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Malaysia launches first social exchange to strengthen access to social impact financing
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has on Monday marked a key milestone in advancing Malaysia’s social impact ecosystem with the official launch of the Social Exchange.
SMEs in Vietnam can utilize digital assets as loan collaterals
Vietnam plans to recognize digital assets and virtual assets as valid loan collaterals for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), under a draft amendment to the law on support for SMEs.
STT GDC, Alibaba Cloud, NTUC team up on AI upskilling in Singapore
ST Telemedia Global Data Centers (STT GDC) has on Tuesday announced a partnership with Alibaba Cloud and Tech Talent Assembly, an affiliated association under the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) to accelerate the adoption of generative and agentic artificial intelligence (AI) across Singapore’s enterprises and workforce.
Italy’s De Nora to acquire Singapore-based BW Water in $66.5M deal, expand Southeast Asia activities
Italy-based Industrie De Nora has signed an agreement to wholly acquire Singapore-based BW Water in a deal between $61.5 million and $66.5 million.
Pacific Channel acquires ENGIE Factory APAC, expanding climate-tech platform into Southeast Asia
Australasian venture capital firm Pacific Channel announced Tuesday the acquisition of ENGIE Factory Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd, along with the portfolio of securities it holds in seven early-stage climate-tech ventures focused on solar solutions, cooling, climate markets, sustainable housing, bioenergy, and data center efficiency.
Singapore launches refreshed Industry Digital Plan to support retailers in accelerating technology adoption
Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) have launched the refreshed Retail Industry Digital Plan (IDP) on Tuesday, to guide over 2,000 small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) retailers on their digital transformation efforts.
France’s Thales to build Singapore’s drone traffic management platform
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has awarded France-based defense-aerospace giant Thales a contract to develop a national Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management (UTM) system.
Alipay launches AI payment solution, AI wallet, Token Pay services as AI commerce expands
China’s online and mobile payment platform Alipay has introduced its full-stack AI payment solution to partners across industries, ranging from AI companies to traditional retailers, and debuted two new services, namely the world’s first AI Wallet and Token Pay, to support the agentic economy’s rapid growth.
Australia commits $10M to climate investment fund of Vietnam’s Do Ventures
The Australian Government has committed up to $10 million to Fund II of Vietnam's Do Ventures , in order to support climate-focused businesses in Vietnam and strengthening the country’s climate investment market.
KPMG launches AI trust hub in Singapore to support enterprise adoption
KPMG has launched a Trusted Artificial Intelligence Centre of Excellence in Singapore, aimed at helping organizations strengthen governance and trust in artificial intelligence systems as adoption accelerates across industries.
