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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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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…

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…

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.

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.

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…

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.

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…

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…

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…