Asia

Hong Kong’s unicorn Lalamove launches e-hailing services in Malaysia, expands to Turkey

Founded in Hong Kong in 2013, Lalamove is an on-demand delivery platform born with a mission to empower communities by making delivery fast, simple and affordable.

CAREC launches regional climate fund to strengthen regional collaboration on climate resilience

Member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program have endorsed a new Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) and launched the CAREC Climate and Sustainability Project Preparatory Fund (CSPPF) to strengthen regional collaboration on climate resilience, low-carbon growth, and sustainable development.

Southeast Asia countries lead Chinese app install share globally: Adjust study

Southeast Asia (SEA) countries have led Chinese app install share globally, Adjust said in a study on Monday.

Digital Realty: AI adoption accelerates across Asia Pacific, strategic data management remains key

Artificial intelligence (AI) adoption has accelerated across Asia Pacific, but strategic data management remains key, New Digital Realty said in a recent study.

Masdar, Sarawak Energy and Gentari to assess large-scale floating solar project in Malaysia

Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s clean energy powerhouse, has signed a joint study agreement with Malaysia's Sarawak Energy and clean energy solutions provider, Gentari, to assess the feasibility of a floating solar power plant at the reservoir of Murum hydroelectric plant in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia.

Standard Chartered partners Wise to strengthen retail cross-border payments offering

Global bank Standard Chartered has announced a partnership with Wise Platform, Wise’s global payments infrastructure for banks, to power faster and cheaper international payments for the bank’s cross-border payment service, SC Remit.

PayPay, Alipay+ extend enhanced e-wallet payment options to over 3 million merchants across Japan with expanded partnership

PayPay, Japan's top QR payment operator, has on Wednesday announced an expanded partnership with Alipay+, Ant International’s cross- border mobile payment and digitalization technology solution, broadening its merchant coverage network across Japan.

Canva partners e-commerce app Enstack to empower businesses with free design tools

Canva, an Australia-based online design platform, has forged a long-term partnership with Philippines e-commerce platform Enstack to empower businesses with free design tools.

Australian fintech firm Bizcap expands into Singapore

Bizcap, an Australia-headquartered fintech firm, has on Monday announced its expansion plans into Singapore, along with the appointment of Joseph Lim as Asia Managing Partner.

NTT DATA, Google Cloud expand strategic partnership to accelerate data analytics and GenAI adoption for APAC enterprises

NTT DATA, a global firm in digital business and information technology (IT) services, has on Monday announced the expansion of its strategic partnership with Google Cloud to accelerate the adoption of cloud-based data analytics and generative artificial intelligence AI solutions for customers across key markets in Asia Pacific (APAC).