Malaysia

Malaysia’s Solarvest strengthens regional footprint with Nextree’s LSS5 award

Malaysia's energy firm Solarvest Holdings Berhad said last Thursday that it continues to accelerate its regional growth momentum with a major milestone in Asia as Nextree Synergy Sdn. Bhd. officially signed the letter of award (LOA) with Atlantic Blue Sdn. Bhd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Solarvest.

Sastena Technology and FRIM forge AI-driven carbon intelligence partnership

Malaysia's artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled carbon intelligence firm Sastena Technology Sdn Bhd and the Forest Research Institute Malaysia's commercial subsidiary FRIM Incorporated Sdn Bhd have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance Malaysia’s leadership in science-backed, AI-enabled carbon intelligence.

Malaysia’s Mantayay secures $5M investment led by Kairous Capital

Since its founding in Malaysia, Mantayay has grown to serve global clients in gaming, FMCG, and technology across Southeast Asia. The company today manages over 4,000 TikTok creators, produces more than 1,000 short-form videos each month, and generates over 100 million monthly views across TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram.

YTL Power completes NVIDIA-powered AI data center facility in Johor

YTL Power International Berhad, the subsidiary of Malaysia's conglomerate YTL Corporation, has completed its artificial intelligence (AI) data center facility in partnership with NVIDIA at the 600MW YTL Green Data Center Park in Kulai.

AIIB partners with Malaysian banks to mobilize up to $6B for sustainable infrastructure

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has signed cooperation agreements with Maybank, CIMB, AmBank and BPMB to jointly mobilize up to $6 billion in financing for sustainable and technology-enabled infrastructure projects across the ASEAN region.

Razorpay Curlec and NPCI International join forces to introduce UPI Payments

Razorpay Curlec, the Malaysia-based payment firm, has partnered with NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), to bring India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to Malaysia.

Malaysia’s Maybank facilitates over $950B in digital transactions since 2020

Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank), Malaysia’s largest financial services group, has on Wednesday reaffirmed its commitment to support the nation’s digital banking adoption, having facilitated more than MYR 4 trillion ($950 billion) in digital transactions in five years, since the launch of its MAE app in 2020.

Biesse Malaysia and DHL Express join forces to reduce GHG emissions of cross-border air shipments through SAF

Biesse Malaysia, part of Italian-owned Biesse Group, has entered into an agreement with DHL Express for the use of the GoGreen Plus service.

Malaysia’s Yinson Renewables receives approval from New Zealand to advance RE projects

Malaysia-based Yinson Renewables has received approval from New Zealand’s Overseas Investment Office (OIO) for its renewable energy investments in the country, paving the way to advance its project pipeline.

Weixin Pay integrates with Thailand’s PromptPay to enhance cross-border payment convenience for Chinese tourists 

Weixin Pay has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with National ITMX (NITMX), the operator of Thailand's national real-time payment system, PromptPay.