Sunway, Huawei, ChargeSini team up to expand EV charging infrastructure in Malaysia

Malaysian conglomerate Sunway Group (Sunway), technolgy firm Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (Huawei Malaysia), and electric vehicle charging solutions firm ChargeHere EV…

Malaysia to allocate $5.3B funding to operationalize the National Semiconductor Strategy

Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Tuesday that the government will allocate at least MYR 25 billion ($5.3 billion) in fiscal support to operationalize the three phases…

Curlec by Razorpay inks partnership with TNG Digital

Malaysia’s fintech firm Curlec by Razorpay has announced its partnership with TNG Digital, the operator of TNG eWallet. Directly integrated with the TNG eWallet enables Curlec to…

Singapore fintech firm Aspire enters Hong Kong, positioned for further growth across Asia

Aspire, a finance platform headquartered in Singapore, has on Wednesday announced that the company has successfully obtained a money service operator (MSO) license issued by the…

Philippines-based Beppo secures pre-Seed funding to acquire JuanTax, bookkeeping firms

Philippines-based fintech startup Beppo has concluded a pre-Seed funding round, enabling the company to acquire JuanTax, a Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)- accredited tax…

Singapore’s AnyMind Group completes acquisition of Malaysia’s Arche Digital

AnyMind Group, a Singapore-based business process as a service (BPaaS) company for marketing, e-commerce and digital transformation, has on Wednesday announced the completion of…

IFC provides $150M loan for Yondr’s data center in Malaysia

International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has on Wednesday announced a senior loan of $150 million to help finance construction of the first…

RWAs for social change: Digitizing assets and services

The promise of RWAs for #SocialGood is not just an incremental improvement. By reimagining asset ownership, streamlining transactions, enhancing transparency, and fostering…

MyAnimeList, Animoca Brands Japan, San FranTokyo to be launch partners of Anime Foundation

Animoca Brands, Animoca Brands Japan, San FranTokyo, and MyAnimeList announced Tuesday that they are launch partners of Anime Foundation, a community-owned cultural protocol for…

AliExpress appoints David Beckham as new global brand ambassador

AliExpress, an international online retail marketplace, has officially welcomed David Beckham as its new global brand ambassador.

IBM, AI Singapore to collaborate on first large language model developed with Southeast Asian context

American multinational technology company IBM has on Tuesday announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with AI Singapore (AISG) to collaborate on the testing of…

XTransfer partners TerraPay to provide enhanced cross-border payment solutions to global SMEs

XTransfer, the China-based business to business (B2B) cross-border trade payment platform, has on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership with TerraPay, leading global money…

South Korea’s CHEQUER closes strategic investment at $27.82M

CHEQUER Inc., the South Korea-based innovative developer behind the cloud security solution 'QueryPie', has on Monday announced the successful closure of its strategic investment…

Equinix opens two data centers in Malaysia

Equinix, Inc, the global digital infrastructure company, has opened two International Business Exchange (IBX) data centers in Johor (JH1) and Kuala Lumpur (KL1) of Malaysia.