TechNode Global Staff

Malaysia announces incentive programs to boost digital creative industry

Malaysia is targeting stronger global stage presence with fresh funding and incentive programs for games, animation and metaverse.

Maybank partners with central banks to strengthen cross-border QR payment connectivity between Malaysia and Cambodia

Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) has partnered with central banks to strengthen cross-border QR payment connectivity between Malaysia and Cambodia, aligns with its ASEAN 2025’s strategies.

Vertex Growth invests $11.36M in Dolphin Semiconductor to accelerate growth strategy

Vertex Growth, a Singapore- based growth-stage venture capital fund, announced Tuesday a commitment of €10 million ($11.36 million) in Dolphin Semiconductor, a provider of semiconductor IP solutions specializing in mixed-signal IP design based in France.

Antom partners Adobe to improve payment access across Asia

Antom, a provider of unified merchant payments and digitization solutions under Ant International, and Adobe, an American computer software company, have announced a strategic partnership to launch an optimized payment experience and tailored digital marketing offerings for Adobe’s customers across Asia.

Ample Transfers receives IPA from MAS to expand regulated payment services in Singapore

Ample Transfers, a Singapore-based provider of remittance and money-changing services, has received in-principle approval (IPA) from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to expand its scope of regulated payment services.

Singapore’s AnyMind strengthens leadership team with five appointments

AnyMind Group, a Singapore-founded business process as a service (BPaaS) company for marketing, e-commerce and digital transformation, has on Tuesday announced five new appointments.

GXS Bank acquires Validus Group’s Singapore business

GXS Bank announced Monday that it has received regulatory approval to acquire Validus Capital Pte Ltd, the Singapore subsidiary of Validus Investment Holdings Pte Ltd (Validus Group).

Fore Coffee‘s share price up 34.04 percent on IPO debut

PT Fore Kopi Indonesia Tbk (Fore Coffee), the Indonesia-based premium affordable coffee chain, saw its share prices jump 34.04 percent to Rp252 ($0.015) per share on the first day of trading.

Huawei Malaysia forms AI collaborations with local players to power e-commerce, logistics and smart government services in Malaysia

Huawei Malaysia has formed artificial intelligence (AI) collaborations with local players to power e-commerce, logistics and smart government services in Malaysia.

ACMF releases simplified guidance for ASEAN SMEs in supply chains (Version 1)

The ASEAN Simplified ESG Disclosure Guide for SMEs in Supply Chains (ASEDG) Version 1, was launched this week by the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF) on the sidelines of the ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.