FinFan partners Neutron to power Lightning Network Infrastructure across Vietnam

FinFan, a Vietnamese cross-border payment service provider, and Neutron, a global Bitcoin Lightning infrastructure company, have announced a strategic partnership to officially…

GFTN expands digital solutions ecosystem with five strategic partners to drive technology-enabled financial transformation

The Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) announced on Wednesday their partnership with five new platform partners to strengthen its suite of digital offerings and expand…

Petronas strengthens global collaboration on AI integration ecosystem and high-performance computing to advance Malaysia’s upstream sector

Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), through Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM), has signed a series of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) at ADIPEC 2025, demonstrating its…

Grab invests $60M in German remote driving technology company Vay

Grab Holdings Limited announced Monday that it had signed definitive agreements to invest in Vay Technology GmbH (Vay), a Germany-based provider of automotive-grade remote driving…

TenPay Global broadens integration of international wallets to Weixin Pay

TenPay Global, Tencent's cross-border payment platform and one of the designated inaugural foreign institution partners of China's Cross-Border Interconnection Payment Gateway…

Temasek backs US AI chipmaker d-Matrix’s $275M funding

D-Matrix, the United States-based artificial intelligence (AI) chipmaker, has closed $275 million in Series C funding, valuing the company at $2 billion and bringing the total…

The Librarian raises $2M in seed round led by Golden Gate Ventures

The Librarian, a Seattle-and-Singapore-based artificial intelligence (AI) assistant, has raised $2 million in seed funding led by Golden Gate Ventures.

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Tool fatigue is real, here’s how CISOs can regain control

In this noisy, overcrowded landscape, even seasoned teams risk losing focus — or worse, overspending on overlapping technologies that add cost without strengthening defences. The…

Singapore’s Bioactivx raises $1.43M in seed round led by Cocoon Capital

Bioactivx (BAX), a Singapore-based biomaterials startup, has closed its $1.43 million seed funding round led by Cocoon Capital, with participation from global strategic investors.…

GenAI Fund allocates over $6M to AI startups

The Singapore-based artificial intelligence (AI)-focused venture fund and corporate innovation platform GenAI Fund announced Thursday a $6 million allocation for six AI startups.

NTT Group establishes its first Southeast Asia startup investment vehicle in Singapore

Japan-based NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Inc. and NTT Finance Corporation will jointly establish a new investment vehicle in Singapore, Synexia Ventures Pte. Ltd., aimed at strengthening…

Indosat, Nokia, and NVIDIA launch AI-RAN research center to drive mobile AI innovation in Indonesia

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (Indosat), Nokia, and NVIDIA, announced Wednesday the opening of a research center in Surabaya, Indonesia, designed to develop artificial intelligence…

MAS issues guidelines for AI risk management

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has on Thursday issued a consultation paper proposing a set of Guidelines on AI Risk Management to guide financial institutions on the…

Mastercard and Thunes team up to bring stablecoin payouts to the mainstream

Mastercard and Thunes, the Singapore-based fintech firm, have teamed up to accelerate global money movement for banks, payment service providers and end-users by expanding…