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Alipay+ and S&P Global survey finds trust gap as AI moves closer to payments
A 6,000-consumer survey across nine markets found strong use of AI for travel discovery but much lower interest in autonomous payment decisions, with privacy and control remaining key concerns.
Malaysia’s nanoSkunkWorkX raises $2M to advance AI chip packaging materials
Malaysian deep-tech startup nanoSkunkWorkX has raised US$2 million in a seed round led by Singapore's Tin Men Capital to move its semiconductor materials technology toward partner qualification.
SEON partners with Exist Software Labs to expand fraud and AML tools in Southeast Asia
SEON has partnered with Philippines-based Exist Software Labs to bring its fraud prevention, identity verification and AML compliance platform to banking, fintech, payments and e-commerce clients.
DayOne, TNB explore up to 1.5 GW on-site power for Selangor data center expansion
DayOne and TNB GenCo are studying up to 1.5 GW of dedicated on-site generation and battery storage for a new data center development in Selangor.
Superbench integrates HitPay payments into AI customer engagement platform
Superbench has integrated HitPay's payment infrastructure to connect customer enquiries, bookings and checkout for B2C service businesses.
U Mobile launches 2Gbps 5G-A home broadband in Peninsular Malaysia
U Mobile has launched ULTRA Home 5G Pro, a fixed-wireless broadband service advertising speeds of up to 2 Gbps over 5G-Advanced in Peninsular Malaysia.
eBay, OpenAI and TikTok join Asia Tech Alliance
The Asia Tech Alliance has added eBay, OpenAI and TikTok, bringing digital commerce, frontier AI and platform-policy perspectives into the regional technology industry group.
Alipay+ connects to QR Ph for cross-border payments in the Philippines
PPMI and Alipay+ have connected Alipay+ to QR Ph, allowing supported international e-wallet and banking-app users to pay Philippine merchants through existing QR Ph codes.
Philippines’ Lumio Solar raises $900K pre-seed round led by 100×100
Philippine climate-tech company Lumio Solar has raised a $900,000 pre-seed round led by 100x100 to scale distribution of consumer-ready solar appliances and equipment.
CrowdStrike, Telkom Indonesia sign MoU on AI-powered cybersecurity transformation
CrowdStrike and Telkom Indonesia have signed a memorandum of understanding to combine the Falcon platform and security services with Telkom's Indonesian customer reach and infrastructure.
