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Malaysia’s iMotorbike completes Series A funding with $10M to drive regional growth

IMotorbike, a Malaysia-based motorcycle platform for buying and selling pre-owned motorcycles, has announced the successful completion of a $10 million Series A funding round.

Carsome partners Petronas AutoExpert to expand aftersales services in Malaysia

Carsome Group, Southeast Asia’s largest integrated car e-commerce platform, and Petronas AutoExpert, a business unit under Petronas Lubricants Marketing Malaysia, have formed a strategic partnership to enhance aftersales service offerings for customers across Malaysia.

PublicInvest: US AI chip export restriction has muted impacts on Malaysia technology sector

PublicInvest Research said the impact of US artificial intelligence (AI) chip export restriction on Malaysia's technology sector is largely muted as the players mostly deal with the US hyperscalers.

Lazada and Peak3 launch new digital insurance joint venture in Southeast Asia

Lazada, a Southeast Asia's eCommerce platform, and Peak3, a global insurance technology firm, have announced the launch of a joint venture (JV) to build the leading digital and embedded insurance ecosystem in Southeast Asia.

Malaysia’s Maybank Islamic appoints audax and AWS to drive digital transformation

Maybank Islamic Bhd, the Islamic banking arm of Malaysia's lender Maybank Group, has appointed Standard Chartered backed technology solutions provider audax Financial Technology (audax) as its strategic partner to spearhead the digital transformation of its banking services.

Singapore’s uHoo secures $3.7M in funding led by Wavemaker Ventures, Menarco Development Corporation

UHoo, a provider of smart indoor environmental quality (IEQ) monitoring and management solutions based in Singapore, has announced the successful close of a $3.7 million funding round, comprising equity and debt.

Capgemini: AI is the top technology investment area in 2025 for 67 percent of businesses in Singapore

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the top technology investment area in 2025 for 67 percent of businesses in Singapore, Capgemini Research Institute said Monday.

Malaysia’s Perodua and UTM team up to develop next generation EV

Malaysia's national automaker Perodua and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop the country’s next generation of electric vehicles (xEV).

Singapore’s crypto.com secures preliminary approval for MiCA license from EU regulators

Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange company Crypto.com said last Friday it has received in-principle approval of markets in crypto assets (MiCA) license.

TA Securities: Malaysia’s data center growth could face constraints amid US AI chip curbs

With a maximum artificial intelligence (AI) chip install base of up to 49,900 H100-equivalent graphics processing units (GPUs) per Tier-2 country from 2025 to 2027 under US recent AI chip curbs, the growth of data center (DC) projects in Malaysia could face constraints, TA Securities said last Friday.