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News,Singapore,Venture Capital
Singapore’s financial platform Aspire launches startup program with $500K in founder benefits
Aspire, a Singapore-based financial platform for businesses, has launched a revamped version of its Aspire for Startups program, offering early-stage companies access to more than $500,000 in partner rewards, financial incentives and operational support.
May 12, 2026
News,Malaysia,Digital Transformation
Huawei, Malaysia’s multimedia regulator advance digital leadership program with 126 graduates
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. marked the graduation of 126 participants from the second and third cohorts of the Digital Leadership Excellence (DLE) Program.
May 12, 2026
News,Consumer Electronics,Vietnam
Intel’s Taiwanese partner Accton to invest $80M more in Vietnam
Accton Technology Corporation, s provider of networking and communications solutions for top-tier networking, computer, and telecommunications vendors, will invest $80 million more in its wholly owned subsidiary, Vietnam Accton Technology Company Limited.
May 11, 2026
Tencent Cloud, Ryt Bank to jointly power AI conversational banking in Malaysia
Tencent Cloud, a cloud unit of Chinese giant Tencent, has partnered with Ryt Bank, an AI-powered bank in Malaysia, to support conversational banking services for everyday payments.
May 11, 2026
News,Vietnam,Digital Transformation
Intel to expand investment in Vietnam, join hands in workforce training
Intel plans to continue expanding investment in Vietnam while supporting workforce training and the development of the country’s semiconductor ecosystem, a delegation of the American semiconductor giant said to Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology.
May 8, 2026
News,Digital Transformation,eCommerce,Vietnam
Vietnam seeks further cooperation with Amazon Web Services in digital infrastructure, training
Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thang called for expanded cooperation with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in digital infrastructure and training.
May 8, 2026
Singapore’s workspace provider JustCo files preliminary prospectus for IPO
Singapore's flexible workspace provider JustCo Holdings Pte. Ltd. has lodged a preliminary prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore in connection with a proposed initial public offering (IPO) and listing on the Mainboard of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited.
May 8, 2026
US-based chip maker Intel seeks long-term growth in Vietnam
Intel Corporation has exported around four billion chips from Vietnam to global markets over the past 20 years, with a total value exceeding $110 billion, said Sarah E. Kemp, Intel Vice President for Government Affairs, Policy and Trade.
May 8, 2026
News,Indonesia,FinTech,Vietnam
Indonesia’s BNPL platform Kredivo acquires nearly full ownership of Vietnam’s Timo Digital Bank
Indonesia’s buy now pay later (BNPL) firm Kredivo has acquired nearly 100 percent of Timo Digital Bank, a Vietnamese digital banking platform developed in cooperation with Vietnamese major lender BVBank.
May 7, 2026
Indonesia, China Launch Cross-Border QR Payment Linkage
Under the guidance of Bank Indonesia and the People’s Bank of China, Indonesia and China have launched a cross-border QR payment linkage connecting Indonesia’s QRIS payment system with Chinese payment platforms through Alipay+ and UnionPay International.
May 7, 2026











