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BENEFIT and Ant International partner to launch Alipay+ in Bahrain
BENEFIT, the Bahraini fintech firm, and Ant International, a digital payment firm headquartered in Singapore, have partnered to launch cross-border QR payments between Bahrain’s BENEFIT QR payment scheme and Ant International’s global wallet gateway, Alipay+, during 2026 to support the transition to toward a more inclusive digital payments ecosystem.
Animoca Brands receives in-principle approval from ADGM’s FSRA
Hong Kong-based digital assets firm Animoca Brands announced Monday it has received in-principle approval (IPA) from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM, the international financial center of Abu Dhabi, the Capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to operate as a regulated Fund Manager.
Tykhe Capital partners Skyvast to launch AI infrastructure tokenized fund with initial size of $150M
Pioneer Asset Management, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Tykhe Capital Group, and Skyvast Digital, part of the Malaysia-based Skyvast Corporation Group, have announced the launch of the world's first global-grade artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure tokenized fund – the SKYD Token, with an initial size of $150 million.
IFC, PDT, Ditrolic Energy team up to develop $6B renewable energy corridors in Johor
The World Bank Group (WBG), through its private sector arm the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Permodalan Darul Ta’zim (PDT), the strategic investment arm of the Johor State, and Ditrolic Energy, an integrated energy company, have signed a collaboration agreement to jointly develop a $6 billion Southern Johor Renewable Energy Corridor (SJREC) in…
GoTo nominates Hans Patuwo to succeed Patrick Walujo as new CEO
PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk (GoTo Group), an Indonesian technology company, announced Monday a planned leadership transition through which Hans Patuwo has been nominated to become its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Malaysia’s Catcha Digital profit surges 345 percent year on year in third quarter
Malaysia-listed digital media firm Catcha Digital Berhad announced Monday that it has reported a record revenue and profit after tax of MYR 25.26 million ($6.1 million) and MYR 5.39 million ($1.3 million) for the third quarter of FY25.
Open Campus and Animoca Brands partner with Nasdaq-listed ANPA for $50M EDU token strategy
Open Campus, the community-led DAO building the blockchain-powered financial layer for education, and Animoca Brands have formed a strategic partnership with Rich Sparkle Holdings Limited (ANPA), for $50 million EDU token strategy.
As Singaporeans live longer and healthier, our careers must too
Career health is becoming one of Singapore’s most important competitive determinants. More than employment stability, it reflects a worker’s ability to remain employable, adaptable, and upwardly progressing across a lifetime of technological and economic change. At its core is mobility - the capacity to shift across roles, adopt new tools, and reinvent…
Vantage Data Centers completes $1.6B investment in APAC Platform from GIC and ADIA
Vantage Data Centers, a global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, announced Monday that it has completed a $1.6 billion equity investment into its Asia-Pacific platform led by an affiliate of GIC, a global institutional investor, and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA).
91 percent of Singaporean organizations reported AI-related role changes – Deel
Nine in ten Singaporean organizations (91 percent) reported artificial intelligence (AI)-related role changes or displacement, corresponding with the global findings, new research from IDC, commissioned by Deel, showed last Wednesday.
