Philippines
Malaysia’s ZUS Coffee said to explore IPO to raise at least $245M — report
Malaysia's tech-enabled coffee chain ZUS Coffee is considering an initial public offering (IPO) of its Malaysia business to raise at least RM1 billion ($245 million).
Singapore’s Temus invests in Philippines’ Thinking Machines, OpenAI’s first APAC services partner
Singapore-based AI and digital transformation company Temus, established by Temasek in 2021, has made a strategic investment in Thinking Machines Data Science, a Manila-founded AI and data company and OpenAI's first official services partner in Asia Pacific.
Singapore’s Atome Financial grows 2025 revenue 80% to $470M, annualized run rate reaches $800M
Singapore-based Atome Financial, the digital financial services platform comprising buy-now-pay-later service (BNPL) Atome, Atome Card, and Indonesia's Kredit Pintar, reported revenue of $470 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, up 80 percent year-on-year.
FCC Philippines signs long-term solar deal with Peak Energy
FCC (Philippines) Corp., a subsidiary of Japan's FCC CO., LTD. has signed a long-term solar agreement with Singapore-based renewable assets operator Peak Energy to power its clutch systems facility in Laguna with onsite renewable energy.
The next 500 million investors won’t look like the last 500 million
We believe the platforms that will shape the next chapter of wealth management won’t necessarily be the ones serving the most sophisticated investors. They’ll be the ones that bring the most people into the system for the first time and build the trust to keep them there.
Atome Philippines secures $81M credit facility from Asia United Bank to expand PayLater card
Atome Philippines, under Singapore-headquartered digital finance platform Atome, has closed a PHP5 billion ($81 million) wholesale facility with Asia United Bank, securing local currency capital primarily to support the continued expansion of its PayLater Anywhere Card, which has now been issued to over 3 million Filipinos.
Philippines’ Kickstart Ventures join Sprout.ai’s Pre-Series A $9M funding round
Sprouts.ai, an AI-native startup delivering Revenue Agents for B2B enterprises through a proprietary go-to-market (GTM) data layer, has raised $9 million in Pre-Series A funding.
A.P. Moller Capital, Ayala complete partnership to accelerate AC Logistics’ growth
A.P. Moller Capital and Ayala Corporation announced Tuesday the completion of the strategic investment by A.P. Moller Capital – Emerging Markets Infrastructure Fund II in AC Logistics Holdings Corporation (AC Logistics), marking a significant milestone in the development of a leading integrated logistics provider in the Philippines.
Malaysia’s Zetrix blockchain to build Philippines’ national blockchain infrastructure
Malaysia's Zetrix AI Berhad group will establish as the underlying protocol for the Philippines' public blockchain infrastructure, marking the second country after Malaysia to adopt Zetrix as a sovereign-grade blockchain platform.
Philippines firms accelerate AI adoption, only 17% can recruit enough AI talent: Aon
As many as 72 percent of organizations in the Philippines have already deployed or are piloting artificial intelligence (AI), yet only 17 percent say they can recruit and retain enough AI-skilled talent.
