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DBS, OCBC, UOB complete first live blockchain-enabled SGD transactions on Swift’s ledger
DBS, OCBC and UOB have successfully completed live domestic Singapore dollar transactions using tokenized deposits on Swift’s blockchain-based ledger.
September 11, 2026
News,Digital Transformation,SEA
More than a third of respondents say DEFA is highly important to their business – EU-ASEAN business council
More than a third of respondents (38 percent) say the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) is highly important to their business, while 50 percent rated it as moderately important, a survey conducted by the EU-ASEAN business council showed on Tuesday.
September 11, 2026
George Kent, Extreme vision team up to distribute agentic AI soultions in Malaysia, ASEAN
George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad has announced its partnership with Shandong Extreme Vision Technology Co., Ltd. (Extreme Vision), an artificial intelligence (AI) technology company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, to distribute agentic AI solutions in Malaysia, ASEAN.
September 11, 2026
ASEAN Foundation expands AI-skills programme to train 1.7M students, teachers by 2028
The ASEAN Foundation has received endorsement of Southeast Asian education officials for an expanded program to equip more than 1.7 million students, teachers, and university staff with practical AI skills by the end of 2028.
September 11, 2026
Enterprise Singapore opens Boston office, signs Massachusetts trade partnership
Enterprise Singapore has opened an office in Boston, its fifth in the United States, to help Singapore companies expand on the U.S. East Coast, and has signed its first U.S. state-level partnership, with Massachusetts.
September 11, 2026
Belgium’s insurer Ageas completes $1.3B sale of Maybank insurance stake, exiting 25-year venture
Belgium's insurer Ageas has completed the sale of its 30.95 percent stake in Maybank Ageas Holdings, the Malaysian parent of insurer Etiqa, to its partner Maybank for about €1.1B billion ($1.3 billion), ending a 25-year joint venture.
September 11, 2026
VVMF wins TGA license for Sydney viral vector facility
Australia’s VVMF has secured a TGA manufacturing license for its Westmead facility to produce specified viral vectors under GMP standards.
September 11, 2026
News,SEA,Mergers and Acquisitions,Singapore,FinTech,Investments
Grab in talks to buy SoftBank-backed fintech firm Atome — report
Grab has been pursuing growth through both acquisitions and expansion of its existing businesses, according to the report. Earlier this year, Grab acquired US-based Stash Financial Inc at an enterprise value of US$425 million and bought Foodpanda’s Taiwan operations from Delivery Hero SE for $600 million.
September 11, 2026
News,FinTech,Thailand,Enterprise,SEA,AI,Digital Transformation
Krungsri renews Kyndryl core banking agreement for five years
Thailand's Krungsri renewed a five-year agreement with Kyndryl covering core infrastructure, mainframe services, automation and AI-enabled operations.
September 11, 2026
News,China,Asia,Cybersecurity,SEA,AI
Anthropic reports AI-orchestrated attacks and model theft
Anthropic says it disrupted AI-orchestrated cyber operations and unauthorized attempts by labs to extract capabilities from Claude.
September 11, 2026
South Korea broadens espionage law to cover foreign actors
September 13, 2026
Nvidia and Australian partners target 2GW AI buildout
September 13, 2026
US sets final solar trade margins for Indonesia and Laos
September 13, 2026
South Korea broadens espionage law to cover foreign actors
September 13, 2026
Nvidia and Australian partners target 2GW AI buildout
September 13, 2026
US sets final solar trade margins for Indonesia and Laos
September 13, 2026













