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Singapore Web2.5 payments firm MetaComp raises $35M in Pre-A+ funding round backed by Alibaba
Singapore-based MetaComp Pte. Ltd., a unified Web2.5 payments and wealth group-level platform, has announced the completion of its Pre-A+ funding round backed by Alibaba, bringing the total capital raised to $35 million across two rounds within three months.
SAP Labs to partner with Singapore authority to train 50 AI talents
SAP Labs, under Germany-headquartered tech giant SAP, will collaborate with the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) of Singapore to hire and train artificial intelligence (AI) scientists and machine learning engineers, expanding its role as an engineering hub for enterprise AI and supporting Singapore’s AI development plans.
AI video generation platform PixVerse raises Series C funding, opens global office in Singapore
Global AI video generation platform PixVerse has announced the completion of its Series C funding round and the opening of a global office in Singapore as it expands its international presence.
Singapore’s Empyrean Sky Partners secures $90M for Global Technology Fund
Singapore's venture capital firm Empyrean Sky Partners (ESP) has completed the fastest first close of 2026, raising $90 million toward a $200 million target for its Global Technology Fund.
Malaysia sets new technology risk rules for payment service providers
Malaysia’s central bank has issued a policy framework outlining updated requirements for managing technology risks in the payment sector.
Malaysia’s CUSTA raises $4.3M to scale custom products across SEA
CUSTA, a Malaysia-based businesses customization platform, has raised approximately $4.3 million in capital, including a Pre-Series A equity round co-led by Delight Ventures and Global Brain.
China’s ByteDance gets access to top Nvidia AI chips in Malaysia – report
TikTok’s Chinese parent, ByteDance Ltd, is reportedly assembling significant computing power outside China using top Nvidia chips, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Thursday.
Kenanga sees Malaysia’s logistics sector benefits from e-commerce boom, trade shifts
Malaysia's domestic logistics sector fared better amid Middle East tensions as the country is a beneficiary of booming e-commerce and trade diversion on US-China trade tensions, Kenanga Research said Thursday.
China’s JinkoSolar terminates $1.5B project in Vietnam due to US tariff on PV panels
China's JinkoSolar, one of the largest solar module manufacturers in the world, has voluntarily terminated its $1.5 billion photovoltaic panel project in Vietnam's northern coastal province of Quang Ninh.
Vietnam can become UAV manufacturing hubs with supply chain strength: Minister
Vietnam is capable of becoming a global unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturing hub, thanks to its strengths in workforce, supply chain, affordable cost, and high domestic demand, said Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung.
