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About 1.54 billion seconds were spent by persons in using non-bank digital lending applications in the Philippines in 2024, according to new analysis from Digido.

Neufast, a Singapore-based multilingual recruitment and language training platform, announced Tuesday it has raised $1.1 million in a Pre-Series A funding round led by Wavemaker Ventures, the early-stage fund of Wavemaker Partners, with participation from existing backer Wings Capital Ventures.

XWeave, a Singapore-based cross border payments through stablecoins, announced Monday a $3 million seed funding round led by Jungle Ventures via First Cheque@Jungle and Lightshift.

Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast, along with the state-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) and PT Bank Maybank Indonesia Tbk (Maybank), have signed a long-term syndicated loan agreement valued at IDR 1.85 trillion ($110 million), along with an additional $80 million accordion facility, to finance the construction of VinFast’s EV assembly plant…

Malaysia's state-owned agency Center for Technology Excellence Sarawak (CENTEXS) has announced an expanded skills training collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) that will help Sarawak achieve its vision of becoming Malaysia's premier artificial intelligence (AI) state by 2027.

Malaysia's premier parenting platform Nuren Group Limited has announced the engagement of ZICO Evolve Capital Sdn Bhd as its financial advisor for initial public offering (IPO) structuring and readiness in connection with the proposed listing on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange in the United States.

Google.org has on Monday announced the expansion of the its AI Opportunity Fund by $12 million, to help more workers, small businesses and nonprofits in Asia Pacific (APAC) to make the most of artificial intelligence (AI) in their communities.

Krenovator Technology Sdn. Bhd., a Malaysia-based artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tech talent platform, announced Monday that it has secured seed funding from Ignite Asia, a venture capital and private equity principals firm in Singapore and Malaysia.

Maybank Investment Bank has remained positive on ASEAN data center (DC) build cycle and see opportunities in the ASEAN DC supply chain.

Building a collective defense requires not only robust technological safeguards but also an informed, critical, and vigilant population empowered to discern truth from manipulation.