Yimie Yong
Beyond AirAsia’s belly space: a closer look into Teleport’s approach to eCommerce logistics [Q&A]
TNGlobal recently talked to Milan Dhingra, Chief Product & Technology Officer at Teleport, to know more about how Teleport is leveraging an unconventional asset-light model, the company's technological backbone and its unique competitive advantages.
Malaysia’s Khazanah eyes AI deals With French, Italian sovereign funds – report
Managing director Amirul Feisal Wan Zahir said the discussions focused on how Malaysian, French and Italian companies could work together amid shifting global geopolitical dynamics.
Malaysia set to unveil AI guidelines for media, PR & digital content creation – report
The guidelines are to complement the country’s National AI Roadmap and uphold ethical, transparent and trustworthy communication practices as artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly shapes public discourse, according to national news agency Bernama.
TNGlobal Tracker: Startup Funding Snapshot for June 2025 – Funding recovers slightly but lags behind y-o-y
The Southeast Asia (SEA) Monthly Funding Tracker for June 2025 shows a modest recovery from the previous month, with total funding of $284.7 million across 10 rounds. This reflects a 2.12 percent increase from May 2025 but marks a 37.27 percent decline compared to $453.8 million in June 2024.
Ant International’s AI Blueprint: Powering Payments and Digitalization for SMEs [Q&A]
TNGlobal recently talked to Jiangming Yang, Chief Innovation Officer of Ant International, to learn more about the company’s AI strategy, how it can help to empower small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and the markets the company is looking at.
Standard Chartered-backed Audax eyes opportunities in SE Asia & Gulf Nations’ Islamic digital finance ecosystem [Q&A]
In the interview, Indra also insights on Malaysia’s strategic position in revolutionising Islamic finance. With deep expertise in the evolving needs of today’s financial institutions, Indra was instrumental in forging audax’s strategic partnership with Maybank Islamic, driving innovation and expanding digital banking capabilities in the Islamic finance…
Ant Group’s unit to seek stablecoin permits in Hong Kong, Singapore – report
Singapore-headquartered Ant International will apply for the stablecoin issuer’s licence in Hong Kong as soon as the city’s Stablecoins Ordinance goes into effect in August, the people said, according to the report. As well as Singapore, the company is also planning to seek a permit in Luxembourg, they added.
Singapore’s Grab plans big convertible bond, fuelling hopes about GoTo deal – report
Grab said it will issue convertible bonds that mature in June 2030, partly to fund potential acquisitions.
B Grimm, Digital Edge to invest $1B in Thai data center – report
B Grimm Power is also studying a plan to invest at least $1.6 billion more in additional data center projects with a total capacity of about 200MW.
NASDAQ-listed Grab denies reports of talks with Indonesia’s GoTo for a potential deal
Grab has held on-and-off talks with GoTo for years, according to earlier media reports. But a merger never materialized, partially due to antitrust concerns likely to arise from combining Southeast Asia’s two dominant ride-hailing and food-delivery groups.
