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Softbank’s PayPay acquires 40% stake in Binance Japan
PayPay Corporation, a Softbank-backed electronic payment services firm in Japan, has made an equity investment in Binance Japan Inc.
Hong Kong’s FWD Group establishes AI Lab in Singapore
Hong Kong insurance firm FWD Group Holdings Limited announced Wednesday the inauguration of the FWD AI Lab in Singapore, a strategic move to accelerate innovation in insurance through artificial intelligence (AI) and data science.
Temasek appoints Tan Chong Meng as Deputy Chairman
Following the earlier announcement of Teo Chee Hean as Chairman of the Temasek Board with effect from October 9, 2025, Temasek Holdings has appointed Tan Chong Meng as Deputy Chairman, effective the same date.
SoftBank, Oracle team up to accelerate Japan’s AI and sovereign cloud
Oracle Corporation and SoftBank Corp. are collaborating to provide secure, compliant, and scalable sovereign cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) services to organizations in Japan.
AI adoption in cybersecurity surges across Malaysia – IDC survey
Artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in cybersecurity surges across Malaysia with 90 percent are already using it, a survey from IDC showed last Thursday.
DE-CIX Malaysia expands footprint with availability with NTT DATA
DE-CIX Malaysia, the Malaysian subsidiary of the world’s leading operator of Internet Exchanges (IXs), announced Tuesday the launch of its full suite of interconnection services at NTT DATA’s CBJ1 Data Center in Cyberjaya.
Snowflake strengthens Malaysia presence with planned AWS Asia Pacific (Malaysia) availability to address rising demand
Snowflake, the artificial intelligence (AI) data cloud company, announced Thursday it is increasing its Malaysia reach with plans to deploy a local instance on the AWS Asia Pacific (Malaysia) region.
SEA sees strong growth in Weixin Pay usage as Chinese tourists travel abroad over Golden Week
Southeast Asia has seen strong growth in Weixin pay usage as Chinese tourists travel abroad over Golden Week, Weixin said Thursday.
Singapore’s Qapita raises $26.5M Series B round led by Charles Schwab
Singapore-based Qapita, an equity management platform with presence in India and the United States, announced Wednesday that it has raised $26.5 million in its Series B equity financing round.
SGInnovate backs Vycarb’s $5M funding round to scale low-cost carbon capture and storage technology
Vycarb, a climate tech company pioneering a new category of permanent, measurable carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) using natural waters, announced Monday the closing of a $5M seed funding round.
