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J&C Pacific partners with YTL AI Labs to power GiftsMart with Malaysia’s homegrown AI
J&C Pacific Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian artificial intelligence (AI)-driven retail marketing and digital redemption platform, announced Monday a strategic collaboration with YTL AI Labs Sdn Bhd, the developer of ILMU, Malaysia’s first multimodal sovereign AI model, to power GiftsMart with the country's homegrown AI.
ENGIE and Sunway Property expand Sunway Square District cooling partnership to advance Malaysia’s low-carbon future
ENGIE, a France-based low-carbon energy and services, and Sunway Property, the property arm of Malaysia-based Sunway Group, announced Tuesday the expansion of the Sunway Square district cooling system partnership through their joint venture, ENGIE-Sunway DCS Sdn Bhd, to serve Sunway Education’s facilities, including Sunway University and Sunway College…
Bain & Company launches AI innovation hub in Singapore
Building on its commitment to advancing artificial intelligence (AI) in Southeast Asia, Bain & Company will launch a new AI Innovation Hub in Singapore.
US’s Worca launches human intelligence data center in the Philippines
Worca, a Los Angeles-based artificial intelligence (AI) talent company, announced Monday the launch of its human intelligence data center in the Philippines.
XTransfer partners SCB to boost cross-border payments
XTransfer, the China-based business to business (B2B) cross-border trade payment platform and Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), Thailand's first indigenous bank, announced Monday the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to improve cross-border payments.
Grab and StraitsX sign MOU to explore development of Web3 wallets and stablecoin-based settlement layer across Asia
Singapore-based superapp Grab and digital assets firm StraitsX announced Tuesday a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore the development of a Web3-enabled payments infrastructure across Asia.
GlobalFoundries acquires Singapore’s Advanced Micro Foundry to expand AI infrastructure portfolio
GlobalFoundries (GF) announced Monday the acquisition of Advanced Micro Foundry (AMF), a silicon photonics foundry based in Singapore, marking a pivotal step in GF’s strategy to advance innovation and its leadership in silicon photonics.
Payrex taps Billease to bring BNPL to Philippine merchants
Payment gateway startup Payrex is teaming up with Billease, the Philippines’ Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) platform, to make flexible payment options available to thousands of online and offline merchants through a single API integration.
Bahrain and Singapore team up to boost digital public infrastructure
BENEFIT and Singapore-based technology company MonetaGo, in collaboration with Bahrain FinTech Bay (BFB), have embarked on the implementation phase of Bahrain’s National Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Initiative to develop a digital ledger for all financed trade transactions and invoice submissions creating an alternative data credit score to…
Malaysia’s FeedMe raises $5M to accelerate restaurant automation across Southeast Asia
FeedMe, the Malaysia-based restaurant software platform, announced Tuesday a $5 million funding round led by Integra Partners, with participation from Cento Ventures.
