Malaysia’s Iskandar Investment Berhad launches Net Zero Carbon Central Business District

Malaysia-based Iskandar Investment Berhad (IIB) has cemented its commitment to environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) initiatives with the launch of Net Zero Carbon…

Taiwan’s Profet AI launches enterprise AI lifecycle management platform for AI governance

Profet AI, a Taiwan-based enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) application provider for the manufacturing industry, has announced the official launch of AI Lifecycle Management…

Philippine Hive Health acquires HMO service provider Health Plan Philippines, Inc.

Hive Health, a Philippine-based digital health insurance startup, has acquired Health Plan Philippines, Inc. (HPPI), one of the Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) service…

MAS, Temasek Trust collaborate to accelerate growth of FinTech and impact ecosystem

Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Temasek Trust have collaborated to accelerate growth of FinTech and impact ecosystem. Temasek Trust has signed a letter of intent (LOI)…

Malaysia’s Yinson GreenTech completes construction of the Hydroglyder prototype

Malaysia-based energy firm Yinson Holdings Berhad (Yinson)'s green technologies business unit Yinson GreenTech (YGT), through its marinEV brand, has completed the construction of…

Singapore’s Wind.App raises $3.8M funding from Global Founders Capital, Spartan Group

Singapore fintech firm Wind.App has announced a successful $3.8 million pre-seed funding round. The round was co-led by Global Founders Capital and Spartan Group, and saw…

Chiliz welcomes Animoca Brands to its SportFi ecosystem

Malta-based blockchain firm Chiliz announced on Monday that Hong Kong-based gaming firm Animoca Brands has joined its blockchain network as a validator and leading participant,…

Malaysia’s SME Corp allocates $1.27M to Bumiputera youth entrepreneurs

SME Corporation Malaysia (SME Corp. Malaysia), an agency under the Ministry of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development (MECD) and Funding Societies, an unified SME digital…

Malaysia’s JCorp invests $1.74 million into Singapore-based agritech firm Archisen

Malaysia-based state investment firm Johor Corporation (JCorp) Group will invest MYR 8.2 million ($1.74 million) into Singapore-based agritech firm Archisen Pte Ltd. FarmByte, a…

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UNDP, MAS and partners launch Universal Trusted Credentials initiative for MSME financing

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Bank of Ghana (BoG), Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) and the SME…

Grab-backed GXBank unveils beta bank app

GX Bank Berhad (GXBank), the Grab-backed Malaysian digital bank, is officially rolling out its beta app to selected 20,000 Malaysians users effective November 14, 2023. This comes…

Dubai launches $136M venture capital fund designed to finance technology startups

The Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIEZ) has announced the launch of a venture capital (VC) fund worth $136 million. The fund is designed to finance technology…

The trifecta effect: Fostering consequential conversations at the intersection of policy, technology, and finance

To drive the global fintech industry in the #Web3 era, there is a pressing need to foster a more timely and synergistic dialogue between policymakers, technologists, and financial…