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COLABS, a Pakistan’s venture-backed workspace and entrepreneurial community platform, has announced its entry into Saudi Arabia with its flagship site in Riyadh, a major step that underscores the growing business and investment ties between the two countries.

Vietnam-based Vingroup, the government of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on research and development of large-scale urban projects and green mobility.

Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), a Malaysia-based electricity utility company, has on last Sunday formalized a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), a China-based public utility company, represented by its wholly-owned subsidiary China Electric Power Equipment and Technology Co., Ltd. (CET), to strengthen technology…

NTT DATA Payment Services (Thailand) Co., Ltd., an end-to-end payment service provider, and Jaidee App by ISARASERI, a provider of integrated Point-of-Sale (POS) and customer loyalty solutions, announced Monday a strategic partnership designed to transform the way Thai small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) manage their businesses and accept payments.

MoneyHero Limited, a Singapore and Hong Kong-based personal finance aggregation and comparison platform, announced Monday project Odyssey, a group-wide artificial intelligence (AI) initiative intended to accelerate revenue growth and expand operating margins through intelligent automation and conversational product experiences.

Sari-sari stores are rapidly digitalizing their operations, driven by a significant increase in e-wallet use, according to a new report from Filipino tech startup Packworks.

Sedifly, a Singapore-based EdTech startup, announced Monday it has closed a 3 times oversubscribed six-figure pre-seed round backed by several angel investors, including serial entrepreneurs and multinational C-suite executives.

Openmarkets Group (OMG), an Australian fintech company specializing in trading and wealth management technology and infrastructure, announced Monday it is exploring a $50 million capital raise initiative aimed at accelerating its decentralized finance (DeFi) strategy and expanding its footprint across Singapore, the United States, Hong Kong and other key…

Augmentus, the Singapore-based artificial intelligence (AI)-robotics and adaptive automation firm, announced last Sunday a strategic investment from Applied Ventures, LLC, the venture capital arm of Applied Materials, Inc.

Pentagreen Capital, manager of a blended finance strategy under Singapore’s Financing Asia’s Transition Partnership (FAST-P) initiative, and Citicore Solar Energy Corporation (Citicore), part of the Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation, announced last Thursday a financing of $55 million to unlock the implementation of solar and battery storage projects in…