Malaysia
Capital A announces departure of Aireen Omar after two decades of leadership and innovation
Malaysia-based Capital A has announced the departure of Aireen Omar, marking the conclusion of her remarkable 20-year career driving innovation, growth and digital transformation across the group’s aviation and technology businesses.
Halogen Capital completes $3.2M funding round led by Kenanga Investment Bank, 500 Global
Halogen Capital Sdn Bhd, a Malaysia-based licensed digital asset fund manager, announced Monday the successful completion of its $3.2 million funding round, with Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad, Malaysia’s independent investment bank, as the lead investor, alongside 500 Global, a global venture capital firm, and other investors.
University of Nottingham Malaysia deploys Agentforce to create seamless experience for prospective students
Salesforce, the global artificial intelligence (AI) customer relationship management (CRM), announced Monday that University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM) is adopting Agentforce, the digital labor platform that enables businesses to transform into Agentic Enterprises, to enhance student experience during the university applications process.
Internet messaging and social media service providers to be deemed registered in Malaysia from 2026
Malaysia’s communications regulator said on Monday it will deem internet messaging and social media service providers with eight million or more users in the country as registered licensees under its Applications Service Provider Class framework, easing formal licensing requirements under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
Shizen Energy deepens collaboration with Google with new solar project in Malaysia
Shizen Energy Inc. announced Monday that the project company SM 01 Sdn. Bhd. has achieved financial close for the 29.99 megawatt (MW) solar power project under Malaysia’s Corporate Green Power Program (CGPP) and signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Google.
Cradle partners Wippd to accelerate global innovation into Malaysia, Southeast Asia
Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd (Cradle), Malaysia’s focal point agency for startup ecosystem under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), has formalized a strategic collaboration with United Kingdom-based strategy consulting firm, wippd ltd, under the Cradle Innovation Advisory (CIA) initiative.
Analysts see risk-fraught recovery for Malaysia’s technology sector in 2026
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.
ESET warns Malaysia is entering a new phase of AI powered social engineering
ESET, a global cybersecurity solutions firm, highlighted that Malaysia is entering a new era of artificial intelligence (AI) powered social engineering.
Capital A and Standard Chartered Malaysia to explore MYR stablecoin sandbox initiative
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).
Malaysians ramp up AI and digital skills as the country advances its transformation goals – Coursera
Coursera, Inc., a global online learning platform, said Wednesday that Malaysians are ramping up artificial intelligence (AI) and digital skills as the country advances its transformation goals.
