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Aspire partners with Antler as it targets doubling startup-led growth in 2026
Aspire, the Singapore-based fintech firm, has on Thursday announced a strategic partnership with venture capital firm Antler to strengthen the financial foundations of early stage founders building global-first businesses.
Singapore’s OKX Ventures backs STBL in strategic partnership with Hamilton Lane, Securitize to launch RWA-backed stablecoin on X Layer
OKX Ventures, the investment arm of the Singapore-based OKX exchange, announced Thursday a strategic investment in STBL, a next-generation stable coin and yield infrastructure provider.
Malaysia and India sign agreement to enable cross-border QR payments
Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet) and NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) have signed an agreement to enable cross-border QR payments between Malaysia and India.
Grab posts first full year net profit with 20 percent revenue growth
Singapore-based super app Grab has posted first full year net profit amid 20 percent revenue growth in 2025.
Singapore’s DayOne establishes regional operations and training base in Johor, expands Kuala Lumpur shared services center
DayOne Data Centers, a Singapore-headquartered hyperscale data center platform, announced Thursday the establishment of a regional operations and training center in Johor, alongside the expansion of its Global Shared Services Center (GSSC) in Kuala Lumpur, reinforcing Malaysia’s role as a core operational hub within DayOne’s Asia-Pacific platform.
Financing the real economy: Why Southeast Asia needs capital that listens, not just lends
When finance learns to operate at human scale, SMEs cease to be an afterthought. They become the architecture of regional resilience, proof that in an age of noise, the most transformative capital may be the kind that moves quietly, listens deeply, and stays long enough to matter.
Grab to acquire US fintech firm Stash Financial at $425M
Singapore-based super app Grab Holdings Limited announced Thursday that it had signed definitive agreements to acquire 100 percent of the equity interest in Stash Financial, Inc., (Stash), a U.S. digital financial services company, at $425 million.
Hartamodal makes strategic investment in Malaysia’s AI solutions firm NEUON AI
Hartamodal Sdn Bhd, the Malaysia-based venture capital (VC) arm of boutique asset management firm Tradeview Capital, has announced a strategic investment in NEUON AI Sdn Bhd, a Sarawak-based artificial intelligence (AI) solutions company that has successfully commercialized advanced AI technology across multiple high-impact sectors.
Singapore’s DayOne Data Centers appoints Greg Norman as Board Advisor as it expands global digital infrastructure platform
DayOne Data Centers Limited, a Singapore-headquartered global hyperscale data center platform, announced Tuesday the appointment of Greg Norman as a Board Advisor, supporting the firm’s long-term strategy for global expansion and sustainable growth across Asia-Pacific and Europe.
Malaysia’s central bank onboards three initiatives on Ringgit stablecoins and tokenized deposits
Malaysian central bank announced Wednesday that the Digital Asset Innovation Hub (DAIH) has onboarded three initiatives to test real-world applications involving ringgit stable coins and tokenized deposits in 2026.
