GoTo Group beats guidance with record results

PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk (GoTo), the largest digital ecosystem in Indonesia, has exceeded its breakeven guidance, with record high core gross transaction value (GTV), gross…

CelcomDigi and PayNet join forces to strengthen digital security in financial transactions

Malaysian telecommunications firm CelcomDigi Berhad and national payments network Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet) have announced an inter-industry partnership to…

Singapore’s Chocolate Finance engages with MAS on customer withdrawal issues

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said Wednesday that it continues to engage Chocolate Finance, an online robo advisory service operated by Chocfin Pte Ltd, to ensure that…

How AI text generation is changing regional marketing strategies

Brands that adopt #AI-powered marketing are not simply playing catch up—they are leading the charge by deploying increasingly relevant, engaging, and culturally sensitive content…

Malaysia’s SpaceTech startup SpaceIn secures investment from 1337 Ventures

With this investment, SpaceIn is set to accelerate its growth in 2025 by advancing its sensor modem and ground segment for the SpaceANT system, developed in partnership with the…

HK’s IT smart system startup Harvest International plans to expand to Singapore, Japan & Malaysia [Q&A]

We talked to 
Sharon Tam,
 Co-founder at Harvest Elite International Ltd (one of Cyberport's incubatees) to learn more about the company’s achievements in 2024, its plans and…

Maxis, Huawei collaborate to drive AI and ML powered intelligent network operations

Malaysian telecommunication firm Maxis and Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd have announced a strategic collaboration to advance intelligent network operations through…

Pine Labs partners with Visa to provide instalment solutions to merchants across key markets in Southeast Asia

Pine Labs, an India-based fintech platform, has announced a partnership with global payment firm Visa to introduce Visa Instalment Solutions (VIS) on Pine Labs’ multi-issuer…

Filipino startup Shoppable raises $1.16M in seed round led-by Ignite House of Innovation

Shoppable Business, a Filipino supply chain technology company, has raised a seed round of $1.16 million to fuel its growth and enhance its end-to-end supply chain platform in the…

Uber ends acquisition of Delivery Hero’s Taiwan foodpanda business amid regulatory hurdles

Delivery Hero SE, the Germany-based global local delivery platform, has confirmed that the American multinational transportation company Uber Technologies, Inc. has decided to…

VinFast, BNI sign strategic partnership to accelerate green transition, sustainable growth

Vietnamese electric vehicles (EVs) maker VinFast and Indonesian state-owned bank PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (BNI) have signed a strategic partnership to accelerate…

UnionPay integrates with PromptPay to enable QR code payments between China and Thailand

China-based payment firm UnionPay International (UPI) has partnered with Thailand-based payment firm National ITMX Co., Ltd (NITMX) to jointly promote the integration of UnionPay…

PDD’s Temu, DigitBridge ink integration partnership for SMBs sales channel expansion

Temu, the global online marketplace of China’s PDD Holdings, has inked an integration partnership with DigitBridge, a US-based digital commerce operations system, for…

Salesforce to invest $1B in Singapore over five years for digital transformation

Salesforce, the American cloud-based software company, has on Wednesday announced plans to invest $1 billion in Singapore over the next five years, to accelerate the nation’s…