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Bank Islam taps Mastercard Move for digital fund transfer solutions within Malaysia and across borders
Malaysian lender Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad has become the first financial institution in Malaysia to implement Mastercard Move, a money transfer solutions that enables seamless digital fund transfers within Malaysia and across borders through direct integration with Mastercard’s global network.
Singapore’s Shieldbase AI raises additional funding led by GenAI Fund, First Move
Shieldbase AI, the Singapore-based enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) operating system startup, announced Monday additional funding led by GenAI Fund and First Move, joining Tenity and several prominent angel investors.
India-based SportVot expands globally with focus on APAC, MENA, and Europe
SportVot, a cloud-based sports-tech platform based in India, has announced its expansion into international markets after gaining traction across the country.
Indonesia’s Monit raises $2.5M in funding led by Cento Ventures
Monit, Indonesia’s leading spend management platform, has raised $2.5 million in a funding round led by Cento Ventures, with strategic participation from Sansan, a Japanese leader in business to business (B2B) digital transformation.
VinFast signs dealer financing cooperation agreement with BCA
Vietnamese automaker VinFast has officially entered into a pivotal financial partnership with PT Bank Central Asia Tbk. (BCA), one of Indonesia's leading private banks.
KWAP finalizes 12 General Partners under Dana Pemacu’s $1.42B fund allocation
Malaysia's retirement fund Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) (KWAP) announced Monday the shortlisted 12 global General Partners (GPs) with an allocation of MYR 6 billion ($1.42 billion) across both conventional and Shariah-compliant funds under the Dana Pemacu initiative.
VinFast inaugurates electric vehicle plant in Hà Tĩnh
Vietnamese automaker VinFast has officially inaugurated its electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing plant in Hà Tĩnh, located in the Vũng Áng Economic Zone, less than seven months after construction began.
Grab Malaysia, Proton expand strategic partnership to support e-hailing community
Malaysian national carmaker Proton and tech firm Grab Malaysia have taken another step forward in strengthening the commitment to the e-hailing community with the expansion of their ongoing strategic partnership.
Tracxn : SEA tech holds ground at $2B in 1H as investors bet big on late-stage growth
Total funding for the Southeast Asia (SEA) tech ecosystem amounted to $2 billion in the first half, a drop of 24 percent compared to the $2.6 billion raised in the second half of 2024, and an increase of 7 percent compared to the $1.8 billion raised in the first half of 2024, Tracxn said last Thursday.
Singapore’s WIZ.AI partners US’s Agora on AI agents to meet growing demand for multilingual customer automation
Agora, a global provider of real-time engagement technology, announced last Thursday a strategic partnership with WIZ.AI, a Singapore-based voice artificial intelligence (AI) company, to deliver AI-powered customer engagement solutions designed for enterprises operating across languages and regions.
