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Tech Talk

BFM Media
Artificial Intelligence
Malaysia
Cybersecurity
Digital Transformation
Celcomdigi
Openai
Data Privacy
Generative AI
Mental Health
Elon Musk
Deepfakes
Metaverse
Technology
Social Media
Automation
APAC Region
Ransomware
Fraud Prevention
Cyber Security
Digital Banking

Where would your business be in 10 years time? How about 5 years from now? Or even tomorrow? Chances are, you’re already in the age of a digital business. Tech Talk is the programme that gives you access to the minds that are shaping the world of tomorrow. Hear from global and regional experts and analyst, record breaking developers, the dark-web hackers and the “crazy ones” as they give you an in... more

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A recent White House Executive Order declared that Artificial Intelligence is now Super Intelligence. But is it?

Matt and Kishan try and unpick the many vines that sprout from a single simple question: What is artificial intelligence? And examine t... more

In July, an OpenAI agent broke out of its test environment and into the systems of Hugging Face, the AI platform. Since then, there have been more reports of AI agents going rogue in the US. Is China having the same experience? Bloomberg Intelligence... more

Malaysians lost RM2.97 billion to scams in 2025, and much of that money moved through mule accounts. The National Fraud Portal now links Bank Negara, PayNet, and the banks to trace stolen funds faster, but the money still moves quickly.

We get into:... more

We’re taking a trip to the weird side today as we explore the power of failure. Matt and Kishan discuss a failed experiment which is leading to new insights about the evolution of our brains, as well as opening pathways to treat conditions like ALS. ... more

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Henry Linan
Managing Director for Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand at Trust Decisions
Trust Decisions
Episode: Spotting Mule Accounts: The Tech Behind It
Johnson Ong
Partner at Halim Hong and Quack
Halim Hong & Quack
Episode: Inside Malaysia's Upcoming AI Governance Bill
Low Khai Yi
Partner at Halim Hong and Quack
Halim Hong & Quack
Episode: Inside Malaysia's Upcoming AI Governance Bill
Dominic Frost
Chief Technology Officer at iProof
iProof
Episode: Deepfakes Are Now a Global Business Problem
Rena Kwok
Senior Credit Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence
Bloomberg Intelligence
Episode: Singapore's Stablecoin Bet: The Tech and the Impact
Varun Mittal
Founder of Fintech Nation; managing director, country head Singapore at Keenai Global
Keenai Global; Fintech Nation
Episode: Singapore's Stablecoin Bet: The Tech and the Impact
Dr. Mirza Rayana
Lecturer, School of Information Technology, Monash University Malaysia
Monash University Malaysia
Episode: If AI Codes, What's Left to Teach Engineers?
Andrew Boyd
Senior Vice President and General Manager for Asia Pacific and Japan at Dataiku
Dataiku
Episode: Can Businesses Keep Up With AI Agents?
Gang Lu
Founder and CEO of TechNode
TechNode
Episode: Beyond DeepSeek, CXMT, and Unitree: What’s Hot in China Tech Now?

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Elaine Bui
Host of Tech Talk
Kishan Sivaswamy
Host of the show
Matt Amitage
Host of Matt's Plained / Culture Pop segment

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#108
Ukraine/News/Business News
Apple Podcasts
#113
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Apple Podcasts
#135
China/News/Business News
Apple Podcasts
#147
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Apple Podcasts
#198
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Spotting Mule Accounts: The Tech Behind It
Q: What are your thoughts on whether 30 minutes is enough to trace illegal funds through mule accounts?
Linan says 30 minutes is not fast enough because funds can move through multiple accounts and be cashed out quickly, sometimes within seconds. He emphasizes real-time detection and prevention.
Spotting Mule Accounts: The Tech Behind It
Q: Can you tell us what is a mule account and how it kind of works for these fraud syndicates?
A mule account is a bank or e-wallet account used to receive, transfer or cash out stolen money. Account holders may knowingly provide access or may be deceived, for example by a fake remote-work offer.
Singapore's Stablecoin Bet: The Tech and the Impact
Q: What's the expected impact on Singaporean banks and revenue opportunities?
Banks can gain as reserve custodians, settlement partners, and treasury desk providers, with opportunities in custodian services, transaction banking, and asset tokenization, while maintaining strict risk controls under the new rules.
Singapore's Stablecoin Bet: The Tech and the Impact
Q: How do the tech requirements shape whether a bank issues or supports stablecoins?
Tech architecture can vary; it could be a ledger or non-blockchain database to run a payment network, and the choice depends on transaction throughput, reliability, and regulatory alignment. Banks can partner to leverage existing tech while issuing through non-bank entities to manage risk.
Singapore's Stablecoin Bet: The Tech and the Impact
Q: Varun, what is the basic rationale behind Singapore's MAS proposed framework for stablecoins?
The framework aims to provide a regulated, stable, and secure infrastructure for digital currencies used in payments, while preventing systemic risk by requiring 100% reserve backing, prohibiting interest payments, and ensuring asset segregation through standalone issuer entities.

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Tech-focused conversations that mix practical technology insights with real-world industry implications. Across recent episodes, the show frequently probes how artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data, and new tech ecosystems affect business strategy, regulation, and consumer experience. Notable threads include AI's impact on creativity and IP, the evolution of fintech and crypto regulation, advances in national security tech, the rise of intelligent warehouses and 5G-enabled logistics, and the growing role of wearables and health data in everyday life. A standout quality is the mix of practitioner-led discussions with big-picture scenarios, plus practical takeaways for executives implementing emerging tech. The format tends to feature ... more

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2. Johnson Ong
3. Low Khai Yi
4. Dominic Frost
5. Rena Kwok
6. Varun Mittal
7. Dr. Mirza Rayana
8. Andrew Boyd

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