Southeast Asia’s Ecommerce market up 22.8 percent year on year to $157.6B in 2025 – Momentum Works
Southeast Asia’s ecommerce platform gross merchandise value (GMV) grew 22.8 percent year-on-year in 2025 to reach $157.6 billion in 2025, as leading platforms returned to growth…
BMI sees Batam emerging as compliance-led data center hub, while Jakarta retains structural dominance
Indonesia’s data center sector is entering a structurally differentiated growth phase, with Batam increasingly positioned as a regulatory compliance and Singapore-linked overflow…
Southeast Asia’s IPO proceeds jump 174 percent year on year to $1.8B in first quarter
Southeast Asia saw a total of 14 initial public offerings (IPOs) that raised $1.8 billion in the first quarter of 2026, a 48 percent decline in volume but 174 percent increase in…
Singapore advances for third consecutive year as AI readiness reshapes digital services – Adobe Digital Government Index
Global technology firm Adobe has on Monday released its 2025 Digital Government Index (DGI) for Singapore, which reveals that the nation’s overall score rose to 65, a 4.7 percent…
Satair strengthens Singapore aerospace logistics with Swisslog AutoStore system
Switzerland logistics automation company Swisslog has on Monday announced the successful deployment and commissioning of Satair's new AutoStore system at its Singapore facility,…
Payment platform ShopBack, restaurant tech platform Eats365 partner up to power F&B growth in Hong Kong
ShopBack, a shopping-rewards-payment platform in the Asia-Pacific, has announced a strategic partnership with Eats365, a restaurant tech platform, to integrate rewards, payments,…
Singapore-based cloud service OrtCloud raises $1.7M pre-seed funding to advance AI-focused cloud infrastructure
OrtCloud, a Singapore-based cloud infrastructure company, has raised $1.7 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Southeast Asia-focused early-stage venture capital firm Golden…
Ride-hailing service GSM launches electric mobility platform in Indonesia, Philippines
Green and Smart Mobility (GSM), the ride-hailing service under the ecosystem of Vietnam's conglomerate Vingroup, has launched its shared business platform, Green SM Platform, in…
The rise of AI and why governments globally are stepping in to support Gen Z in the job market
For businesses, those that invest in this generation will not only unlock extraordinary talent but also secure their own future in a competitive, AI-driven world.
Sidec launches Token-X to accelerate Malaysia’s digital asset and Web3 ecosystem
The Selangor Information Technology and Digital Economy Corporation (Sidec) has introduced Token-X, an accelerator program aimed at advancing Malaysia’s position in digital…
