GoTyme becomes first Philippine digital bank to offer Apple Pay to 10 million customers
GoTyme Bank has enabled Apple Pay for its customers in the Philippines, becoming the first digital bank in the country to offer the service, its card processor Paymentology said…
August 18, 2026
China’s Tencent Cloud to build first Malaysia cloud region in Johor, expand AI training
Tencent Cloud, the cloud unit of Chinese technology giant Tencent, will establish its first cloud region in Malaysia, comprising up to three availability zones in Johor, and will…
August 18, 2026
Singapore’s Thunes, US’s Fiserv team up for real-time global payouts
Thunes, the Singapore-based payment firm, and Fiserv, a US payments and financial services technology provider, announced Monday a strategic collaboration for real-time global…
August 18, 2026
Sarawak Metro partners with Revenue Group to power KUTS mobile app with advanced payment tokenization
Sarawak Metro Sdn Bhd, the state-owned enterprise which had been appointed to develop, operate and maintain the Kuching Urban Transportation System (KUTS) project, announced…
August 18, 2026
Maybank and Haier partner to drive smart energy adoption across ASEAN
Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank) and Haier Energy Sdn Bhd (Haier Energy), a subsidiary of Haier Group headquartered in China, have entered into a Heads of Agreement (HoA) to form…
August 18, 2026
Analysts see NEEAP 2.0 marks a structural shift in Malaysia’s energy-efficiency landscape
The National Energy Efficiency Policy and Action Plan 2026-2035 (NEEAP 2.0) marks a structural shift in Malaysia’s energy-efficiency landscape, providing a clearer implementation…
August 18, 2026
China’s domestic AI stack gains momentum despite hardware gap
China’s domestic artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem is gaining momentum as major models demonstrate the ability to train and run on locally developed chips, while Nvidia…
August 18, 2026
India’s software firm Rezolv raises $12.5M Series A led by Norwest
Rezolv, an Indian software company that utilizes AI to automate debt collection for lenders, has raised $12.5 million in a Series A funding round led by U.S. venture firm Norwest,…
August 18, 2026
US-based data center operator Equinix signs Singapore solar deal, targets 215 MWp
Equinix, a data center operator based in the United States, has signed its fourth renewable energy power purchase agreement in Singapore since 2024, an agreement with Flo Energy…
August 18, 2026
Alipay launches agentic commerce platform in China to bring AI tools to merchants
Chinese payments and digital-services company Alipay launched China's first full-stack agentic commerce platform, giving merchants tools to move from digital operations to…
August 18, 2026
Why more Asian startups are building dual-market companies
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