TNGlobal Q&A and Interviews
East Ventures stays “cautiously optimistic” on Southeast Asia tech ecosystem in 2026
We talked to Roderick Purwana, Managing Partner at East Ventures to learn more about the firm’s development in 2025 and its plans and aspirations for 2026. He also shared his views on the outlook of tech ecosystem in Southeast Asia in 2026.
Khazanah-backed InsurTech firm PolicyStreet aims to double revenue in 2026 [Q&A]
We talked to Yen Ming Lee, Co-Founder and Group Chief Executive Officer of PolicyStreet to learn more about the firm’s achievements in 2025 and its plans and aspirations for 2026. He also shared his views on the outlook of tech ecosystem in Southeast Asia in 2026.
Gobi Partners to double-down on “uni-tech”, expects close of 2nd Pakistan fund in 2026 [Q&A]
We talked to Gobi Partners Co-Founder and Chairperson Thomas G. Tsao to learn more about the Asia-focused venture capital firm’s achievements in 2025 and its plans and aspirations for 2026. He also shared his views on the outlook of tech ecosystem in Southeast Asia in 2026.
Malaysia’s Carsome: more EVs expected to enter secondary market in 2026 [Q&A]
We talked to Eric Cheng, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Carsome to learn more about the unicorn’s achievements in 2025, its plans and aspirations for 2026. Malaysia-headquartered Carsome is Southeast Asia’s largest integrated car e-commerce platform, with presence across Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore.
Primer’s Theo Spyrides on turning payment complexity into opportunity during Asia’s peak shopping season [Q&A]
Against the backdrop of an increasingly fragmented payments landscape in Asia-Pacific, where digital wallets, local schemes, and situational payment preferences all coexist, Primer's Theo Spyrides shares how merchants can better align their payment flows with rapidly evolving consumer expectations. He notes that shoppers today are not only looking for their…
Visa’s Axel Boye-Moller on AI, tokenization, and the next phase of fraud prevention in Asia Pacific [Q&A]
Technologies like AI, machine learning, and tokenization are already transforming fraud prevention, and their impact is only set to grow. Beyond these, behavioral analytics, biometrics, and blockchain technology are emerging as complementary tools in the fight against fraud.
Infobip aims to build sustainable, long-term presence in Southeast Asia after Infobip Shift KL [Q&A]
TNGlobal recently talked to Ivan Brezak Brkan, Developer Experience Director at Infobip, to learn more about the event, the company's strategic vision for the Southeast Asian market, how is Infobip helping developers and startups, among others.
Southeast Asia is the next frontier of AI-commerce, says SVO.ai Co-Founders [Q&A]
The AI systems understand buyer behaviour, adjust ad campaigns dynamically, generate tailored content, and even forecast which actions drive the best conversion outcomes. The result is that entrepreneurs can scale faster, with less complexity and more confidence.
Norway’s Kahoot! eyes SE Asia growth with localization, mobile first experience & freemium model strategy [Q&A]
Kahoot! sees Southeast Asia as one of the most exciting and diverse regions for digital learning.
Japan’s NTT Data expects demand for sovereign cloud in APAC to grow rapidly [Q&A]
TNGlobal recently talked to Ben Tulloch, APAC lead for Cloud, Security, Network & Collaboration Services at NTT DATA, to know more about the strategic importance of this new Global Business Unit with Microsoft Cloud for NTT DATA, challenges enterprises in APAC face when trying to move Agentic AI solutions from a proof-of-concept phase to a production…
