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Ant International partners LankaPay to launch Alipay+ in Sri Lanka

Ant International, a global digital payment, and LankaPay, Sri Lanka’s National Payment Network, have jointly announced the launch of enabling cross-border mobile payments for Alipay+ partner users via the LANKAQR network, enhancing the connectivity between global consumers and Sri Lankan merchants.

Alibaba’s Tsai warns of a ‘bubble’ in AI data center build-out – report

Many of those projects are built without clear customers in mind, Tsai told the HSBC Global Investment Summit in Hong Kong on Tuesday.

Temu, DLocal team up to expand shoppers payment solution in Africa, Asia, Latin America

Temu, the global e-commerce platform of China’s PDD Holdings, and dLocal, the cross-border payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, have announced a strategic partnership to expand their payments in Africa, Asia, Latin America.

Tencent Cloud collaborates with Mega Berjaya Teknologi to accelerate Indonesia’s digital transformation

Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of global technology company Tencent, has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indonesian cloud service company Mega Berjaya Teknologi, to support the acceleration of Indonesia’s digital transformation.

BYD unveils battery system that charges an EV in five minutes – report

BYD’s new EV platform will allow cars to reach 100km per hour in two seconds.

GBA TOUR 2025: Discover opportunities in the Greater Bay Area with the BEYOND Expo Innovation Tour

The GBA Tour 2025 is set to take place in several dynamic cities including Macao, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and other cities in the GBA region from May 26-28, 2025.

Alipay+ contributes more than 80 percent of inbound QR payments via DuitNow in Malaysia

Alipay+, the cross-border mobile payment platform of Ant International, has contributed more than 80 percent of inbound QR payments via DuitNow in Malaysia.

Tencent Cloud partners TrueWatch to launch Indonesia’s first multi-cloud SaaS observability platform

Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of global technology company Tencent, has on Monday announced its strategic partnership with TrueWatch, a Singapore-based unified monitoring platform provider, to launch Indonesia’s first multi-cloud software as a service (SaaS) observability platform.

HK’s V Sing to aggressively expand into US, Japan, Canada, Australia, Dubai & South Korea [Q&A]

We talked to Ivan Le,
 Chief Executive Officer at V Sing Hong Kong Ltd (a Cyberport Incubatee) to learn more about the company’s achievements in 2024, its plans and priorities in 2025. He also shared his views on the outlook of the tech ecosystem in Hong Kong for 2025 and how he sees Southeast Asia.

Maxis, Huawei collaborate to drive AI and ML powered intelligent network operations

Malaysian telecommunication firm Maxis and Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd have announced a strategic collaboration to advance intelligent network operations through artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML).