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Ant International joins Swift’s network interoperability reference implementation program to explore innovations in cross-border treasury management solutions

The program is a pre-pilot designed to improve payment transparency in cross-border payments, by exploring the business scenarios on cross-border end-to-end transactions tracking through banks, PSPs and tracking on e-wallet use cases.

Deloitte report: Fewer than two-thirds of organizations in SEA believe their employees have the capabilities to use AI responsibly

The report is based on a survey of nearly 900 senior leaders across 13 Asia Pacific geographies, including six Southeast Asia (SEA) geographies – namely, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam – whose responses were assessed against Deloitte’s AI Governance Maturity Index to identify what good AI governance looks like in…

Grab picks AWS as preferred cloud provider to drive technology innovation and growth

Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company , announced Thursday that Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading superapp, has selected AWS as its preferred cloud provider.

Consistent Q3 2024 momentum positions Malaysia’s Carsome for first full profitable year

Carsome Group continues to deliver record profitability, with adjusted EBITDA increasing over 3x quarter-on-quarter (QoQ).

Coca-Cola, Grab expand partnership to deliver innovative consumer experiences in Southeast Asia

Singapore-based superapp Grab and global soft drink manufacturer Coca-Cola are advancing their strategic partnership in Southeast Asia to better engage today’s increasingly hybrid shoppers.

Deloitte’s tech, media & telecoms 2025 predictions: Generative AI paves way for transformative future

By addressing challenges in infrastructure, gender equity, energy consumption, trust, and capabilities, the industry could be poised for a significant leap forward and is well positioned to determine the future of Al’s legacy.

Indonesia’s AC Ventures & PwC Indonesia release Cybersecurity Playbook for private sector amid rising digital threats

Titled “Cybersecurity Playbook for Startups,” the comprehensive guide addresses the growing need for robust cyber defense mechanisms among new ventures and scale-ups alike, particularly as such threats continue to evolve and become more advanced with the rise of generative AI (GenAI), advanced cloud tech, quantum computing, and more.

ASEAN stock exchanges to explore centralized ASEAN ESG data infrastructure

ASEAN-Interconnected Sustainability Ecosystem (ASEAN-ISE) participating exchanges have issued a request for information (RFI) to develop a centralized ASEAN environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data infrastructure.

An interview with Hong Kong’s Cyberport Chief Public Mission Officer Eric Chan – Part II

In the second part of the interview, Cyberport Chief Public Mission Officer Eric Chan shared Hong Kong’s uniqueness and competitive edge against other cities in China and across the region which also aimed to become tech hubs. He shared suggestions on how Hong Kong can further improve its tech ecosystem and his views on Southeast Asia, the Middle East, the…

Singapore’s Pi-xcels raises $2.7M to bring One-Tap NFC digital receipts to global retailers

With the new capital raised, Pi-xcels will accelerate its global expansion by strengthening its footprint in Europe, Japan, Southeast Asia, and venturing into the US market. The funds will also support the company’s efforts to expand partnerships and enhance its proprietary NFC-based technology.