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SUSI Partners realizes investment in Singapore-based Alba Renewables

SUSI Partners, through the SUSI Asia Energy Transition Fund (SAETF), has successfully realized its investment in Singapore-based renewable energy developer Alba Renewables (Alba), following Alba’s acquisition by leading global investment firm Brookfield.

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Primer’s Theo Spyrides on turning payment complexity into opportunity during Asia’s peak shopping season [Q&A]

Against the backdrop of an increasingly fragmented payments landscape in Asia-Pacific, where digital wallets, local schemes, and situational payment preferences all coexist, Primer's Theo Spyrides shares how merchants can better align their payment flows with rapidly evolving consumer expectations. He notes that shoppers today are not only looking for their…

Touchstone Partners launches $10M Green Transition Fund

Touchstone Partners has launched a new $10 million Green Transition Fund, to support startups in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.

ASEAN cross-border QR payments reach 12.9 million transactions in first half – BNM’s governor

In the first half of 2025 alone, ASEAN cross-border QR payments surged, reaching 12.9 million transactions, Malaysian Central Bank's governor Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour said Wednesday.

XTransfer partners SCB to boost cross-border payments

XTransfer, the China-based business to business (B2B) cross-border trade payment platform and Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), Thailand's first indigenous bank, announced Monday the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to improve cross-border payments.

Grab and StraitsX sign MOU to explore development of Web3 wallets and stablecoin-based settlement layer across Asia

Singapore-based superapp Grab and digital assets firm StraitsX announced Tuesday a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore the development of a Web3-enabled payments infrastructure across Asia.

XTransfer and KBank team up to boost cross border solutions in ASEAN

XTransfer, a China-based business to business (B2B) cross-border trade payment platform and KBank, a Thailand-based financial institution in the AEC+3 (ASEAN Economic Community plus China, Japan, and South Korea) market, have teamed up to boost cross border solutions in ASEAN.

Malaysia, Indonesia and India emerge as leading growth markets in data center – BMI

BMI Country Risk and Industry Research (BMI)'s technology team forecasts an average of 9.7 percent year on year data center capacity growth across Asia Pacific (APAC) between 2025 and 2028, with Malaysia, Indonesia and India at the forefront of this growth.

NBC, TenPay Global ink MOU to promote digital payment between China and Cambodia

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and TenPay Global have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to promote digital payment between China and Cambodia.

NTT Group establishes its first Southeast Asia startup investment vehicle in Singapore

Japan-based NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Inc. and NTT Finance Corporation will jointly establish a new investment vehicle in Singapore, Synexia Ventures Pte. Ltd., aimed at strengthening collaboration with promising startups in Southeast Asia.