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Ant International collaborates with BNP Paribas on promoting cross-border payment solutions in Europe

BNP Paribas, the European Union’s leading bank, and Ant International, a Singapore-based digital payment and financial technology firm, have formed a strategic partnership to enhance cross-border payment solutions for merchants and consumers in Europe.

Softbank acquires United Kingdom chip start-up Graphcore

Japanese venture capital fund Softbank Group Corp. has acquired United Kingdom chip start-up Graphcore for an undisclosed sum.

Lion Parcel partners Salesforce to optimize customer service through generative AI integration

Lion Parcel, a logistics service provider in Indonesia, has partnered with Salesforce, the United States-based artificial intelligence (AI) customer relationship management firm, to optimize customer service through generative AI integration.

ZTrade expands service to enable two-way cross-border digitized trade documentation

ZTrade, a Web 3 platform operated on MY E.G. Services Bhd (MYEG)'s blockchain platform Zetrix that facilitates the cross-border trading of goods with China, is expanding its scope of coverage to encompass the digital verification of certificates of origin (COOs) issued by the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC).

VPBank and IFC collaborate to provide $150M funding to Vietnamese coffee enterprises

Vietnam Prosperity Joint-Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have recently collaborated to provide $150 million supply chain financing for coffee-exporting companies in Vietnam.

Singapore-based blockchain exchange Net Zero-X launches to tackle financing gap for climate projects

Net Zero-X, a Singapore-based blockchain exchange for impact investors, launches on Tuesday to tackle the significant financing gap impeding the global transition to a net zero future.

Prenetics partners with David Beckham for new health brand

Prenetics, a United States-listed health sciences company, has announced that former international footballer, entrepreneur and philanthropist David Beckham has become a strategic investor in the business.

Report: 84% of Singapore travel companies see fragile margins due to inefficient payment systems

66 percent of travel companies are seeing their profit margins impacted by outdated or complicated payment systems, with nine in ten expected to prioritize modernizing their financial operations this year, a report said Tuesday.

Report: generative AI is set to be adopted by 85% of the software workforce over the next two years

Generative artificial intelligence AI (Gen AI) is expected to play a key role in augmenting the software workforce, assisting in more than 25 percent of software design, development, and testing work in the next two years, Capgemini Research Institute said Thursday.

Report: Southeast Asia’s retailers bet big on social commerce despite economic climate

Southeast Asian retailers are placing big bets on social media as 68 percent plan to increase investment in social commerce over the next 12 months, Shopify Inc said Thursday.