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Juniper Group acquires digital banking solution provider Tagit Singapore

Juniper Group, an operating group of Vela Software and Constellation Software, Inc., announced Tuesday the acquisition of Tagit Singapore Pte Ltd., a global digital banking solution provider.

US data center firm Digital Realty enters Malaysia

Digital Realty, the largest global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions, announced Tuesday its planned entry into Malaysia through the execution of the agreement to acquire CSF Advisers, owners of the TelcoHub 1 data center located in Cyberjaya, one of Greater Kuala Lumpur’s most established data…

Salesforce launches startup program in Malaysia and the Philippines

Salesforce, the global artificial intelligence (AI) customer relationship management (CRM), announced Tuesday the expansion of the Salesforce Startup Program into Malaysia and the Philippines to foster growth in their thriving startup ecosystems.

Aspire partners with Deel to provide employer of record infrastructure

Aspire, the Singapore-based fintech firm, announced Tuesday a category-defining partnership with Deel, the United States-based payroll and human resource platform, to bring Deel’s Employer of Record infrastructure directly into Aspire.

Instapay Technologies chooses Alibaba Cloud’s infrastructure to boost financial inclusion for Malaysia’s workforce

Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence firm of Alibaba Group, announced Tuesday its collaboration with Instapay Technologies, a Malaysian digital payment fintech platform, to expand access to secure and inclusive financial services for Malaysia’s workforce — particularly unbanked blue-collar workers.

Trust Bank launches fractional trading of US stocks and ETFs

Trust Bank, a Singapore-based digital bank backed by Standard Chartered and FairPrice Group, announced Tuesday the full launch of its trading platform for US stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs).

Viettel breaks ground on Vietnam’s first semiconductor chip fabrication plant

Vietnamese state-owned multinational telecommunications firm Viettel Group has officially broken ground on the construction of Vietnam’s first semiconductor chip fabrication plant.

Samakta Mitra and NEC Indonesia launch smart city command center at Deltamas Industrial Estate

PT Samakta Mitra, an information technology (IT) solutions provider and subsidiary of Sinar Mas Land, has partnered with NEC Indonesia to establish a Smart City Command Center within the Greenland International Industrial Center (GIIC) at Kota Deltamas.

MOVE partners with Air Arabia, expanding low-cost travel connections across the world

Malaysia-based travel booking app AirAsia MOVE (MOVE) announced Monday its first global airline partnership of 2026 with Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest budget carrier operator.

RHB foresees firmer FY26 technology outlook for Malaysia amid improved AI demand

RHB Investment Bank said the strength in logic and memory, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) demand, should broaden into other sub-sectors – reinforcing a firmer FY26 technology outlook for Malaysia.