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.
The hidden cost of speed: Why rushing optimization is hurting your brand
The most successful teams aren’t just shipping faster. They’re shipping smarter. They’ve learned to blend data with empathy and automation with intent. They know that a slightly…
TNGlobal Tracker: Startup Funding Snapshot for June 2025 – Funding recovers slightly
The Southeast Asia (SEA) Monthly Funding Tracker for June 2025 shows a modest recovery from the previous month, with total funding of $284.7 million across 10 rounds. This…
Singapore’s XL Ventures secures In-Principle Approval for capital markets services license
XL Ventures Pte Ltd, a Singapore-headquartered climate tech focused company, has received In-Principle Approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to perform licensed…
Australia’s Goodman establishes $2.7B Hong Kong data center partnership
Goodman Group, an Australia-based digital infrastructure firm, has established the Goodman Hong Kong Data Center Partnership (GHKDC) – a new $2.7 billion data center dedicated…
Eight GLCs awarded under BIG to accelerate corporate-startup collaboration, innovation-led growth in Malaysia
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) in collaboration with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) and Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd (Cradle), have announced the successful…
The AI economy is here; Are we ready to Identify “AI consumers?”
Going back to the beginning, in the future digital world, not every transaction will be carried out directly by a human, but more often than not, tasks will be executed on their…
