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Amilo completes fourth acquisition in four years, integrates SG Link as ShipX

Amilo has completed its fourth acquisition in four years, integrating Vietnam-based cross-border specialist SG Link under the ShipX brand for 220+ destinations.

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The AI citation gap for Southeast Asian SMEs: A seven-check visibility audit

Here is a seven-check audit for Southeast Asian SMEs trying to make their public information easier for search and AI systems to access and verify.

Grafilab bets on sovereign AI to take Malaysia’s Neo Cloud ambitions beyond its borders [interview]

Malaysia’s first local Neo Cloud startup Grafilab sees data sovereignty, affordable AI compute and close ties to the developer community as potential advantages in a market dominated by heavily funded global players.

AI boom is a growth cushion for SEA amid mounting energy, tariff, and weather risks – Moody’s

Moody's Analytics sees the artificial intelligence (AI) boom is a growth cushion for Southeast Asian region amid mounting energy, tariff, and weather risks.

Singapore dominates Southeast Asia’s $1.1B robotics sector funding

Southeast Asia’s robotics sector has raised $1.1 billion in all-time equity funding across 51 funded companies, with Singapore leading the region with $986 million bet.

MoneyHero reports $15.8M in Q2 revenue, 10.1M members

MoneyHero reported second-quarter revenue of $15.8 million, down 13 percent year over year. Registered membership rose 17 percent to 10.1 million.

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Singapore banks complete live SGD tokenized-deposit transactions

DBS, OCBC and UOB completed live domestic Singapore-dollar interbank transactions using tokenized deposits on Swift's blockchain ledger.

Thailand fast-tracks $3.66B investment pipeline and adds tech IPO incentives

Thailand selected 17 projects worth a planned 121 billion baht for FastPass and announced added tax incentives for eligible BOI-promoted listings.

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US sets final solar trade margins for Indonesia and Laos

US Commerce finalized solar-cell trade margins for Indonesia and Laos, with antidumping findings of 94.36% and 65.43%. Final duty orders await an October 14 injury vote.

World Bank launches initiative to help local financial institutions expand digital payments in emerging markets

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group focused on the private sector, has launched a risk-sharing initiative to help banks, fintechs, and other financial institutions in emerging markets expand access to digital payments for consumers and small businesses.