Ride-hailing service GSM secures $32M from Philippine National Bank to expand fleet

The Philippine National Bank (PNB) will provide PHP2 billion ($32.4 million) to Green GSM Philippines, under Vietnam's ride-hailing service GSM, to support the expansion of Green…

AI: Digital to Physical BEYOND Expo 2026 Leads Transformative Global Direction of Tech

The BEYOND Expo 2026 has shown what the future looks like as it delivers on its mission of ‘Empowering Asia, Bridging the World’ with a heavyweight showcase of the latest emerging…

The 6th BEYOND Expo Wows Visitors with Showcase Asia’s Tech AI: Digital to Physical becomes Reality in Macao

The 6th BEYOND Expo concluded its ‘AI: Digital to Physical’ technology showcase of new products, innovative tech, thought leadership and candid industry debate setting the…

Singapore-based Sea Ltd seeks to expand to banking, financial services in Vietnam

Singapore-headquartered e-commerce and gaming giant Sea Ltd, known for e-commerce platform Shopee, plans to expand its operations in Vietnam into banking, financial services, and…

Lotte Ventures Vietnam launches $80,000 open innovation program to connect startups with corporate ecosystem

LOTTE Ventures Vietnam has launched L-CAMP Vietnam 2026, an open innovation program offering up to $80,000 in proof-of-concept grant funding to connect high-potential Vietnamese…

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AI agents in finance: How autonomous AI is reshaping the financial industry in 2026

AI agents will increasingly interact with each other across institutional boundaries - enabling new forms of automated interbank reconciliation, syndicated lending coordination,…

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Why grid readiness is becoming Southeast Asia’s next tech constraint

Southeast Asia’s digital economy is entering a more electricity-intensive phase. Grid readiness is now shaping how quickly AI infrastructure, data centers, EV supply chains, and…

Grab plans autonomous vehicles, delivery robots in Vietnam, pledges long-term investment

Grab, the Singapore-based superapp, plans to explore pilot programs for autonomous vehicles and delivery robots in Vietnam, said Chin Yin Ong, Chief Organization Capability…

KBank, Ant International team up on cross-border payments, liquidity management in Thailand

KASIKORNBANK (KBank) and Ant International have formed a strategic collaboration to jointly develop an integrated financial infrastructure for cross-border payments, liquidity…

CIMB, China Merchants Bank tie up to scale cross-border investment and trade across China-Malaysia-ASEAN

Malaysia-based lender CIMB Bank Berhad has recently signed a letter of intent (LOI) with China Merchants Bank Co., to establish a comprehensive framework that will leverage the…

UOB partners FPT to advance AI, technology transformation and financial innovation

Singapore-based bank UOB and Vietnam-based technology firm FPT have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore strategic collaboration opportunities in artificial…

ESR, Mitsubishi Estate Asia expand partnership with $503M prime Western Sydney logistics estate development

Singapore-based real estate investment firm ESR has established a new development partnership with Mitsubishi Estate Asia (MEA) to deliver a prime logistics estate at Huntingwood…

Singapore’s Temasek Foundation, Vietnam’s HCMC Financial Center, Touchstone Partners to collaborate in green transition

The Vietnam International Financial Center in Ho Chi Minh City (VIFC-HCMC), Vietnam's venture capital firm Touchstone Partners, and Singapore's Temasek Foundation will jointly…

iFlytek launches 40g AI glasses with GlassClaw AI agent and advanced noise recognition

Last Thursday, iFlytek unveiled its new AI smart glasses at BEYOND Expo 2026 in Macau under the theme Communication Without Boundaries, the World Before Your Eyes, showcasing the…

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