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…
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.
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…
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…
Singapore’s SUNRATE secures payment business license in China
SUNRATE, the Singapore-based payment and treasury management platform, announced last Friday that it has secured a payment business license in China following its successful…
Bolt launches business ride-hailing solution in Malaysia
Estonian multinational mobility company Bolt has officially launched Bolt Business in Malaysia, offering a smarter, more efficient way for companies of all sizes to manage…
Malaysia’s IJM Construction secures $330M data center deal in Johor
IJM Construction Sdn Bhd, a wholly‑owned subsidiary of Malaysia-based IJM Corporation Berhad (IJM), has been awarded a MYR 1.4 billion ($330 million) contract for the construction…
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