E-commerce platform Shopee partners Malaysia’s Takaful IKHLAS to offer Shariah-compliant motor insurance

The latest addition to Shopee’s growing suite of digital insurance and takaful offerings, IKHLAS Private Car Comprehensive Plus Takaful, aims to provide holistic, Shariah…

SEEK announces leadership appointments to drive further growth of Jobstreet in Singapore, Malaysia

SEEK, the parent company of Asia’s online employment marketplaces Jobstreet and Jobsdb, has announced senior leadership changes to support its growth agenda in the region.

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Smart city infrastructure of Southeast Asia and the AI advantage: A sustainable synergy

AI development and management demand specialized expertise, yet many South Asian countries face a shortage of professionals trained in #AI, #DataScience, and #Sustainable…

Moomoo and TradingView team up for trading integration

Global fintech trading and wealth management platform Moomoo has partnered with United States-based charting platform and social network for traders TradingView, to deliver…

Indonesia’s Skor Technologies raises $6.2M in pre-Series A funding led by Argor Capital

Skor Technologies, the parent company of Indonesia-focused Skorlife and the new Skorcard credit card, has raised $6.2 million in its latest Pre-A round.

JLR partners Tata Communications to deliver smarter, data-driven connected cars

British multinational automobile manufacturer JLR and Indian digital ecosystem enabler Tata Communications have teamed up to deliver smarter, data-driven connected cars.

MDEC launches initiative to accelerate SME digital transformation across Malaysia

The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), under the purview of the Ministry of Digital, has launched an initiative to accelerate small medium enterprises (SMEs) digital…

From local to global: Venture Spark said it’s Thailand’s Next Big Accelerator

With the backing of prominent partners like InnoSpace Thailand, Venture Spark said it empowers founders to scale their ideas regionally and globally.

Ant Group to connect 280,000 doctors on Haodf healthcare platform with 800M healthcare users on Alipay after acquisition

Following Ant Group’s acquisition of Haodf, a healthcare platform specializing in online doctor consultations, Ant Group President Cyril Han and Haodf.com Founder Hang Wang have…

AirAsia MOVE appoints travel industry veteran Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio as Chairman

Malaysia-based Capital A's online travel agent (OTA) platform AirAsia MOVE has announced the appointment of Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio as its new Executive Chairman, effective…

Arrow Electronics partners STARFINDO to support tech startups in Indonesia

Global technology solutions provider Arrow Electronics has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Asosiasi Startup for Industry Indonesia (STARFINDO) to bolster…

Malaysia’s WORQ aims to grow total co-working space to 450,000 sq ft by 2025

WORQ is an award-winning productivity community and flexible workspace provider founded in 2017, in Kuala Lumpur. WORQ’s investors include Cradle Fund, an agency under the…

EV battery maker CATL poised to pick banks for $5B Hong Kong share sale – report

CATL, based in southeast China’s Fujian province and a major supplier to Tesla Inc, trades on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

KAF-Carsome consortium’s KAF Digital Bank receives license approval to commence operations

The operating entity, which is now formally known as KAF Digital Bank, seeks to deliver a robust and resilient banking infrastructure that underpins the trust and expectations…