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SEA’s IPO capital market remains resilient in 1H with Malaysia, Indonesia take top spots
Southeast Asia (SEA) initial public offering (IPO) capital market remains resilient in the first half with Malaysia and Indonesia take top spots, Deloitte said Friday.
Beyond AirAsia’s belly space: a closer look into Teleport’s approach to eCommerce logistics [Q&A]
TNGlobal recently talked to Milan Dhingra, Chief Product & Technology Officer at Teleport, to know more about how Teleport is leveraging an unconventional asset-light model, the company's technological backbone and its unique competitive advantages.
Maybank sees Malaysia’s data center momentum may stall if Malaysia/Thailand face US chip curbs
Maybank Investment Bank said Malaysia's data center momentum may stall if the country and Thailand face chip curbs from the United States.
Singapore’s SME Fintechs blocked from growth due to restricted API access, reveals new Fintech Nation report
A new report by Fintech Nation revealed on Tuesday a significant obstacle to fintech-led innovation in Singapore’s small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector, with 85 percent of fintechs reporting they have been denied or delayed access to essential banking APIs by incumbent banks.
J&T Express SEA market achieves record quarterly growth of 65.9 percent
J&T Global Express Limited (J&T Express), a global logistics service provider, said Tuesday that its Southeast Asia market achieved record quarterly growth of 65.9 percent in the first half ended June 30, 2025.
Maybank sees ASEAN e-commerce offers compelling growth runway
Despite structural headwinds in traditional Western markets, Maybank Investment Bank sees Chinese e-commerce platforms are demonstrating adaptability through logistics optimization, business model evolution, and strategic regional pivoting, and ASEAN, in particular, offers a compelling growth runway, driven by rising digital adoption, underpenetrated retail…
Tracxn : SEA FinTech funding falls 22 percent year on year to $776M in the first half
Southeast Asia Fintech players have raised a total of $776 million in the first half of 2025, up 31 percent from $593 million in the second half of 2024, but down 22 percent as compared to $1 billion raised in the first half of 2024, Tracxn said Monday.
TNGlobal Tracker: Startup Funding Snapshot for June 2025 – Funding recovers slightly but lags behind y-o-y
The Southeast Asia (SEA) Monthly Funding Tracker for June 2025 shows a modest recovery from the previous month, with total funding of $284.7 million across 10 rounds. This reflects a 2.12 percent increase from May 2025 but marks a 37.27 percent decline compared to $453.8 million in June 2024.
Ant International’s AI Blueprint: Powering Payments and Digitalization for SMEs [Q&A]
TNGlobal recently talked to Jiangming Yang, Chief Innovation Officer of Ant International, to learn more about the company’s AI strategy, how it can help to empower small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and the markets the company is looking at.
ASEAN-BAC Malaysia and ACCA launch regional statement to strengthen sustainability reporting across ASEAN
The ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) Malaysia, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), and their partners in the ASEAN Sustainability Reporting Advocacy Collaborative (ASRAC) have on Wednesday unveiled a landmark regional policy statement that charts a unified path forward for sustainability reporting across Southeast Asia,…
