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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.

HK’s Cyberport: SE Asia’s a pivotal market with immense possibilities for startups to scale operations, access larger consumer base & diverse markets [Q&A]

We talked to Eric Chan, Chief Public Mission Officer at Cyberport, to learn more about the Cyberport'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 and Southeast Asia for the new year. Cyberport is Hong Kong’s digital technology flagship and incubator for entrepreneurship…

Maybank trims Grab’s FY25 adjusted EBITDA by 23 percent

Maybank Investment Bank has trimmed Singapore-based superapp Grab's FY25 adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) by 23 percent, which is still remains above the company’s guidance.

Malaysia’s telco Axiata says “in talks” with potential new shareholder for fintech arm Boost – report

The deal is still pending regulatory approval, and Axiata is not able to disclose the name of the new investor, group chief executive officer and managing director Vivek Sood said.

SoftBank, Temasek among eFishery investors facing near wipeout – report

None of eFishery’s PondTag sensors that were supposed to help remotely judge water quality and automate fish and shrimp feeders had been deployed. The limited data collection meant fish feed predictions were wrong almost half the time, the document said.

PDD’s Temu partners Atome for flexible payment checkout in Malaysia

This enables Malaysian customers to enjoy interest-free instalment payment options when shopping for a wide range of products on Temu's platform.

Igloo launches new partnerships; appoints new Chief Distribution Officer

Singapore-based insurtech firm Igloo has entered 2025 with a strong push, launching new partnerships, introducing new products with existing partners across the region, and appointing a Chief Distribution Officer to grow its embedded insurance and sales intermediaries business lines.

Singapore’s Sea Ltd partners with OpenAI on new ways to shop

This collaboration will explore how AI agents like Operator can work with Shopee to make online shopping more intuitive, personalized, and responsive, Sea added.