FinDev Canada opens first regional office in Singapore to support the Indo-Pacific

Canada’s bilateral Development Finance Institution, FinDev Canada, has announced the opening of its first regional office in Singapore to support clients and partners in the…

Philippine edtech firm EDGE Tutor raises $1M in Pre-A round to expand in the Americas and EMEA

EDGE Tutor International, the Philippines-based online tutoring outsourcing company, has successfully closed a $1 million Pre-Series A funding round, following its $800,000 seed…

Southeast Asia’s InsurTech funding plunges 61 percent on year to $193M in 2024

The Southeast Asia (SEA) InsurTech total funding plunged 61 percent to $193 million in 2024 from $495 million in 2023, in line with global funding downturn across sectors, Tracxn…

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AI at the crossroads: What does DeepSeek’s rise and the regional AI investment surge mean for Asia Pacific?

Organizations need to take a blended and multi-layered approach that combines threat intelligence, behavioral AI, detection engineering and semantic #AI to block, detect and…

Singapore’s Thunes expands its Direct Global Network into Taiwan

Singapore-based global payments company Thunes has on Thursday announced the expansion of its Direct Global Network into Taiwan.

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Beyond algorithms: Prioritizing a balanced approach to AI-ready infrastructures

The path to AI-readiness requires thoughtful planning. The best way to effectively manage the #AI workload spread is to take a fit-for-purpose approach that relies on processors…

East Ventures unveils platform for AI innovators in Indonesia

East Ventures, a venture capital firm in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, has on Thursday announced the launch of IndoBuild AI, a dynamic platform for artificial intelligence (AI)…

Grab’s revenue grows 19 percent on year to $2.8 billion in 2024

Singapore-based superapp Grab announced Thursday that its revenue for 2024 grew 19 percent year on year to $2.8 billion, exceeding its guidance of $2.76 billion to $2.78 billion.

Temasek’s Nurasa, Saskatchewan Food Centre team up to expand market opportunities

Nurasa, a wholly owned company of Temasek and an organization in sustainable nutrition development in Asia, and the Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre (Food Centre), a…

Eats365 and Adyen partner to streamline payment solutions for F&B businesses

Adyen, a global financial platform, has on Thursday announced its partnership with Eats365, a Hong Kong-based restaurant point-of-sale (POS) provider, to streamline payment…

Switzerland’s Sonar acquires Singapore’s autonomous AI agent platform AutoCodeRover

Sonar, a Switzerland--based code quality and code security solutions provider, has announced the acquisition of AutoCodeRover, a Singapore-based autonomous artificial intelligence…

Malaysia’s Segi Fresh invests in Mandalay Venture Partners

Malaysian fresh food group Segi Fresh is investing in Australia-based early-stage agrifood tech venture capital firm Mandalay Venture Partners to embed cutting-edge Aussie…

BEYOND Expo, TNGlobal & Quest Ventures to co-host BEYOND Tonight at Ho Chi Minh City

Marking its 5th edition, BEYOND Expo will take place from May 21-24, 2025, in Macao, welcoming global innovators to connect, collaborate, and thrive.

How AI agents will be instrumental in fintech innovations in Southeast Asia

As both startups and established players collaborate with regional VCs, the widespread adoption of #AIAgents in #fintech will likely redefine how consumers and businesses engage…