Singapore’s SME Fintechs blocked from growth due to restricted API access, reveals new Fintech Nation report
A new report by Fintech Nation revealed on Tuesday a significant obstacle to fintech-led innovation in Singapore’s small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector, with 85 percent…
Malaysian Vision AI firm Tapway expands into Indonesia
Tapway Sdn. Bhd., a Malaysia-based Vision artificial intelligence (AI) platform developer, announced Tuesday that it is expanding into Indonesia.
Indonesian AI-powered credit analysis startup Sxored secures funding led by East Ventures
Sxored, an Indonesia-based tech startup specializing in intelligent document extraction and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered credit document analysis, has secured an…
J&T Express SEA market achieves record quarterly growth of 65.9 percent
J&T Global Express Limited (J&T Express), a global logistics service provider, said Tuesday that its Southeast Asia market achieved record quarterly growth of 65.9 percent…
Malaysia’s digital investments surge 125 percent quarter on quarter in second quarter
Malaysia’s digital investments under the Malaysia Digital (MD) national strategic initiative surged by 125 percent to MYR 29.47 billion (6.95 billion U.S. dollars) in the second…
Maybank sees ASEAN e-commerce offers compelling growth runway
Despite structural headwinds in traditional Western markets, Maybank Investment Bank sees Chinese e-commerce platforms are demonstrating adaptability through logistics…
Malaysia set to unveil AI guidelines for media, PR & digital content creation – report
The guidelines are to complement the country’s National AI Roadmap and uphold ethical, transparent and trustworthy communication practices as artificial intelligence (AI)…
How can AI be the emotional shock absorber for today’s tariff-shaken e-commerce?
It might be time to rethink your brand’s use of AI as an operational tool and start building it into your customer relationship infrastructure.
Grab officially launches taxi in Singapore
Southeast Asia's superapp Grab has officially flagged off the first batch of GrabCabs on last Wednesday, marking a new chapter in Singapore’s taxi landscape with a pioneering…
Tracxn : SEA FinTech funding falls 22 percent year on year to $776M in the first half
Southeast Asia Fintech players have raised a total of $776 million in the first half of 2025, up 31 percent from $593 million in the second half of 2024, but down 22 percent as…
Maybank sees strong AI growth potential in ASEAN amid modest VC funding
Maybank Investment Bank said Monday that venture capital (VC) investment in ASEAN artificial intelligence (AI) remains small - only $6 billion between 2020 to 2024, highlighting…
Insurer FWD makes debut on Hong Kong bourse
Hong Kong's insurer FWD Group Holdings Limited has on Monday commenced its first day of trading on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEX) under the stock…
Ant International launches built-in end-to-end AI travel companion for digital wallet, super app users with partners
With launch partners including Fliggy, Agoda and Trip.com, Ant International has introduced Alipay+ Voyager, an artificial artificial intelligence (AI) travel companion integrated…
Analyst sees limited impacts on Malaysia’s data centers despite Malaysia & Thailand may be on US AI chips restriction list
MIDF Research said Monday that it sees limited impacts on Malaysia's data centers despite Malaysia and Thailand may be on US's artificial intelligence (AI) chips restriction list.
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