TechNode Global Staff

Grab, a superapp in Southeast Asia, announced last Saturday its plans to launch Autonomously Intelligent Ride (Ai.R), its first autonomous vehicle (AV) service for consumers in Singapore, in partnership with WeRide, a China-based autonomous driving technology firm.

Nvsion, a Malaysia-based deeptech startup, announced last Friday it has successfully completed a "multi-million ringgit seed round" with Cambrian Fund as its sole investor.

Vietnamese information technology (IT) firm FPT has announced a partnership with Kyndryl, a US provider of enterprise technology services, to accelerate enterprise digital transformation across North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, and Japan.

In the push to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in enterprises, Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) will intensify efforts under its Digital Leaders Program (DLP) to support 2,000 local digitally mature enterprises or digital leaders from various sectors to harness AI with confidence over the next three years.

Vietnamese electric vehicles (EV) maker VinFast has officially announced a strategic partnership with the Arabian Automobile Association (AAA), a leading provider of vehicle support services in the Middle East, to improve its aftersales service in the region.

Malaysian telecommunication firm CelcomDigi Berhad, through its Innovation Center, has announced a collaboration with key government authorities to develop Malaysia’s first artificial intelligence (AI)-powered traffic intelligence platform using neural networks and advanced analytics.

Cambodia's clean cooking technology firm ATEC has raised $15.5 million in a funding round co-led by Lightrock and TRIREC, with participation from Schneider Electric Energy Access Asia Fund.

Vietnamese information technology (IT) corporation FPT has signed a memorandum of understanding with Europe’s tech firm Future Processing to accelerate digital transformation in the banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) sector worldwide over the next three years.

Japan-based venture capital firm Credit Saison has established “Onigiri Capital,” a fund specializing in blockchain investments, through its Singapore-based subsidiary, overseas corporate venture capital (CVC).

China-based Huize Holding Limited, through its international brand Poni Insurtech, announced that Poni Financial Advisory Pte. Ltd. has been licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore as a Financial Adviser and Exempt Insurance Broker.