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News,Philippines,Malaysia,Investments
Malaysia’s 3cat raises $4M Series A for Philippines expansion
Malaysia-based pre-owned electronics platform 3cat has raised a $4 million Series A led by Foxmont Capital Partners, with participation from the Asian Development Bank and Golden Gate Ventures, as it prepares to enter the Philippines.
September 23, 2026
Taiwan export orders top $100B for first time as AI demand surges
Taiwan's export orders reached a record $102.96 billion in August, up 71.4 percent from a year earlier, as demand for AI servers, chips and other computing products accelerated.
September 23, 2026
Blueprint Alliance formed by Okta, AWS, Google Cloud and others for AI-agent security
Okta, AWS, Google Cloud, CrowdStrike, Salesforce and other technology companies have formed the Blueprint Alliance around a shared reference architecture for securing enterprise AI agents.
September 23, 2026
Equativ becomes ChatGPT Ads technology partner, including Japan rollout
Adtech company Equativ has become a technology partner for ChatGPT Ads, offering campaign activation in current markets including Japan as OpenAI expands ways for advertisers to buy ads.
September 23, 2026
IDTechEx sees AI power spikes driving supercapacitor use in data centers
IDTechEx expects supercapacitors to gain use in AI data centers for short-duration power buffering and voltage stabilization, with potential deployment at rack, aisle and UPS levels.
September 23, 2026
Philippines’ PayMongo targets fourfold revenue growth in 2026
Philippine payments company PayMongo is targeting revenue at about four times last year's level while expanding beyond transaction fees into subscription and merchant services.
September 23, 2026
UnionPay says ASEAN QR acceptance network now covers over 38M merchants
UnionPay says its acceptance network now spans all ten ASEAN countries and more than 38 million QR merchants as it expands cross-border payment links across the region.
September 23, 2026
News,Singapore,Deep Tech,Investments
Singapore’s Nexstrom raises $12M to scale 12-inch 2D semiconductor platform
Singapore semiconductor startup Nexstrom has raised a $12 million seed round led by Xora Innovation to commercialize a wafer-scale platform for single-crystal 2D semiconductor materials.
September 23, 2026
News,Telecommunications,South Korea
Kakao opposes US ADR listing plan involving TPG’s Kakao Mobility stake
South Korea's Kakao has opposed a proposed US ADR listing involving shares in Kakao Mobility held by private equity firm TPG.
September 22, 2026
Philippines advances EU, Canada trade deals as digital infrastructure comes into focus
The Philippines has reached substantial agreement on a free trade deal with the EU while Canada says separate talks with Manila and ASEAN are more than 90 percent complete, with data centers among investment opportunities under discussion.
September 22, 2026












