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Pine Labs partners with Visa to provide instalment solutions to merchants across key markets in Southeast Asia

Pine Labs, an India-based fintech platform, has announced a partnership with global payment firm Visa to introduce Visa Instalment Solutions (VIS) on Pine Labs’ multi-issuer payment solution across key markets in Southeast Asia.

NBC partners UPI to launch second phase of cross-border payment initiative for Cambodians

Central Bank the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and China-based payment firm UnionPay International (UPI) have officially launched the second phase of their cross-border payment initiative for Cambodians.

Tracxn: women-led tech startups funding in SEA drops to $198M in 2024

Women-led tech startups in Southeast Asia (SEA) secured $198 million in total funding in 2024, accounting for 6 percent of the region’s overall $3.09 billion tech startup funding, Tracxn said Tuesday.

IDC projects Southeast Asia’s ecommerce market to reach $325B by 2028

Southeast Asia’s (SEA’s) ecommerce market is projected to reach $325 billion by 2028, fueled by the rapid adoption of digital payments and regional interoperability, unlocking more opportunities in cross-border commerce for businesses, IDC said Tuesday.

Grab partners four autonomous technology companies to assess impact of autonomous vehicles in Southeast Asia

Grab, the Singapore-based superapp, has on Monday announced the signing of new memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with four prominent autonomous technology companies: Autonomous A2Z, Motional, WeRide and Zelos.

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison becomes first mobile operator in Southeast Asia to deploy AI-RAN with Nokia and NVIDIA

Indonesian telecommunications provider Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison has announced an initiative to deploy artificial intelligence (AI)-radio access network (RAN) infrastructure across Indonesia, with Nokia and NVIDIA.

Maybank sees Sea as top pick within ASEAN internet

Maybank Investment Bank said Friday that it sees Singapore technology firm Sea as its top pick within ASEAN internet sector.

Singapore’s Farmio sees “massive opportunities” for AI-driven supply chain automation in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand & Vietnam [Q&A]

We talked to Paco Chan, 
Co-founder, Farmio Pte Ltd, one of Hong Kong's Cyberport incubatees, to learn more about the company’s achievements in 2024, its plans and priorities in 2025. He also shared his views on the outlook of the tech ecosystem in Hong Kong for the new year and how he sees Southeast Asia.

J&T Express achieves profit in 2024 after recording 15.9 percent growth in revenue

J&T Global Express Limited, a global logistics service provider, has achieved full-year profit for the first time in 2024 after recording 15.9 percent in revenue growth.

Enstack: Philippine tech ecosystem is set for another breakthrough year in 2025 [Q&A]

We talked to Macy Castillo, Enstack Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, to learn more about the company’s achievements in 2024, its plans and priorities in 2025. She also shared her views on the outlook of the tech ecosystem in the Philippines for the new year.