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Funding Societies, SME Bank’s CEDAR team up to mobilize $12M in financing for Malaysian SMEs external inbox

Funding Societies Malaysia, Southeast Asia’s largest unified small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) digital finance platform, has formalized a strategic partnership with the Center for Entrepreneur Development and Research (CEDAR), the training and capacity-building arm of SME Bank Malaysia Berhad.

DISG partners Google Cloud to launch “AI Cloud Takeoff” program to accelerate AI transformation

The Digital Industry Singapore (DISG) and Google Cloud announced Friday the launch of “AI Cloud Takeoff” (AI CTO), a full-fledged national program to establish AI Centers of Excellence (AI CoEs) within 300 digitally-mature, Singapore-based companies over the next 12 months.

Singapore’s digitally advanced businesses ten times more likely to report strong growth: HubSpot

Despite ongoing economic uncertainties, digitally advanced businesses in Singapore are reporting significantly better performance against their industry counterparts according to new research from HubSpot.

Petronas Incubated Venture AIngineer joins forces with Microsoft to advance industrial AI solutions

AIngineer Sdn. Bhd., an industrial artificial intelligence (AI) venture incubated in PING23 Sdn. Bhd. or Petronas Innovation Garage (PING) has entered a strategic collaboration with Microsoft, accelerating deployment of cutting-edge AI solutions across energy and heavy industries.

Moomoo Malaysia launches nation’s first AI-powered investment platform

Moomoo Securities Malaysia Sdn Bhd (Moomoo Malaysia) announced Thursday the launch of Moomoo AI, the nation’s first artificial intelligence (AI)-powered investment platform with a suite of integrated AI investment tools and features.

Sumsub: healthtech, fintech sectors most exposed to new wave of AI-powered fraud in APAC

New data released by global verification provider Sumsub, revealed that healthtech and fintech sectors are the most exposed to the new wave of artificial intelligence (AI)- powered fraud in Asia Pacific (APAC).

NTT DATA and Booz Allen Hamilton forge cybersecurity alliance in Singapore

NTT DATA, a Japan-based digital business and technology services provider, has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Booz Allen Hamilton, a United States-based technology solutions firm, to strengthen cybersecurity solutions in Singapore and the broader Indo-Pacific region.

Malaysia’s Carsome records EBITDA of $4.3M in the first quarter

Carsome Group Inc, Southeast Asia’s largest integrated car e-commerce platform starts 2025 strong, posting earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of $4.3 million in the first quarter, and continuing the positive momentum from its profitable close to FY2024.

Coursera: Malaysia ranks 50th globally, focuses on GenAI skills and leadership skills

Coursera, a global online learning platform, released its recent annual Global Skills Report, revealing a 183 percent year-over-year increase in Generative AI (GenAI) enrollments in Malaysia, outpacing the Asia Pacific average of 132 percent.

MARii partners Petronas to drive automotive innovation with AI-powered predictive maintenance technology

The Malaysia Automotive Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii) and Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) have forged strategic partnership to drive automotive innovation with artificial intelligence (AI)-powered predictive maintenance technology.