SMU launches research initiative on capital markets

Singapore Management University (SMU) has on Tuesday launched the Singapore Capital Markets Initiative (SCMI) to position Singapore at the forefront of a rapidly evolving global…

Nestlé to invest $688M in AI-powered smart factory in Samut Prakan, Thailand

Thailand's Board of Investment (BOI) has approved a $688 million investment by Nestlé (Thai) Co., Ltd. to construct a smart factory and distribution center in Samut Prakan…

Maybank Indonesia Syariah, Muslim Pro launch embedded Islamic banking service powered by audax

Maybank Indonesia Syariah and Muslim Pro have launched Amanah Pro, an embedded Islamic banking experience that allows users of the Muslim Pro app to open a Shariah-compliant Hajj…

Philippines’ Kickstart Ventures join Sprout.ai’s Pre-Series A $9M funding round

Sprouts.ai, an AI-native startup delivering Revenue Agents for B2B enterprises through a proprietary go-to-market (GTM) data layer, has raised $9 million in Pre-Series A funding.

QAI Ventures launches Singapore’s first quantum technology accelerator with four-startup inaugural cohort

QAI Ventures, a global venture capital firm focused on quantum technologies and advanced computing, has launched the inaugural cohort of its Singapore Quantum Accelerator.

Animoca Brands pilots AI agent-powered commerce with Visa in Hong Kong

Animoca Brands has completed a live pilot of AI-powered commerce capabilities developed in collaboration with Visa, enabling AI agents on its Minds platform to identify relevant…

Thailand to invest $1.99B in AI, electronics, aviation, clean energy amid supply chain updates

Thailand has approved nine major investment projects worth a combined $1.99 billion across artificial intelligence (AI), advanced electronics, aviation, clean energy, and food, as…

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Mastering data sovereignty: The ultimate competitive advantage

In an AI-driven world, organizations must go beyond data residency to achieve full data sovereignty to unlock their economic value. By identifying sensitive data and workloads…

Singapore-based Nium acquires crypto wallet company Cypher to bridge fiat, digital asset payments infrastructure

Nium, a cross-border payments infrastructure company co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore, has acquired Cypher, a crypto-native non-custodial wallet and issuing company…

East Asia food delivery GMV reaches $38.6B in 2025

The four East Asian markets generated an estimated $38.6 billion in food delivery platform gross merchandise value (GMV) in 2025, Momentum Works said Wednesday.

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