Author: TechNode Global Staff

Singapore’s Circulate Capital raises $220M for Asia fund

Circulate Capital, the Singapore-based investment manager, has raised $220 million for the first close of Circulate Capital Asia II.

Kenanga expects Malaysia’s utility-scale solar activity to gradually pick up in the second quarter on lower costs

Kenanga Research expects Malaysia's utility-scale solar activity to gradually pick up in the second quarter, supported by moderating solar module prices.

CASE and LTA launch Accreditation Scheme for Singapore’s car-sharing industry

The Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) have on Wednesday launched a new CaseTrust accreditation scheme for the car-sharing industry.

Vocalbeats.AI partners NTU to establish AI scholarship for Singapore’s talent

Vocalbeats.AI, a Singapore-based artificial intelligence (AI)-powered audio company, has announced a partnership with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) to establish the Vocalbeats.AI‑Turing AI Scholarship.

Asia remains world’s most wallet led region as A2A payments accelerate – Worldpay

Asia Pacific (APAC) remains the world’s most wallet led region, with digital wallets accounting for 77 percent of online spend ($ 2.7 trillion) and 63 percent of in-person spend ($6.3 trillion) in 2025 – the highest share of any region worldwide, Worldpay (now Global Payments) said Wednesday.

Maybank sees 2026 a pivotal year for EV-related FDIs in Malaysia

2026 would be a pivotal year for electric vehicle (EV)-related foreign direct investments (FDIs) in Malaysia following the expiry of completely built-up (CBU) incentives, Maybank Investment Bank said Tuesday.

Exa Labs opens first Asia office in Singapore to advance AI search infrastructure

Exa Labs, the United States-based AI search engine firm, has on Monday announced the opening of its first Asia office in Singapore.

CIMB sees Malaysia to emerge as ASEAN’s largest sustainable data center hub

Given the breakthroughs in clean energy and green infrastructure, CIMB Securities firmly believes that the pipeline of data center jobs remains intact in Malaysia, which is on track to become ASEAN’s largest sustainable data center hub.

Malaysia’s digital banks collectively served 2.4M customers, with total deposits of $1.04B by end of 2025

All five digital banks have collectively served 2.4 million customers, with total deposits of MYR 4.2 billion ($1.04 billion) in Malaysia by end of 2025, its central bank's annual report showed Tuesday.

Singapore’s Groundup.ai secures $10M maintenance contract

Groundup.ai, Singapore-based agentic AI for cognitive maintenance, announced Monday it has officially closed a contract exceeding $10 million — the largest in the company’s history.