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Malaysia’s fintech Boost launches agentic AI banking platform, handling 90% of customer enquiries
Boost, a Malaysian digital bank and fintech company, has announced enhancements to Boba AI, its agentic AI platform that enables customers to complete everyday banking tasks through chat and voice interactions across the Boost app and Boost Bank app.
Digital business service TP, Singapore’s dtcpay to jointly boost stablecoin payment across APAC
TP, a global digital business services company, and Singapore-based regulated digital payments provider dtcpay will jointly deliver 24/7 customer engagement operations, supporting dtcpay's customers and merchants in English and Mandarin across digital and voice channels.
Singapore’s Timah Partners launches waste management consolidation platform with first acquisition
Singapore's Timah Partners has launched a Specialized Waste Management Platform to consolidate Singapore's fragmented specialized waste management industry, signing an agreement to acquire an established operator as its first deal.
B2B cross-border trade payment platform XTransfer opens Malaysia office as strategic Southeast Asia hub
XTransfer, a B2B cross-border trade payment platform, inaugurated a new office in Malaysia late last week, positioning the country as a strategic hub for its Southeast Asia operations and deepening its localized presence across the region.
Samsung already invest $24B in Vietnam, to add $1B billion in 2026
Samsung Electronics plans to invest $1 billion in new capital in Vietnam in 2026, after cumulative investment in the country reached $24 billion by end of 2025, CFO of Samsung Electronics Park Soon Cheol said to Vietnamese Minister of Finance Ngo Van Tuan at a meeting in Hanoi last week.
Thailand secures $4.1B in EV supply chain investment, featuring investments from China, Korea, Japan
Thailand has secured more than $4.1 billion in investment pledges across its electric vehicle supply chain, spanning 198 projects covering battery electric vehicles, hybrid systems, battery manufacturing, critical components, and charging infrastructure.
China’s ZTE, Indonesia’s MoraRepublic sign broadband expansion partnership at MWC Shanghai
China's ZTE Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding with Indonesia's PT Ekamas Mora Republik (MoraRepublic) to explore cooperation in developing Fixed Wireless Access and Fibre-to-the-Home services for residential and enterprise customers across Indonesia.
TNGlobal Tracker: Hong Kong Monthly Funding Snapshot June 2026
The Hong Kong Monthly Funding Tracker for June 2026 recorded total funding of $31.17 million across 2 rounds. This marks a 67.3 percent decrease month-on-month (May 2026: $95.3 million across 6 rounds), reflecting a quieter month after May's more active deal flow. Against the same period last year (June 2025: $0.1 million across 2 rounds), funding was up…
TNGlobal Tracker: Southeast Asia (SEA) Monthly Funding Snapshot June 2026
The SEA Monthly Funding Tracker for June 2026 recorded a record-breaking surge in total capital deployment, reaching $3,846.33 million across 18 rounds. This represents an extraordinary 1,616.2 percent increase month-on-month (May 2026: $224.12 million), and a 1,469.8 percent increase compared to the same period last year (June 2025: $245.03 million).
Vietnam’s Net Zero Challenge 2026 opens applications with $800,000 prize pool
Net Zero Challenge, Vietnam’s largest climate technology innovation competition, has opened applications for its fourth edition, offering a total prize pool exceeding VND21 billion ($800,000), with applications open from July 1 to August 31, 2026.
