Maybank foresees Malaysia’s EMS to benefit from trade diversion and data center boom
Maybank Investment Bank has foreseen the Malaysian electronics manufacturing services (EMS) sector’s earnings to rebound in 2025, underpinned by trade diversion and data center…
January 15, 2025
YTL Digital Bank secures digital banking license to launch in Malaysia
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) of Malaysia has approved the issuance of a digital banking license to YTL Digital Bank Berhad, a joint venture between YTL Digital Capital Sdn Bhd…
January 15, 2025
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Grab, BYD team up to expand electric vehicle fleet offering across Southeast Asia
Singapore-based superapp Grab and China-based automaker BYD have on Wednesday announced a regional partnership to expand access to up to 50,000 BYD electric vehicles (EVs) to…
January 15, 2025
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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…
January 15, 2025
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.
January 14, 2025
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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…
January 14, 2025
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…
January 14, 2025
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.
January 14, 2025
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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.
January 14, 2025
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…
January 14, 2025
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.
January 14, 2025
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…
January 14, 2025
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…
January 14, 2025
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…
January 14, 2025