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SoPa’s Thoughtful Media ventures into concert sponsoring in Indonesia

Thoughtful Media Group Inc (TMG), the Thailand-based social commerce-focused, premium digital advertising network of Society Pass Incorporated (SoPa), has on Tuesday announced that it will commence sponsoring local live music events in Southeast Asia (SEA), resulting in creating unique marketing opportunities for advertisers.

Singapore’s Triple-A raises $10M Series A funding from Peak XV and Shorooq Partners

Singapore-based digital currency payment institution Triple-A has announced their $10 million Series A funding round on Wednesday. Leading the round are repeat investors Peak XV Partners (formerly known as Sequoia India & South East Asia), along with the strategic backing of Shorooq Partners, one of Middle East and North Africa (MENA)’s leading…

Malaysia’s Hextar Technologies ventures into FinTech with the launch of mobile super app

Malaysia-listed logistics, building materials and technology firm Hextar Technologies Solutions Berhad (HexTech) is venturing into fintech with the introduction of MoneyX, a one-stop fintech mobile super-app.

Singapore’s Qosmosys secures $100M seed funding to expedite strategic goals

Qosmosys, a Singapore-based space venture, has announced a seed funding round of $100 million. The injection of this seed capital allows the firm to expedite its strategic goals, fortifying its position as a premier private player in the burgeoning moon economy.

Vietnam’s FPT partners US’s Landing AI to advance AI development and education

FPT, a Vietnam-based technology firm, and Landing AI, a United States-based computer vision platform and artificial intelligence (AI) software company, have on Tuesday announced a strategic relationship that will drive the application and education of AI.

Malaysian stock exchange develops platform for firms to assess their carbon emissions impact

Malaysian stock exchange is developing the Centralized Sustainability Intelligence (CSI) Platform, to be used by both public listed companies (PLCs) and non-listed small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to assess their carbon emissions impact. The platform also allows firm to disclose standardized environmental, social and governance (ESG) data in compliance…

Southeast Asia leads in digital economy growth at 15.8 percent for the next five years: report

Southeast Asia (SEA) is racing ahead among the region in digital economy, according to the latest report conducted by market intelligence firm IDC and commissioned by global payments platform 2C2P and Ant Group. According to the report, SEA leads in digital economy growth at 15.8 percent for the next five years, outpacing the United States (9.4 percent) and…

Conrad Maintenance partners SoftBank Robotics Singapore for smart facility management service

Singapore-based cleaning firm Conrad Maintenance has welcomed its new shareholder SoftBank Robotics Singapore (SBRSG), the Asia-Pacific Headquarters of SoftBank Robotics Group Corp, as one of the first Singapore partnerships in order to transform the cleaning services into a smart facility management service in Singapore as (Smart Business Transformation…

City Energy and Gentari to study feasibility of building hydrogen pipeline from Malaysia to Singapore

City Energy and Gentari have signed a joint feasibility study agreement to construct a pipeline from Malaysia to Singapore for the import of hydrogen into the Republic. The study will be conducted over a period of 12 months.

Australia’s Employment Hero raises $168M Series F funding for global expansion

Employment Hero, an Australia-based employment management platforms, has on Monday announced a Series F growth round of SGD 229 million ($168 million) to fuel its rapid global expansion. The funding follows the company’s 2022 Series E and takes the total amount of capital it has raised to over SGD 572 million ($419 million).