Yana shares lessons of her career journey. [08:20] Inspiration behind Yana TV. 
[10:28] Intended Audience behind Yana TV. 
[11:50] The Great Resignation and its Impact on Executives re-thinking work-life balance. 
[13:49] Main Themes and Key Takeaways from interviewing Asian change-makers in Yana TV. 
[16:18] How a seven-time convicted criminal becomes a change-maker to help prison inmates re-integrate into Singapore society. 
[17:43] The behind-the-scenes (BTS) behind Yana TV's production. 
[21:01] Different Profiles of Change-Makers on Yana TV. 
[25:14] How Asian change-makers differ from their Western counterparts. [29:35] Challenges faced by Asian Change Makers. 
[34:49] Tales of Asian Change Makers: A Diplomat. 
[36:30] Tales of Asian Change Makers: Singapore Santa Claus that moved the production crew on Yana TV. 
[41:23] How to tell stories in Asia with the digital format. 
[44:32] The challenge of distribution for Asian podcasters. 

Podcast Information: Bernard Leong hosts and produces the show. Proper credits for the intro and end music: "Energetic Sports Drive" and the episode is mixed & edited in both video and audio format by G. Thomas Craig.

Yana TV and Change Makers in the Asia Pacific with Yana Fry

This week's Disquiet Junto prompt was "Take one held tone and make it dance slowly."

I thought this would be challenging, but really it all came together very quickly!

I thought about what dancing means (motion?) and tried to imagine ways a long held tone could "move" slowly. 

I came up with three main ways:
0:00 - 0:53 - a slowly moving bandpass filter followed by Abletons' stock Echo plug-in (the resonance of the filter immediately introduces an overtone that is not the held note, but hey don't blame me I didn't invent physics)
0:54 - 1:18 - Using a vibrato plug-in at about 50% wet/dry to slowly move the tone and town by cents
1:19 - 2:33 - Using tremolo to add a lot of motion - the tone is doubled, panned L and R, and tremolo'd at different rates to make it dance across the stereo field (the slowness of the dancing is debatable here, but the intent is there!)
2:34 - 2:58 - This is the opening phrase of the piece, but accompanied by an echo blast from the tremolo'd section that fades out

All in all, a ton of fun! I never in a million years would have tried something like, so this was a great experiment.

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More on this 631st weekly Disquiet Junto project, In a Silent Waveform — The Assignment: Take one held tone and make it dance slowly — at: https://disquiet.com/0631/

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"Take one held tone and make it dance slowly." (Disquiet0631)

"When I wrote about it, in addition to assuming that all Asia tech companies, particularly in China, were copycats of Western companies, I think there are also a lot of misperceptions about how easy it is to enter a market, especially when they're an Asian market, especially when there are incumbent players already. For example, Uber failed. Basically, they failed. That's a harsh word, but they failed in both China and Southeast Asia, where they were acquired by Didi in China and Grab in Southeast Asia. And then Facebook really fell flat on its face with a lot of markets with free basics, it undermined Net Neutrality and also assumed that consumers just because maybe they had to be price conscious, were willing to access only a handful of sites as opposed to having access to a free Internet. I think people also underestimate the influence that Asia has had in other parts of the world." - Catherine Shu 

Fresh out of the studio, Catherine Shu reflects on her 12 years at TechCrunch, chronicling the evolution of Asian tech from China to India. She highlights the rise of Chinese apps such as WeChat and TikTok's global impact and the shifting international views on Chinese tech. She explores India's rising tech scene, South Korea's startup growth with the rise of Coupang and Southeast Asia's expanding tech influence, with a focus on Grab. Shu offers her advice for journalists covering Asia's dynamic tech landscape and articulating what great looks like for Asia Tech in the future. Fresh out of the studio, Catherine Shu reflects on her 12 years at TechCrunch, chronicling the evolution of Asian tech from China to India. She highlights the rise of Chinese apps such as WeChat and TikTok's global impact and the shifting international views on Chinese tech. She explores India's rising tech scene, South Korea's startup growth with the rise of Coupang and Southeast Asia's expanding tech influence, with a focus on Grab. Shu offers her advice for journalists covering Asia's dynamic tech landscape and articulating what great looks like for Asia Tech in the future. 

Audio Episode Highlights: 
[0:40] Quote of the Day #QOTD by Catherine Shu. 
[1:38] Introduction: Catherine Shu, former senior reporter for TechCrunch. 
[2:50] Her thoughts on the TechCrunch recent layoff. 
[5:04] Catherine’s future plans. 
[6:34] Catherine shares lessons from her career journey. 
[8:07] Inspiration behind her last article on TechCrunch: Don’t Ignore Asia Tech. 
[9:30] Western Perceptions Change on Asia Tech over the decade. 
[11:02] Early misconceptions about Asia Tech in the West. 
[12:44] Evolution of Asia Tech from Catherine’s perspective. 
[15:14] Tech Coverage in Taiwan. 
[17:17] The one thing about Asia tech Catherine knows but very few do. 
[19:41] Why China succeeded with WeChat as the super app. 
[23:26] The rise in TikTok globally for Chinese Tech. 
[26:40] Perspectives on TikTok recent potential ban. 
[27:26] What the West learned from the super app revolution in China. 
[28:52] Why China was caught flatfooted with OpenAI’s ChatGPT in AI. 
[30:14] The future of Chinese startups. 
[34:01] How the Indian tech market evolved over the past decade. 
[35:58] South Korean Startup Ecosystem. 
[39:00] Is there really a Southeast Asia tech story? 
[42:34] Advice for future correspondents covering Asia Tech. 
[44:32] What does great look like for Asia Tech? 
[46:30] Closing. 

Podcast Information: Bernard Leong hosts and produces the show. Proper credits for the intro and end music: "Energetic Sports Drive" and the episode is mixed &amp; edited in both video and audio format by G. Thomas Craig 

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Juro Osawa, reporter at The Information joined us in a conversation to discuss the recent challenges faced by China's technology giants, Huawei and Tencent. We discussed why Huawei's deal with AT&amp;T in the US had fallen apart and its implications to other foreign companies trying to enter the US market. At the same time, we discussed the recent turmoil within Tencent on the future of Wechat.

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Episode 243: From Huawei's US entry to Wechat's Future with Juro Osawa

A weekly podcast dissecting the pulse of business, technology & media in Asia. Hear our host interviewing leading journalists, senior executives, respectable authors & thinkers, entrepreneurs & thought leaders to discuss the most important issues that move and shake the business landscape in the Asia Pacific. The show is originally created and hosted by Bernard Leong.

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