TechNode Global Staff

PolicyStreet, a Malaysian insurtech company, has announced the launch of the Furniture Protection Plan (FPP) in partnership with Ashley Furniture HomeStore, with an intuitive claims portal set to launch in mid-May to further simplify furniture insurance.

Singtel's technology services firm NCS has on Thursday announced that it is expanding its Asia Pacific (APAC) footprint through a joint venture with Globe Telecom in the Philippines.

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and Google Cloud have on Thursday announced a strategic collaboration to develop and deploy Automated Thai Listed Company AI-Info System (ATLAS), a generative artificial intelligence (AI)-powered search solution with advanced information processing and retrieval capabilities.

GXBank has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) to drive digital transformation of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) in Malaysia.

Ant International, a global digital payment, and LankaPay, Sri Lanka’s National Payment Network, have jointly announced the launch of enabling cross-border mobile payments for Alipay+ partner users via the LANKAQR network, enhancing the connectivity between global consumers and Sri Lankan merchants.

Malaysian telecommunications firm Axiata Group Berhad and Indonesian conglomerate Sinar Mas said shareholders of PT XL Axiata Tbk, PT Smartfren Telecom Tbk, and PT Smart Telcom have formally approved the merger of the three companies into XLSMART.

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN+), which includes Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan, leads in hybrid artificial intelligence (AI) adoption at 68 percent, surpassing global and Asia Pacific (AP), Lenovo study showed Wednesday.

The Coastal Sustainability Alliance (CSA), an industry collaborative effort led by Kuok Maritime Group (KMG), has on Wednesday signed two Letters of Intent (LOIs) to boost e-vessels adoption in Singapore.

Asia-focused venture capital firm Gobi Partners has invested into SkyeChip, a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) design company in Malaysia.

Malaysia-based venture capital firm 1337 Ventures has invested in Betterteem Technologies, Inc., a Philippine-based business intelligence platform that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to predict and mitigate employee resignations while enhancing workplace satisfaction.