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Agentic commerce, bank-backed wallets, Click to Pay become top consumer payments technologies: Juniper Research
Agentic commerce, bank-backed wallets, and Click to Pay are the three technologies expected to have the most significant impact on consumer payments over the next 12 months, according to the Consumer Payments Tech Horizon report, released by Juniper Research.
Singapore’s ChemT Biotechnology raises $4M seed round to build AI intelligence layer for biomanufacturing
ChemT Biotechnology, an AI-driven biotechnology company based on Singapore, has closed a $4 million seed round led by Wavemaker Ventures and co-investment partner SEEDS, an arm of SG Growth Capital, with support from Wavemaker 360 Health, Draper University Ventures, and Temasek Life Sciences Accelerator.
Tourism platform Agoda launches public bug bounty program on HackerOne, rewards up to $6,000
Southeast Asia-focused tourism platform Agoda has launched a public bug bounty program on HackerOne, inviting security researchers globally to test its platform and offering rewards of up to $6,000 based on the severity of valid findings.
Singapore’s Libeara raises $14M in GSR-led strategic round to scale infrastructure for regulated digital assets
Singapore-based digital asset infrastructure firm Libeara, announced Tuesday the successful close of a $14 million strategic funding round led by global market maker GSR.
Estonia’s web infrastructure firm Blackwell enters Vietnam as first Southeast Asian market
Blackwall, a web traffic security company based in Estonia, has partnered with Vietnam's HOSTVN Technology Solutions Joint Stock Company to launch HOSTVN Website Protection, marking Blackwall's entry into Vietnam, also its first market in Southeast Asia.
ComfortDelGro advances global AV push with Zig Driverless launch in Punggol
Singapore-based transport operator ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited announced Monday the launch of public rides on its Zig Driverless shuttles in Punggol, marking its second autonomous public service globally after its robotaxi pilot in Guangzhou, China.
Singapore’s Singtel sells 2.8% stake in Thailand’s Gulf Development for $775M, nears $7B asset recycling target
Singapore's Singtel has sold 2.8 percent of its stake in Gulf Development, Thailand's largest energy company, for approximately S$1 billion ($775 million), generating cumulative equity gains of approximately $109 million.
Philippines’ SunAsia, Vietnam’s VinEnergo partner on $406 million solar on water energy project
The Philippines' SunAsia Energy and Vietnam's VinEnergo will jointly develop a 422-MWp solar on water portfolio across Pampanga and Negros Occidental in the Philippines, representing an estimated investment of $406 million.
Vietnam’s Masan eyes 115M tons of tungsten more amid global AI, semiconductor growth
Masan High-Tech Materials (MSR), an arm of Vietnamese conglomerate Masan, is expanding its tungsten resource base to help secure a critical input for the AI, semiconductor, and defense industries, potentially adding 115 million more tons of tungsten-polymetallic ore in its reserve
Sea Limited, OpenAI to jointly expand AI access for e-commerce Shopee users, sellers
Singapore-headquartered e-commerce and gaming giant Sea Ltd and OpenAI willl collaborate to drive AI adoption across Southeast Asia and Brazil, focusing on AI-powered e-commerce.
