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Cambodia’s technology sector has taken a landmark step into ASEAN’s corporate-venture-capital (CVC) ecosystem with the launch of Canadia Impact Fund Co. (CIFC), a new investment fund backed by Canadia Group, a diversified conglomerate.

China-based payment firm Tencent announced Tuesday the launch of TenPay Global Checkout, a new payment solution for Weixin Mini Program merchants operating in global markets to accept a wide range of local payment methods with ease.

ASEAN’s digital economy poised to surpass $300 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV) by 2025, fueled by 7.4 times of GMV and 11.2 times of revenue growth in a decade, Google, Temasek, and Bain & Company said Tuesday.

Factoring in the firm third quarter results and with momentum likely to sustain in a seasonally strong fourth quarter, Maybank Investment Bank has raised FY25 Grab's adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) forecast by 3 percent.

Organized by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) and its agency Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd (Cradle), with Alliance Bank as the Title Partner, the three-day summit brought together over 3,000 participants from all ASEAN Member States (AMS) and across the globe including government representatives, investors, ecosystem builders, and startups…

Organized under the Korea-ASEAN Digital Innovation Flagship Project (KADIF), the competition was jointly implemented by the National IT Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (NIPA), the ASEAN Secretariat, and Cradle Fund Sdn. Bhd. (Cradle) under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) of Malaysia. The competition is funded by the ASEAN-Korea…

Southeast Asia's superapp Grab Holdings Limited has raised its full year guidance after its revenue grew 22 percent year-over-year, or 17 percent on a constant currency basis to $873 million during the third quarter ended September 30, 2025.

Mandala Capital, a private equity fund investing in the agriculture and food sectors across South and Southeast Asia, announced last Thursday that the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has officially approved the Mandala Capital SSEA Food Fund at its 43rd Board Meeting.

Since its founding in Malaysia, Mantayay has grown to serve global clients in gaming, FMCG, and technology across Southeast Asia. The company today manages over 4,000 TikTok creators, produces more than 1,000 short-form videos each month, and generates over 100 million monthly views across TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram.

The competition, one of the projects under the Korea - ASEAN Digital Innovation Flagship Project (KADIF), funded by the ASEAN-Korea Cooperation Fund through the Government of Korea, seeks to advance the growth of the regional AI startup ecosystem and contribute to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).