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Apis Partners’ Funds lead $60M Series C in Thai D2C insurance firm Roojai

Apis Partners Group (UK) Limited, a global private equity firm focused on investments at the intersection of financial services and technology, and Asia Partners, an investor in high-growth companies across Asia, have announced a joint investment in the $60 million Series C fundraise by Roojai, Thailand’s direct-to-consumer (D2C) digital insurer.

ComfortDelGro, Hello collaborate on Robotaxi deployment in China and overseas markets

ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited announced Tuesday that its subsidiary, ComfortDelGro (China) Pte. Ltd., has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Hello Robotaxi to collaborate on large-scale commercial Robotaxi deployment in China and overseas markets.

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SoftBank completes acquisition of Ampere Computing Holdings

Japan-based SoftBank Group Corp. announced Wednesday that it has completed the acquisition of all equity interests in Ampere Computing Holdings LLC, a U.S.-based semiconductor design company, through its subsidiary Silver Bands 6 (US) Corp.

SUSI Partners realizes investment in Singapore-based Alba Renewables

SUSI Partners, through the SUSI Asia Energy Transition Fund (SAETF), has successfully realized its investment in Singapore-based renewable energy developer Alba Renewables (Alba), following Alba’s acquisition by leading global investment firm Brookfield.

BENEFIT and Ant International partner to launch Alipay+ in Bahrain

BENEFIT, the Bahraini fintech firm, and Ant International, a digital payment firm headquartered in Singapore, have partnered to launch cross-border QR payments between Bahrain’s BENEFIT QR payment scheme and Ant International’s global wallet gateway, Alipay+, during 2026 to support the transition to toward a more inclusive digital payments ecosystem.

Animoca Brands receives in-principle approval from ADGM’s FSRA

Hong Kong-based digital assets firm Animoca Brands announced Monday it has received in-principle approval (IPA) from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM, the international financial center of Abu Dhabi, the Capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to operate as a regulated Fund Manager.

Tykhe Capital partners Skyvast to launch AI infrastructure tokenized fund with initial size of $150M

Pioneer Asset Management, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Tykhe Capital Group, and Skyvast Digital, part of the Malaysia-based Skyvast Corporation Group, have announced the launch of the world's first global-grade artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure tokenized fund – the SKYD Token, with an initial size of $150 million.

IFC, PDT, Ditrolic Energy team up to develop $6B renewable energy corridors in Johor

The World Bank Group (WBG), through its private sector arm the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Permodalan Darul Ta’zim (PDT), the strategic investment arm of the Johor State, and Ditrolic Energy, an integrated energy company, have signed a collaboration agreement to jointly develop a $6 billion Southern Johor Renewable Energy Corridor (SJREC) in…

GoTo nominates Hans Patuwo to succeed Patrick Walujo as new CEO

PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk (GoTo Group), an Indonesian technology company, announced Monday a planned leadership transition through which Hans Patuwo has been nominated to become its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Malaysia’s Catcha Digital profit surges 345 percent year on year in third quarter

Malaysia-listed digital media firm Catcha Digital Berhad announced Monday that it has reported a record revenue and profit after tax of MYR 25.26 million ($6.1 million) and MYR 5.39 million ($1.3 million) for the third quarter of FY25.