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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.
Doctor Anywhere and Lumens partner to expand reliable home-based healthcare access in Singapore
Doctor Anywhere, a Singapore-based regional tech-led healthcare provider, and Lumens Group, a Singapore-based provider of mobility solutions, have formalized the next stage of their ongoing partnership with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), strengthening efforts to support more reliable home-based healthcare delivery across Singapore.
AnyMind Group expands Japan social commerce footprint with acquisition of Bcode
AnyMind Group, a Singapore-founded business process as a service (BPaaS) company for marketing, e-commerce and digital transformation, has announced that it has acquired all shares of Bcode Inc., a Japan-based company specializing in the management and support of live streamers.
Maybank views Sea’s recent pullback as an attractive entry opportunity
Maybank Investment Bank said Monday that Sea's recent weakness has offered an attractive entry point to investors.
