Foxconn Technology invests $30M in Robocore to expand into medical, elderly care robotics market

Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd (FTC) has invested $30 million in Robocore Technology Limited to expand into medical, elderly care robotics market.

Malaysia’s StashAway launches Shariah Global Portfolios

StashAway, a Malaysia-based digital wealth management platform, has announced the release of its Shariah global portfolios.

Earth VC-backed Aalo Atomics closes $100M Series B financing round led by Valor Equity Partners

Aalo Atomics, a next-generation nuclear energy company, has closed a $100 million Series B financing round led by Valor Equity Partners.

Fintech giant Stripe to power global internet commerce growth from Asia with stablecoins & AI 

“Asia is showing extraordinary resilience and focusing on international growth,” said Sarita Singh, regional head and managing director for Southeast Asia, India, and Greater…

iFAST Pay Malaysia expands into regulated payment services

IFAST Corporation Ltd. announced last Friday that its Malaysia-incorporated subsidiary, iFAST Pay Malaysia Sdn Bhd, has received approval-in-principle from Bank Negara Malaysia to…

75 percent of APAC CFOs believe AI Agents will drive revenue, transform existing organizational structures: Salesforce research

Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) in Asia Pacific (APAC) have fundamentally shifted their approach to Artificial Intelligence (AI), according to new research from Salesforce, moving…

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Japan’s SoftBank to invest $2B in global technology firm Intel

Japanese multinational investment firm SoftBank Group Corp. and global technology firm Intel Corporation announced Tuesday their signing of a definitive securities purchase…

Singapore’s Alchemy Pay integrates Sumsub’s Travel Rule solution to strengthen global compliance, security standards

Alchemy Pay, the Singapore-based fiat-crypto payment firm, announced Tuesday its collaboration with Sumsub, a global firm in verification, to integrate its Travel Rule solution…

Why SEA’s lending revolution must put impact before profit

Inclusion without trust is a false promise. The next phase of fintech’s growth in SEA must be impact-first—because when trust is designed in from the start, everyone wins.

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Songdo two decades on: The cautionary tale in smart city design

Cities need systems that can adapt in real time, not ones that wait for instructions from a central office. DePIN makes this possible by distributing control across the network.

Waterhub raises seed funding to expand sustainable drinking water access across Indonesia

Waterhub, an Indonesian startup providing clean, affordable drinking water through filtration systems, has secured an undisclosed amount in funding to scale its operations across…

Proton’s EV plant nears completion, set for September production

Malaysia's automaker Proton said Monday that its electric vehicle (EV) production plant is nearing its completion, with the full-scale production process slated to begin in…

Gentari breaks ground on Maryvale solar and energy storage project

Malaysia's clean energy solutions provider Gentari has on last Wednesday marked the groundbreaking of the Maryvale solar and energy storage project, a key milestone in delivering…

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Asia Pacific’s next AI breakout: Why the future belongs to builders of agentic and vertical AI

Innovation in AI is just getting started. But if there’s one lesson from the boom so far, it’s this: success doesn’t belong solely to the fastest builders. It belongs to those who…

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