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CIMB Group, through CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad, has completed a pilot to test the settlement of tokenized sukuk using tokenized deposits in a controlled environment.

Techsauce Global Summit 2026, an international technology and business conference organized by Thailand's Techsauce Media, opened in Bangkok on Wednesday under the theme "The Race to the Next."

Boost Bank, Malaysia’s homegrown digital bank and Parkson Credit Sdn Bhd have formed a strategic alliance aimed at accelerating the adoption of digitally-enabled banking and financing solutions across Malaysia.

Southeast Asian markets were among the strongest performers worldwide for e-commerce app growth in the first half of 2026, led by Singapore, with installs of shopping apps in the city-state up 67 percent year-on-year.

Dr. Ilya Burkov of Nebius discusses shadow AI, local validation, patient anxiety, and why clinicians must remain accountable for high-stakes decisions.

South Korea plans a fund backed by semiconductor tax gains to finance AI, chip clusters and talent while buffering public finances from industry cycles.

Thailand says electronics investment has exceeded $30.5 billion since 2023, including $10.1 billion across 224 PCB and component projects.

SenseTime reported its first IFRS profit since listing as generative AI revenue rose, although investment gains helped the result and adjusted losses continued.

PT Infra Fiber Teknologi has launched RAIA Grid, an open-access Indonesian fiber platform with a claimed 86,000-kilometer footprint.

Han Donghyup of LG Sinar Mas argues that Southeast Asia's AI ambitions will depend on resilient data centers, cloud architecture, power, cooling and governance.