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…
July 9, 2026
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…
July 9, 2026
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…
July 9, 2026
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.
July 9, 2026
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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.
July 9, 2026
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…
July 9, 2026
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…
July 9, 2026
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…
July 9, 2026
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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…
July 9, 2026
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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