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Global fintech firm Fasanara Capital and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, have announced plans to create a pioneering lending strategy aimed at helping micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in emerging markets access the capital they need to grow, especially businesses led or owned by women.

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (Indosat), has officially launched its Security Command Center (SCC) in Jakarta, marking a significant leap forward for Indonesia’s digital resilience as artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly transforms the threat landscape.

Singapore-based tech giant Sea saw its revenue jump 36.4 percent year on year to $22.9 billion in 2025, with gross profit growing 42.2 percent year-on-year to $10.2 billion.

CARSOME Group Inc. reported FY2025 EBITDA of $23 million, more than doubling year-on-year, reflecting continued margin expansion and cost discipline across its core markets.

The Series A funding round is led by Kairous Capital, a regional private equity and venture capital firm backed by Jelawang Capital, Malaysia’s National Fund-of-Funds through its Emerging Fund Managers’ Program.

Open Campus, a Singapore-based decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) focused on blockchain applications in education, will collaborate with Vietnam’s Le & Associates (L&A) and SKALE to pilot a credential-powered job matching initiative in Vietnam.

Asia-focused venture capital firm Gobi Partners has invested in Cortical Labs, a biotechnology company developing computing systems that combine living human neurons with silicon hardware.

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) are collaborating to develop the Malaysia Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance.

Fynd aims to address these challenges through its unified AI-native commerce ecosystem. The platform integrates in-store systems, e-commerce, design, production, and supply chain management into a single architecture.

The Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI) announced Monday the launch of the National AI Impact Program (NAIIP), to strengthen Singapore's artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities across enterprises and workers.