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Infor appoints Geoff Thomas to lead Asia Pacific and Japan

Infor, the global Industry Cloud Complete company, announced Wednesday the appointment of Geoff Thomas as Senior Vice President and General Manager for Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) to strengthen Infor’s commitment to delivering exceptional value and tailored solutions to customers across the region.

Singapore’s payments sector funding reaches $319M in first nine months of 2025

Singapore has continued to lead in the payments sector, with funding for payments reaching over $319 million during the first nine months of 2025 — surpassing the total FinTech funding (of which payments is a subset) for Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam combined, a report showed Wednesday.

Tala partners with CIMB in $100M deal for Vietnam launch

Tala, the global financial infrastructure company, announced Wednesday a $100 million partnership deal with Malaysia-based bank CIMB to accelerate its launch in the fast-growing Vietnam market.

BEYOND Expo 2026 partners with ChainNeXT Group as Premier Partner for Web3 Summit, driving global industry innovation

BEYOND Expo is proud to announce a strategic partnership with ChainNeXT Group, a leading Web3 consulting and innovation organization. ChainNeXT will serve as the Premier Partner of the BEYOND Expo 2026 Web3 Summit, jointly advancing the deep integration of Web3 technologies with real-world industry applications.

Penang opens shared lab for IC design validation & characterization to support Malaysia’s semiconductor ecosystem

Penang has on Tuesday marked another major milestone under the Penang Silicon Design @5KM+ (PSD@5KM+) initiative, with the official opening of the Shared Lab for IC Design Validation & Characterization as a shared facility for Penang-based integrated circuit (IC) design companies, and the onboarding of its second batch of technology collaborators,…

Bridge Alliance appoints Loo Boon Chee as next CEO after Ong Geok Chwee stepping down

Bridge Alliance, the alliance of leading mobile operators globally, announced Tuesday that Dr Ong Geok Chwee will be stepping down as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the end of March.

KKR-led consortium with Singtel to fully acquire ST Telemedia Global Data Centers at $5.1B

Global investment firm KKR and Singapore's communications technology group Singtel announced Wednesday they will fully acquire data center colocation services provider ST Telemedia Global Data Centers (STT GDC) at S$6.6 billion ($5.1 billion).

Malaysia’s tech hardware industry conditions to improve this year – Maybank

Maybank Investment Bank Research has returned from its recent visit to Malaysia's Penang road trip feeling optimistic as tech hardware players suggest that industry conditions are improving into 2026.

SoftBank subsidiary SAIMEMORY partners Intel to commercialize next-generation memory technology

SoftBank Corp. announced Tuesday its wholly owned subsidiary SAIMEMORY Corp. has signed a collaborative agreement with Intel Corporation to advance the commercialization of Z-Angle Memory (ZAM), a next-generation memory technology designed for high capacity, high bandwidth and low power consumption.

Singapore to set up national space agency to build and operate space capabilities

Singapore will establish a national space agency on April 1 to help the country seize opportunities in the rapidly expanding space economy and strengthen its space capabilities, the Straits Times quoted Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science & Technology Tan See Leng as saying.