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Southeast Asian markets were among the strongest performers worldwide for e-commerce app growth in the first half of 2026, led by Singapore, with installs of shopping apps in the city-state up 67 percent year-on-year.

Critical Manufacturing has named UST a strategic implementation and engineering partner for manufacturing software deployments across Southeast Asia and India.

In early 2027, Stripe will bring the full Stripe Treasury experience to Singapore, adding the ability to spend from balances and pay recipients anywhere in the world directly from the Stripe Dashboard.

The White House's "The Great Transshipment Scam" report on illegal transshipment, released in August 2026, names nine of the ten ASEAN member states among the roughly 40 jurisdictions it identifies as part of a global "Shadow Transshipment Network."

Nuclear energy is gaining traction across Southeast Asia as governments seek to meet rising electricity demand, strengthen energy security and secure reliable low-carbon power, creating potential opportunities for Malaysia to participate in the emerging regional nuclear supply chain, CGS International said on last Friday.

Southeast Asia’s financial services merger and acquisition (M&A) deal volume remained stable in the first half despite lower deal value, EY said on last Thursday.

Malaysia remained Grab's biggest revenue source in the first half of 2026, generating $622 million as the Singapore-based superapp's total revenue climbed 23 percent year-over-year to $1.95 billion.

Malaysia's tech-enabled coffee chain ZUS Coffee is considering an initial public offering (IPO) of its Malaysia business to raise at least RM1 billion ($245 million).

Singapore's Sea Ltd, known for operating Shopee as the biggest e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia, reported a revenue of $7.8 billion for the second quarter of 2026, up 48.1 percent year-on-year.

Around one in five employees in ASEAN lose more than seven hours a week moving information and reconciling data between disconnected systems, even as 86 percent say AI has improved their day-to-day work experience.