Singapore’s Arki Finance receives capital markets licence ahead of wealth platform launch

Arki Finance, a Singapore-based wealth management fintech targeting the mass affluent, has received its Capital Markets Services License from the Monetary Authority of Singapore,…

US AI note taker brand Plaud doubles down in Singapore as its Asia-Pacific headquarters

Plaud, the US artificial intelligence (AI) note taker brand, has on Wednesday announced plans to expand its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore with an investment of over S$10…

Philippines invites Vietnam’s VinFast to expand in economic zone

The Philippines Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has invited Vietnamese firms, especially electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer VinFast, to explore manufacturing opportunities in its…

Malaysia’s GreatAsic raises $6.9M to build custom AI chip design capabilities

Malaysia-based fabless custom chip design company GreatAsic has raised $6.9 million in a Pre-Series A round led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, with participation…

86% of Asia Pacific banks say AI increases fraud sophistication

As many as 86 percent of financial institution leaders across Asia Pacific believe AI has increased the sophistication of fraud and scams, while 79 percent say their institutions…

Germany’s Infineon, Vietnam’s VinRobotics to jointly to develop humanoid robots

Germany's Infineon Technologies and VinRobotics, a robotics company established by Vietnam's conglomerate Vingroup, will collaborate on the development of humanoid robots, with a…

Indonesia’s investment advisory startup Recompound sees opportunities from stock market rout [interview]

Recompound Co-Founder Toby Limanto expects the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index's (JCI) post-January 2026 slump to increase retail investor demand for the Indonesian…

Singapore collaborates with Tanzania on carbon credits

Singapore and Tanzania have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on carbon credits collaboration under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement on Tuesday.

EVs remain a key growth in the Philippine automotive sector – Maybank

While the Philippine automotive industry sales remain under pressure, Maybank Investment Bank sees electric vehicles remain a key growth in the sector.

Nokia, Indosat, NVIDIA to deploy AI-ready 5G network across Indonesia

Nokia and Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison will jointly modernize Indosat's nationwide mobile network in Indonesia through the deployment of advanced 5G Radio Access Network…

Singapore leads global crypto-friendly cities index as Asia Pacific dominates top 10

Singapore has been ranked the world's most crypto-friendly city in Multipolitan's Crypto Friendly Cities Index 2026, with six Asia Pacific cities making the global top 10,…

Japan’s NTT DATA, Google Cloud to jointly scale enterprise AI deployment

Japan's NTT DATA and Google Cloud will collaborate help enterprises move from AI experimentation to large-scale deployment of agentic AI solutions, combining Google Cloud's AI…

Singapore’s insurtech Igloo launches AI travel insurance assistant in Indonesia, boosting purchase decision 44%

Singapore-based insurtech company Igloo has launched Igi, an AI travel insurance assistant in Indonesia that guides customers through the full purchase journey within a single…

18% of Singapore firms have AI security policies, but no tools to enforce

As many as 18 percent of five Singapore organizations have policies against unauthorized AI tools but lack any mechanism to detect violations, according to JFrog's 2026 Software…

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