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DANA, Ant International team up to launch digital sustainability initiative supported by Konservasi Indonesia for marine conservation

Indonesian e-wallet DANA and Chinese fintech firm Ant International, together with Indonesian national foundation Konservasi International, have on Friday unveiled the Ocean Buddy initiative, an interactive in-app mini program to raise awareness and drive long-term public participation in marine conservation among DANA's 200 million users in Indonesia.

Green GSM partners Xentro to deploy 2,000 EVs in the Philippines

Green GSM, the all-electric ride-hailing brand under the GSM ecosystem, has signed a memorandum of understanding with AMRC Renewable Corporation/Xentro Motors, a subsidiary of the Philippine-based Xentro Group of Companies, for the supply of 2,000 VinFast electric vehicles to support future operations under the Green GSM platform.

Softbank’s PayPay acquires 40% stake in Binance Japan

PayPay Corporation, a Softbank-backed electronic payment services firm in Japan, has made an equity investment in Binance Japan Inc.

Hong Kong’s FWD Group establishes AI Lab in Singapore

Hong Kong insurance firm FWD Group Holdings Limited announced Wednesday the inauguration of the FWD AI Lab in Singapore, a strategic move to accelerate innovation in insurance through artificial intelligence (AI) and data science.

Temasek appoints Tan Chong Meng as Deputy Chairman

Following the earlier announcement of Teo Chee Hean as Chairman of the Temasek Board with effect from October 9, 2025, Temasek Holdings has appointed Tan Chong Meng as Deputy Chairman, effective the same date.

SoftBank, Oracle team up to accelerate Japan’s AI and sovereign cloud

Oracle Corporation and SoftBank Corp. are collaborating to provide secure, compliant, and scalable sovereign cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) services to organizations in Japan.

AI adoption in cybersecurity surges across Malaysia – IDC survey

Artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in cybersecurity surges across Malaysia with 90 percent are already using it, a survey from IDC showed last Thursday.

DE-CIX Malaysia expands footprint with availability with NTT DATA

DE-CIX Malaysia, the Malaysian subsidiary of the world’s leading operator of Internet Exchanges (IXs), announced Tuesday the launch of its full suite of interconnection services at NTT DATA’s CBJ1 Data Center in Cyberjaya.

Snowflake strengthens Malaysia presence with planned AWS Asia Pacific (Malaysia) availability to address rising demand

Snowflake, the artificial intelligence (AI) data cloud company, announced Thursday it is increasing its Malaysia reach with plans to deploy a local instance on the AWS Asia Pacific (Malaysia) region.

Hong Kong Electronics Fairs launch next week

The Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition) and electronicAsia will run concurrently from Oct 13 to 16 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center (HKCEC).