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As climate concerns and decarbonization targets reshape the global economy, Southeast Asia is emerging as a hotbed for green innovation—and Vietnam is doubling down. On April 16, 2025, the country’s MOST will host the Policy Dialogue Forum on Promoting Investment and Business Growth for Startups in Green Transition and Sustainable Development, a centerpiece…

Carsome, Southeast Asia’s largest integrated car e-commerce platform, and JACCS, a Japanese consumer finance company under the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), have officially cemented their strategic partnership to accelerate accessible auto financing in Malaysia.

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), the central bank of Cambodia, has officially joined the Regional Payment Connectivity (RPC) initiative, further strengthening regional financial integration in Southeast Asia.

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and Bank of Thailand (BOT) have on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen joint efforts in cybersecurity and digital fraud protection.

The Southeast Asia (SEA) FinTech startup ecosystem witnessed a total of $193 million in funding, which marks a 66 percent drop compared to the $584 million raised in the first quarter of 2024 and a 30 percent decline from the $274 million raised in the fourth quarter of 2024, Tracxn said Thursday.

J&T Global Express Limited (J&T Express), a global logistics service provider, announced Thursday that the company achieved a total parcel volume of approximately 6.6 billion in the first quarter of 2025, a 31.2 percent year-over-year increase.

Finastra, a global provider of financial services software applications, has announced a strategic partnership with Total Information Management Corporation (TIM Corp), the Philippines-based data center services, managed services, and information technology (IT) infrastructure firm, to boost treasury solutions in the Philippines.

Airwallex, the global payments and financial platform, has on Wednesday reported strong FY2024 performance in Singapore.

Workday, Inc., the global artificial intelligence (AI) platform for managing people, money, and agents, has on Wednesday announced the appointment of Jess O'Reilly as the General Manager for its ASEAN business.

Malaysian telecommunications firm CelcomDigi Berhad and Ericsson (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on advancing autonomous network operations in Malaysia.