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Analysts have foreseen risk-fraught recovery for Malaysia's technology sector in 2026, despite positive global growth tailwinds and improving second half (2025) revenue growth momentum amongst domestic backend players.

Maybank Investment Bank sees ASEAN riding on artificial intelligence (AI) boom in next two years because AI capital expenditure (capex) is booming in the region as global tech giants race to invest in chips, data centers and equipment, fueling Asia’s tech exports, energy demand, construction.

Indonesian enterprises are signaling one of the region’s strongest appetites for digital transformation, GSMA said Wednesday.

MarinaChain, a South Korea-based maritime decarbonization technology company, has partnered with GreenMarine, a Singapore-based cleantech provider, to establish to build an integrated carbon compliance hub in Singapore.

Ant International, HSBC and Swift have on Wednesday completed a successful Proof of Concept (POC) for the cross-border transfer of tokenized deposits using ISO 20022 standards.

ESET, a global cybersecurity solutions firm, highlighted that Malaysia is entering a new era of artificial intelligence (AI) powered social engineering.

Singapore’s SMBs are at a pivotal moment. The question is no longer whether to embrace AI, but how to build the foundation that makes its adoption practical, scalable, and impactful. By simplifying modernization, strengthening resilience, and adopting flexible consumption models, SMBs can move confidently toward an AI-ready future.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), an India-based information technology (IT) services firm, announced Thursday the launch of a Google Cloud Gemini Experience Center (GEC) in Singapore.

Capital A Berhad and Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad announced Friday the signing of a letter of intent (LOI) to jointly explore the development and testing of a Ringgit (MYR)-denominated stable coin through the Digital Asset Innovation Hub (DAIH) under Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).

Vietnamese insurtech startup Saladin has raised an undisclosed amount in Series A funding round led by SBI Ven Capital through its joint fund with Kyobo Securities from South Korea and NTUitive from Singapore.