Malaysia

Malaysia’s Aonic secures $10M to take home-grown drone technology global

The Series A funding round is led by Kairous Capital, a regional private equity and venture capital firm backed by Jelawang Capital, Malaysia’s National Fund-of-Funds through its Emerging Fund Managers’ Program.

Gobi Partners invests in Cortical Labs, expands biological computing hub

Asia-focused venture capital firm Gobi Partners has invested in Cortical Labs, a biotechnology company developing computing systems that combine living human neurons with silicon hardware.

Malaysia calls for feedback on sustainable finance taxonomy

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) are collaborating to develop the Malaysia Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance.

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How payment intelligence fuels SME growth

The future of Malaysia’s SME ecosystem will not be defined by the number of QR codes displayed at checkout counters, but by how effectively transaction intelligence is transformed into actionable insight. When structured transaction data supports better forecasting, stronger financial identities, and fairer access to capital, digital adoption evolves from…

Malaysia’s AI-focused approval strategy will accelerate market consolidation in Johor – BMI

Malaysia's artificial intelligence (AI)-focused approval strategy will accelerate market consolidation in Johor, which is converging into an oligopolistic structure dominated by 3-5 well-capitalized platforms backed by large buyout funds, BMI Country Risk And Industry Research said last Friday.

ASEAN endorses Malaysia-led regional framework on cross border cloud computing

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has endorsed a Regional Framework on Cross-Border Cloud Computing conceived, developed and spearheaded by the Ministry of Digital through its agency, the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), marking a strategic milestone aimed at enabling trusted and seamless data flows across member states while…

Malaysia’s Catcha Digital achieves record full-year revenue and profit

Malaysia-based Catcha Digital Berhad has achieved record full-year revenue and profit during the financial year ended December 31, 2025 (FY2025).

China’s XTransfer receives Malaysia Central Bank’s conditional approval for key payment licences

XTransfer, the China-based business to business (B2B) cross-border trade payment platform, announced Wednesday that it has received conditional approval from Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) for key payment licenses, including issuing electronic money, as well as a Money Services Business License (Class A) covering remittance and currency exchange.

Teleport’s revenue up 10 percent on year in the fourth quarter of 2025

Teleport, the logistics arm of Malaysia-based Capital A, said it revenue grew 10 percent year on year to MYR 367 million ($94.45 million) in the fourth quarter of 2025 despite a 4 percent decline in Asia-Pacific market yield.

Malaysia’s AirAsia MOVE revenue exceeds $165M in 2025

AirAsia MOVE, the digital arm of Malaysia-based Capital A, saw its revenue exceeded MYR 641 million ($165 million) in 2025.