Author: TechNode Global Staff
MAS, IBF roll out young talent program for AI in finance
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF) have on Tuesday launched the Young Talent Program for AI in Finance (YTP-AIF), with plans to offer more than 1,000 internship and traineeship positions through structured programs over the next year starting from August.
V-GREEN partners with local authorities, businesses in the Philippines to advance EV infrastructure
V-GREEN, the Vietnam-based charging infrastructure development company, has signed memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with the Provincial Government of Bataan and Clean Fuel, one of the independent fuel companies in the Philippines, to expand electric vehicle (EV) charging and battery swapping infrastructure in high-traffic areas across the provinces of…
TNB commissions Malaysia’s first grid-connected BESS
Malaysia's utility firm Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has on Monday commissioned the 100 megawatt (MW) / 400 megawatt-hour (MWh) Santong Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at the 132/33kV Santong BESS Main Intake Substation (PMU), Dungun, Terengganu, making it the first BESS in Malaysia connected to the grid.
DBS, Climate Bonds Initiative team up to advance climate adaptation financing across APAC
Amid a growing need to catalyze financing for climate adaptation and resilience across the region, DBS has on Tuesday announced a partnership with global non-governmental organization, Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), to deepen capabilities and advance financing solutions in this space.
BMI sees AI supercycle to boost growth in East Asia
BMI Country Risk and Industry Research said it has made further upward growth forecast revisions in East Asia amid artificial intelligence (AI) capital expenditure (capex) boom.
HSBC launches $4B credit facility supporting global expansion of China’s low carbon industries
HSBC has on Monday announced the launch of a dedicated credit facility of up to $4 billion in mainland China, designed to help its companies in the clean energy and low-carbon sectors scale internationally including in ASEAN and support decarbonization efforts across the value chain.
Robust AI-related demand boosts Singapore key exports
Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) expanded by 24.5 percent year on year in April 2026, extending the 15.3 percent growth in March, as electronics continued to expand, supported by robust artificial intelligence (AI)-related demand.
Southeast Asia’s green economy is projected to reach $430B by 2030
Southeast Asia’s (SEA) green economy which is valued at approximately $290 billion today, is projected to reach $430 billion by 2030, a report said Monday.
Funding Societies, Boost Bank partner to expand property-backed business financing for SMEs in Malaysia
Singapore-headquartered digital financing platform Funding Societies and Malaysia’s homegrown digital lender Boost Bank have on Monday announced a strategic partnership to broaden access to property-backed business financing for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), including asset-owning micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME)s and growing SMEs, in…
BIMB sees policy shifts Malaysia from import-driven to localization-driven EV growth
BIMB Securities has foreseen policy shifts Malaysia from import-driven to localization-driven electric vehicle (EV) growth, pushing foreign original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) toward completely knocked down (CKD) assembly.
