Author: TechNode Global Staff

Petronas partners ESA, AWS for AI technologies in exploration

Malaysia's state-owned oil and gas firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) has partnered with Earth Science Analytics (ESA) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to leverage on advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies in exploration.

MAS partners BdF to conduct groundbreaking post-quantum cryptography experiment to enhance communication security

The Banque de France (BdF) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have on Tuesday announced the successful completion of a groundbreaking joint experiment in post-quantum cryptography (PQC) conducted across continents over conventional internet technologies.

UnaCash: M-commerce to contribute $ 11.1B to Philippines’ digital commerce market in 2025, with BNPL driving growth

The Philippines’ mobile commerce (m-commerce) segment is expected to grow by approximately $ 11.1 billion, representing 25.9 percent or a little over a quarter of digital commerce, latest analysis from in-app and in-store financial solutions provider UnaCash revealed.

Milk Partners, AirAsia rewards and The Sandbox team up to launch metaverse game

AirAsia rewards, the loyalty program of AirAsia MOVE, together with Milk Partners and The Sandbox, have launched an innovative metaverse game experience that brings real-world rewards into the digital space.

BMI: securing robust investment commitments will be key to second 5G network’s viability in Malaysia

Securing robust investment commitments will be key to second 5G network's viability in Malaysia, BMI Industry Research said Wednesday.

Standard Chartered partners Wise to strengthen retail cross-border payments offering

Global bank Standard Chartered has announced a partnership with Wise Platform, Wise’s global payments infrastructure for banks, to power faster and cheaper international payments for the bank’s cross-border payment service, SC Remit.

PayPay, Alipay+ extend enhanced e-wallet payment options to over 3 million merchants across Japan with expanded partnership

PayPay, Japan's top QR payment operator, has on Wednesday announced an expanded partnership with Alipay+, Ant International’s cross- border mobile payment and digitalization technology solution, broadening its merchant coverage network across Japan.

Indonesia’s Dash Electric secures seed funding to scale EV-as-a-Service across Indonesia

Dash Electric, an Indonesian electric vehicle (EV)-as-a-service startup, has on Wednesday announced the successful close of its oversubscribed seed funding round, led by The Radical Fund and co-led by Bali Investment Club (BIC).

NTU Singapore, Walden International launch $38M fund to support deep tech startups

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and leading global venture capital (VC) firm Walden International are launching a new venture capital fund to support deep tech spin-offs from the university.

Digital economy will reach $263B in GMV next year, says report

Google, Temasek, and Bain & Company have projected that the digital economy in Southeast Asia (SEA) will reach $263 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV) in 2024, a 15 percent increase over last year.