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Indian fintech firm Pine Labs announced Tuesday a unified platform for merchants in Singapore that combines payment acceptance, acquiring, instalment payments and customer engagement.

A third of semiconductor companies plan to expand manufacturing into Asia-Pacific markets over the next three years as the AI boom drives chip demand, according to global courier FedEx.

The SEA Monthly Funding Tracker for September 2026 recorded a sharp pullback in total capital deployment, reaching $82.7 million across 13 rounds.

The AI trend can help drive up the economic growth of Southeast Asia and Vietnam can top the region's GDP growth in 2026 with 7.4 percent, followed by Indonesia with 5.2 percent and Malaysia with 5.1 percent.

DayOne Data Centers, a Singapore-headquartered digital infrastructure company, has filed a registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed initial public offering (IPO).

Funding of technology startups in Southeast Asia rose 176 percent to $13.5 billion in the first nine months of 2026, thanks to three mega deals, according to a report from data firm Tracxn.

Public opinion across Southeast Asia is divided over artificial intelligence (AI)’s environmental impact, with 47.9 percent of respondents viewing AI positively but 30.2 percent holding negative views, while 21.9 percent say they lack enough knowledge to assess its environmental costs and benefits, a survey launched by the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute…

Speaking at Stripe Tour Singapore in a fireside chat with Stripe Chief Revenue Officer Tyler Bryson, Li reflected on Sea’s journey, from its early days selling prepaid gaming cards to the expansion of Shopee and SeaMoney, as well as the company’s growing use of artificial intelligence.

Singapore was the largest cryptocurrency market in a region spanning Central and Southeast Asia and Oceania, with $284 billion in activity in the year to June, blockchain-analytics firm Chainalysis said.

Grid investment is accelerating across developed East Asia as power networks struggle to keep pace with rapid renewable energy deployment, while slower spending in Indonesia and Thailand risks constraining renewables growth and widening the gap with regional peers, BMI Country Risk and Industry Research said.