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MYStartup, a national project initiated by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) in Malaysia and developed by Cradle Fund, has in partnership with NEXEA, a venture capital and startup accelerator firm, kicked off its third accelerator program by shortlisting a total of 25 promising tech startups.

Ant International, a Singapore-headquartered digital payment and financial technology firm, has announced that it will establish a new digital business center in Malaysia, with a focus on tapping local tech talent to drive its global businesses.

Global technology firm Apple has announced new expansion in Singapore, with plans to invest over $250 million to grow its campus in Ang Mo Kio.

Bursa Carbon Exchange (BCX), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bursa Malaysia Berhad (Bursa Malaysia), will be hosting its inaugural renewable energy certificates (RECs) auction on June 25, 2024.

Xsolla, a global video game commerce company, in collaboration with Curine Ventures, a Malaysia-based venture builder that incubates and develops profitable startups in Southeast Asia and the Americas, have announced the official launch of the Xsolla Curine Academy (XCA) in Kuala Lumpur.

Bursa Malaysia Berhad has entered into a collaboration with the United Kingdom government’s Mobilizing Institutional Capital Through Listed Product Structures (MOBILIST) program to enable greater investment to support the energy transition and advance the United Nations’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Malaysia.

Seedflex Technologies (Seedflex), a Singapore-based fintech company, has raised seed funding from 500 Global to launch its proprietary shariah-compliant digital financing solution “Pay-As-You-Sell Advance™” (PAYS Advance) across Southeast Asia, starting first in Malaysia.

Southeast Asia has emerged as top growth market for Asia Pacific (APAC) region, FedEx Express (FedEx) said Wednesday. Its survey reviewed that 68 percent of respondents see the greatest potential for growth in Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia.

Artificial intelligence (AI), security, and sustainability are driving the need for information technology (IT) infrastructure modernization in healthcare, Nutanix said Thursday.

Jago, an Indonesia-based mobile café company, has on Wednesday announced the completion of a $6 million Series A round of financing.The funding is led by Intudo Ventures and BEENEXT Accelerate, with participation from ORZON Ventures and D Global Ventures.