Thailand-based Cube raises $3.7M Series A funding led by Betatron Venture

Cube, a Thailand-based market data platform, announced Tuesday that it has raised a $3.7 million Series A led by Betatron Venture Partners, with continued participation from M…

Khazanah partners SC for Malaysia’s first tokenized sukuk pilot

Khazanah Nasional Berhad, in collaboration with the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), has successfully priced Malaysia’s first tokenized sukuk with a nominal value of MYR 100…

Indonesia’s GoTo reports first-ever quarterly net profit, $12.7M, in strong start to 2026

Indonesian tech giant GoTo Group, known for Gojek and Tokopedia, reported a net profit of Rp171 billion for the first quarter of 2026, alongside a 63% year-on-year increase in…

LinkedIn names top companies for career growth in Singapore for 2026

LinkedIn,the professional networking and career development platform, has released its sixth annual Top Companies list for Singapore, identifying 15 organizations that offer…

Alipay launches AI payment processing tool for businesses as agent-based commerce Expands

China’s online and mobile payment platform Alipay has launched a new AI payment processing product aimed at enabling businesses in mainland China, including small firms and…

Ant International unveils protocol to support AI-driven mobile payments

Singapore-based Ant International has introduced a new Agentic Mobile Protocol (AMP) to support the growing agentic commerce by enabling secure, AI-driven payment connections…

Renewables lead Malaysia energy transition as solar sector eyes recovery on policy catalysts – analysts

Malaysia’s renewable energy sector is poised for a renewed growth cycle despite near-term weakness in solar pricing, supported by upcoming large-scale projects and evolving policy…

GXS Bank partners Funding Societies to provide financing to SMEs in Singapore

GXS Bank on Monday unveiled its GXS Biz Property-backed Loan, developed in partnership with Funding Societies, offering small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore…

Cradle Fund launches $2.53M elevate & startup accelerator program to spur early-stage growth

Cradle announced Tuesday the launch of Cradle Elevate, a new MYR10 million ($2.53 million) funding program and the Cradle Startup Accelerator Program 2026.

Malaysia emerges as data center safe haven as geopolitical risks reshape global investment flows – RHB

Rising geopolitical tensions and energy market volatility are beginning to reshape global data center (DC) investment patterns, with Southeast Asia including Malaysia emerging as…

Singapore’s SUNRATE gets approval for full-scale operations in Malaysia

SUNRATE, the global payment and treasury management platform based in Singapore, announced Tuesday that it has been granted a license by the Malaysian Central Bank, marking a key…

Most AI failures are governance failures in disguise

Decentralized AI workflows, tight integration into everyday operations, and high-quality governed data are the conditions for scaling. But conditions alone do not produce…

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We built identity systems for an internet that no longer exists

The tools to build fake identities are improving faster than the tools to detect them, and that gap is only going to widen. Every month that passes, the synthetic personas get…

MDEC to Strengthen AI, 5G push via ecosystem collaboration

Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) said Monday it will continue strengthening its artificial intelligence (AI) and 5G push through ecosystem collaboration and a joint…

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