Asia
HashKey Exchange brings Franklin Templeton tokenized money market fund to Asia
HashKey Exchange has added Franklin Templeton's grBENJI tokenized money market fund to its Earn channel for eligible professional investors in Asia.
AI boom helps Asia-Pacific dodge a sharper slowdown – Moody’s
Artificial intelligence (AI) boom helps Asia-Pacific dodge a sharper slowdown, Moody's Analytics said on Tuesday.
Australia’s venture capital Blackbird raises $680M for region’s largest venture fund
Blackbird, among the largest venture capital firms in Australia, has raised A$1.05 billion ($680 million) for its sixth fund, the largest venture capital fund-raising recorded in Australia and New Zealand.
Stablecoin card spending passes $10.9B as sector matures: RedotPay
Consumers have spent more than $10.9 billion using payment cards linked to stablecoins, Hong Kong-based card company RedotPay quoted data from Paymentscan as saying.
UAE’s Fasset raises $68M Series C at $1B valuation, led by Japan’s SBI
The UAE-based Fasset, a stablecoin-based digital banking platform, has raised $68 million in a Series C funding round that valued it at $1 billion, led by Japan's SBI Group.
AI is lifting one half of the world economy as geopolitical and trade strife weigh on the other – Moody’s
The global economy is running at two speeds - economies plugged into the artificial intelligence (AI) boom are racing ahead; those with weaker links to AI are struggling under geopolitical upheaval, trade conflict, and policy uncertainty, Moody's Analytics said on Tuesday.
Eight Korean AX companies will run the Korea Pavilion, ‘X- DIGITAL@THAILAND,’ at Techsauce Global Summit 2026
From August 26 to 28 at QSNCC, eight innovative companies from four sectors will gather to connect with Thai and Southeast Asian markets through one-on-one business meetings.
New Zealand’s Neocrete raises $3.5M to expand low-carbon concrete technology
Neocrete, a New Zealand company that develops technology to cut the carbon and cost of concrete, has raised $3.5 million in a funding round led by returning investor Wavemaker Ventures, with participation from Icehouse Ventures and new investor Catalytic Capital for Climate and Health, a vehicle backed by Temasek Trust.
Alipay launches agentic commerce platform in China to bring AI tools to merchants
Chinese payments and digital-services company Alipay launched China's first full-stack agentic commerce platform, giving merchants tools to move from digital operations to services run by AI agents, at a partner conference in Hangzhou.
Partners Group closes $1 billion private credit mandate in Asia
Partners Group, a global private markets investor, has closed a new $1 billion private credit mandate with a major institutional investor in Asia.
