Vietnam’s Hanoi capital city urges ride-hailing service Grab to utilize green energy vehicles
The Department of Construction in Vietnam's Hanoi capital has urged couriers and ride-hailing services, including Singapore-headquartered Grab, to build plans to utilize green…
Financial-payment platform Airwallex ready for full commercial launch in Malaysia
Airwallex, co-headquartered in Singapore and California, has received approval from Bank Negara Malaysia, the central bank of Malaysia, for its e-money issuing and Class A…
Asia remains world’s most wallet led region as A2A payments accelerate – Worldpay
Asia Pacific (APAC) remains the world’s most wallet led region, with digital wallets accounting for 77 percent of online spend ($ 2.7 trillion) and 63 percent of in-person spend…
Singapore-headquartered BDX Data Centers secures $320M loan for AI expansion in Indonesia
BDx Data Centers has secured a $320 million loan facility to support the expansion of its digital infrastructure footprint across Asia, the Signapore-headquartered data center…
Sovereign multitude: The internet after users
Why the future of the web belongs to autonomous AI agents and what that means for your job description
Maybank sees 2026 a pivotal year for EV-related FDIs in Malaysia
2026 would be a pivotal year for electric vehicle (EV)-related foreign direct investments (FDIs) in Malaysia following the expiry of completely built-up (CBU) incentives, Maybank…
Exa Labs opens first Asia office in Singapore to advance AI search infrastructure
Exa Labs, the United States-based AI search engine firm, has on Monday announced the opening of its first Asia office in Singapore.
CIMB sees Malaysia to emerge as ASEAN’s largest sustainable data center hub
Given the breakthroughs in clean energy and green infrastructure, CIMB Securities firmly believes that the pipeline of data center jobs remains intact in Malaysia, which is on…
Khazanah-backed insurtech firm PolicyStreet raises $21M in Series C funding round
Malaysia-founded PolicyStreet has secured RM84 million (US$21 million) in the first close of its Series C funding round, the insurtech firm said in a press release on Wednesday.
Agoda opens new APAC tech hub in Bangkok
Headquartered in Singapore, Agoda is part of NASDAQ-listed Booking Holdings and employs more than 7,000 staff globally.
How agentic search is reshaping commerce
In the next phase of commerce, consumers may not arrive as visitors clicking through pages, but as instructions carried by agents. The businesses that learn to speak the language…
Malaysia’s digital banks collectively served 2.4M customers, with total deposits of $1.04B by end of 2025
All five digital banks have collectively served 2.4 million customers, with total deposits of MYR 4.2 billion ($1.04 billion) in Malaysia by end of 2025, its central bank's annual…
Vietnam records foreign investment $14.2B in semiconductor, to further attract big tech
Vietnam's semiconductor sector has so far recorded foreign direct investment (FDI) of $14.2 billion in 241 projects and will strive to further attract global big tech to invest in…
Microsoft plans $1B investment in Thailand’s cloud and AI infrastructure
Microsoft announced a plan to invest more than $1 billion in cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in Thailand between 2026 and 2028, following a meeting in…
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