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How IoT and AI innovations are revolutionizing the hospitality industry

The hospitality industry has been embracing #AI and #IoT over the past several years. AI can support more personalized and efficient guest experiences, but it’s important to be…

Jay Chou’s PHANTACi partners Highstreet to launch ‘PHANTACi Peninsula’

International fashion label PHANTACi is entering a revolutionary partnership with Highstreet, the MMORPG and retail-focused metaverse, unveiling a unique region within Highstreet…

InnovaTalk Webinar recap: Understanding medication-gut microbiome interactions

The July InnovaTalk Webinar hosted by the VinFuture Foundation highlighted the most recent research endeavors in understanding the interaction between medication drugs and the…

The impetus for modernizing the future of banking and financial services

Transforming services from their core may seem like a mammoth task to many existing financial institutions. From operating models to mindsets, approaches to new technology should…

Malaysia’s Bintang Capital invests in Singaporean integrated waste management firm Blue Planet

Bintang Capital Partners Berhad (Bintang) has announced its investment under its maiden fund, BCP Asia Fund I L.P (BCPAF I) into Singapore-based waste management firm Blue Planet…

UK’s TerraPay receives in-principle approval for an MPI license from MAS

TerraPay, a United Kingdom-based global payments infrastructure company, has secured an in-principle approval for a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license from the Monetary…

MAS commits up to $111M for technology and innovation in financial sector

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has on Monday announced that it will commit up to SGD 150 million ($111.47 million) over three years under the renewed Financial Sector…

CapitaLand Investment launches new business park development fund in India

Singapore-based real estate investment firm CapitaLand Investment Limited (CLI) has launched a business park development fund, CapitaLand India Growth Fund 2 (CIGF2), with a…

Singapore’s Carro achieves best quarterly profitability since inception in the first quarter of FY2024

Carro, the Singapore-based online used car platform, has achieved best quarterly profitability since inception in the first quarter of FY2024. The firm has clocked its highest…

AC Ventures’ Helen Wong on Indonesia’s path to the next decade: progress & prospects

In this episode of the “Going-abroad” live program hosted by TechNode Group Founder and CEO Dr. Lu Gang, AC Ventures Managing Partner Helen Wong shared her views on Indonesia, the…

Gartner survey shows generative AI has become emerging risk for enterprises

The mass availability of generative AI, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google Bard, became a top concern for enterprise risk executives in the second quarter of 2023, according to…

MRANTI launches Malaysia innovation matching platform to propel commercialization rate

The Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology and Innovation (MRANTI) has on Wednesday announced the launch of the Malaysia Technology Commercialization Platform (MATCH), in a…

India’s Credgenics raises $50M in series B funding led by Westbridge Capital, Accel and others

Credgenics, an India-based software as a service (SaaS) based debt collections and resolution technology platform, has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round. The funding…

Antler appoints serial entrepreneur Frank Kang as Associate Partner and Country Head for Malaysia

Singapore-based venture capital firm Antler has on Wednesday announced the appointment of Frank Kang as Associate Partner for Malaysia. This senior-level appointment further…