TNGlobal Staff
DBS and Stripe partner for AI cross-border payments in Asia
Singapore banking group DBS and US payment firm Stripe have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the growth of agentic commerce and cross-border payments in Asia.
August 27, 2026
SEA,Analysis,Electric Vehicles & Mobility
Southeast Asia’s EV sales accelerate as energy crisis continues
Electric vehicle (EV) sales are accelerating in Southeast Asia as energy crisis continues, Maybank Investment Bank said on Thursday.
August 27, 2026
Singapore launches world’s first liquid cooling standard for data centers in tropical climates
Singapore has on Thursday launched the world’s first standard to help data centers adopt liquid cooling technologies in the tropics to handle the growing energy demands of artificial intelligence (AI) workloads.
August 27, 2026
Danantara begins construction of Bekasi City waste-to-energy facility
Danantara Indonesia, through PT Danantara Investment Management (DIM) and PT Daya Energi Bersih Nusantara (Denera), held the inauguration of construction project for the Waste-to-Electricity Management Facility (PSEL) of the City of Bekasi on Wednesday, in Ciketing Udik, Bantar Gebang, City of Bekasi, West Java.
August 27, 2026
CIMB completes its pilot of Malaysia’s first tokenized deposit settlement of tokenized sukuk
CIMB Group, through CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad, has completed a pilot to test the settlement of tokenized sukuk using tokenized deposits in a controlled environment.
August 27, 2026
Boost Bank partners Parkson Credit to expand digital financial services across Malaysia
Boost Bank, Malaysia’s homegrown digital bank and Parkson Credit Sdn Bhd have formed a strategic alliance aimed at accelerating the adoption of digitally-enabled banking and financing solutions across Malaysia.
August 27, 2026
Singapore seeks consultation on intellectual property regime’s response to AI
The Ministry of Law (MinLaw) and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) have on Wednesday launched a public consultation to seek feedback on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on Singapore’s intellectual property (IP) regime.
August 26, 2026
Temasek Trust’s C3H backs British grid-battery firm Certain Energy’s $13.62M Series A round
Temasek Trust’s Catalytic Capital for Climate and Health (C3H) has led British grid-battery firm Certain Energy's £10 million ($13.62 million) Series A round.
August 26, 2026
Indian D2C companies raised $6B in equity funding across 2,000 rounds between 2021 and 2026 – Tracxn
Indian direct-to-consumer (D2C) companies raised about $6 billion in equity funding across 2,000 rounds between 2021 and 2026 (year to date), Tracxn said on Wednesday.
August 26, 2026
Singapore’s scam and cybercrime cases down 17.9 percent to 18,391 cases in first half
Singapore scam and cybercrime cases fell by 17.9 percent to 18,391 cases, compared with 22,397 cases in the same period in 2025, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said on Wednesday.
August 26, 2026













