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News,FinTech,Singapore,Philippines
Singapore’s financial service platform Atome, Philippines’ restaurant giant Jollibee to jointly expand card acceptance
Atome, a Singapore-headquartered digital financial services platform, has announced a year-long partnership with the Philippines' food & beverage (F&B) giant Jollibee Foods Corporation to enable the use of the former's Atome Card across more than 1,300 Jollibee stores in the Philippines.
March 18, 2026
News,China,Corporate Innovation,AI
China’s Alibaba unveils Wukong AI platform for enterprise workflows
China's Alibaba Group has introduced Wukong, an AI-focused enterprise platform designed to enable multiple AI agents to coordinate and perform complex tasks within a unified interface, supported by enterprise-grade security infrastructure.
March 18, 2026
Vietnam-based SmartSolar secures $3.15M to expand rooftop solar financing for SMEs
Vietnam-based rooftop solar startup SmartSolar has closed a debt financing round, bringing its total funding to $3.15 million in combined equity and debt, as it expands financing solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)) facing rising electricity costs.
March 18, 2026
Miro sets up Asia Hub in Singapore to accelerate growth and boost AI collaborations
Miro, the global artificial intelligence (AI) innovation workspace, has announced Asia Hub in Singapore to accelerate growth across the region and bring AI collaborations to new markets.
March 17, 2026
MyRepublic, Singapore Polytechnic team up to drive applied AI innovation through automation Sandbox
MyRepublic and Singapore Polytechnic (SP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a strategic collaboration to drive applied artificial intelligence (AI) innovation through the co-development of AI training programs leveraging MyRepublic’s AI automation sandbox environment.
March 17, 2026
RHB sees global semiconductor recovery, robust AI-related demand to support Malaysia’s tech sector
RHB Investment Bank Research sees Malaysia's technology sector revenue and earnings growth momentum to continue to prevail in FY26, supported by the ongoing global semiconductor recovery and robust artificial intelligence (AI)-related demand.
March 17, 2026
Malaysia’s unicorn Carsome raises over $30M in a strategic fundraising round
With the support from the HKIC, Carsome will drive initiatives across areas such as supply chain sourcing and technology collaboration, accelerating the application of data and artificial intelligence (AI) in the automotive sector, which further empowers Carsome for its regional expansion.
March 17, 2026
Digital Transformation,News,Logistics,Vietnam
Sweden’s Ericsson, Vietnam’s telco VNPT to jointly modernize airport connectivity
Sweden's networking and telecommunications giant Ericsson and Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) will jointly deliver next-generation mobile infrastructure for major airport projects in Vietnam.
March 17, 2026
Electric Vehicles & Mobility,News,SEA,Vietnam
Vietnam’s EV manufacturer VinFast reports $3.9B net loss in 2025
VinFast, the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer under Vietnam's top conglomerate Vingroup, reported a revenue of $3.6 billion and delivery of 196,919 vehicles in 2025, according to its preliminary and unaudited financial results released on Tuesday.
March 17, 2026
Singapore’s dtcpay raises $10M in Series A led by Vertex Ventures SEA & India
Dtcpay, a digital payments company headquartered in Singapore, announced Tuesday it has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India.
March 17, 2026













