The Radical Fund launches AI-native studio to build next generation of climate and AI ventures across Southeast Asia, Middle East
The Radical Fund, Southeast Asia’s climate-focused venture capital firm, has announced the launch of The Studio, UTOPIA’s artificial intelligence (AI)-native venture builder…
CGS International sees Malaysia to continue to retain its top spot in ASEAN for IPOs listings and funds raising
CGS International Securities Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (CGS MY), an integrated financial services provider, said Wednesday that looking ahead, Malaysia is well positioned to continue to…
MDEC and Ant International deepen partnership to accelerate digitalization of MSMEs across Malaysia
The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) and Ant International are strengthening their partnership to accelerate the digital transformation of micro, small and medium…
Singapore’s bolttech acquires Kenya’s mTek for East Africa expansion
Bolttech, the Singapore-based insurtech, announced Wednesday that it has acquired mTek, a digital insurance platform based in Kenya.
OCBC to add WeChat Pay for QR payments in China
Singapore bank OCBC will become the first Singapore bank to enable customers to scan-and-pay all merchant QRs in China through its Singapore mobile banking app.
Binance appoints Co-Founder Yi He as Co-CEO as the company nears 300M users
Binance, the global blockchain ecosystem behind the world's largest digital asset exchange by trading volume and users, announced Wednesday that its Co-founder Yi He, has been…
Alibaba Cloud enables Ryt Bank’s smart digital banking and PRO-NET’s national EV platform through strategic collaborations
Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, announced Wednesday two significant collaborations supporting Malaysia’s national digital…
China and Vietnam launch cross-border QR payment program
UnionPay International (UPI) and the National Payment Corporation of Vietnam (NAPAS) have officially launched a pilot program for cross-border QR payments connecting China and…
UltraGreen.ai receives strong demand for $400M SGX IPO
UltraGreen.ai Limited, a Singapore-based fluorescence-guided surgery (FGS) space firm, has received strong investor demand for its $400 million initial public offering (IPO) in…
PIDG invests $2.5M in Laos’s ride-hailing service company LOCA
The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) is investing $2.5 million in LOCA, Laos’ largest ride-hailing service provider.
