Malaysia’s stock exchange invites public feedback on proposed rule amendments on digital currency ETFs

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad has on Friday issued a consultation paper seeking public feedback on the proposed rule amendments to facilitate the listing and trading of digital…

Singapore Web2.5 payments firm MetaComp raises $35M in Pre-A+ funding round backed by Alibaba

Singapore-based MetaComp Pte. Ltd., a unified Web2.5 payments and wealth group-level platform, has announced the completion of its Pre-A+ funding round backed by Alibaba, bringing…

SAP Labs to partner with Singapore authority to train 50 AI talents

SAP Labs, under Germany-headquartered tech giant SAP, will collaborate with the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) of Singapore to hire and train artificial intelligence…

AI video generation platform PixVerse raises Series C funding, opens global office in Singapore

Global AI video generation platform PixVerse has announced the completion of its Series C funding round and the opening of a global office in Singapore as it expands its…

Singapore’s Empyrean Sky Partners secures $90M for Global Technology Fund

Singapore's venture capital firm Empyrean Sky Partners (ESP) has completed the fastest first close of 2026, raising $90 million toward a $200 million target for its Global…

Malaysia sets new technology risk rules for payment service providers

Malaysia’s central bank has issued a policy framework outlining updated requirements for managing technology risks in the payment sector.

Malaysia’s CUSTA raises $4.3M to scale custom products across SEA

CUSTA, a Malaysia-based businesses customization platform, has raised approximately $4.3 million in capital, including a Pre-Series A equity round co-led by Delight Ventures and…

China’s ByteDance gets access to top Nvidia AI chips in Malaysia – report

TikTok’s Chinese parent, ByteDance Ltd, is reportedly assembling significant computing power outside China using top Nvidia chips, according to a Wall Street Journal report on…

Kenanga sees Malaysia’s logistics sector benefits from e-commerce boom, trade shifts

Malaysia's domestic logistics sector fared better amid Middle East tensions as the country is a beneficiary of booming e-commerce and trade diversion on US-China trade tensions,…

China’s JinkoSolar terminates $1.5B project in Vietnam due to US tariff on PV panels

China's JinkoSolar, one of the largest solar module manufacturers in the world, has voluntarily terminated its $1.5 billion photovoltaic panel project in Vietnam's northern…