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Singapore’s 129Knots and Green Link Digital Bank team up to launch global embedded finance initiative for marine fuel
Singapore's fintech firms Green Link Digital Bank (GLDB) and 129Knots have joined forces to launch a global embedded finance program aimed at unlocking liquidity in the marine fuel industry.
Powering APAC’s AI future through next-gen data center networks
As digital transformation accelerates across Asia Pacific, Sang Xulei, Senior Vice President and Head of Network Infrastructure, Asia Pacific, explores why network scalability and reliability are essential to helping enterprises thrive.
NTT DATA: 93 percent of APAC healthcare decision makers said GenAI accelerates R&D
Research by NTT DATA, a Japan-based business and technology services, revealed Wednesday that 94 percent of respondents say GenAI accelerates research and development (R&D) to enable faster access to new treatments, improved diagnostics, predictive analytics and task automation.
Maxis partners with Aduna to accelerate enterprise innovation through powerful network APIs
Maxis, a Malaysia-based integrated telco, announced Thursday that it has entered a partnership with Aduna, a landmark venture between some of the world's leading telecom operators and Ericsson, to drive the adoption of powerful, standardized network application programming interfaces (APIs) that will accelerate digital innovation for businesses.
Maybank foresees higher revenue and EBITDA y-o-y growth for Sea in the second quarter
Maybank Investment Bank expects Singapore-based Sea's revenues and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) to grow 31 percent and 79 percent, respectively year on year in the second quarter.
Singapore’s Chocolate Finance secures $15M Series A+ funding to propel regional growth
Singapore-based fintech firm Chocolate Finance announced Thursday that it has successfully closed a $15 million Series A+ funding round as well as attaining regulatory approval to operate in Hong Kong.
Singapore’s Respiree closes $11.6M Series A financing round led by We Venture Capital and ClavystBio
Respiree, a Singapore-based health tech company with artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, has announced the successful closing of a $11.6 million Series A financing round led by We Venture Capital and ClavystBio.
Alpha JWC Ventures unveils SEA’s whistleblowing platform for startups
To spearhead and lead the charge for stronger corporate governance in the startup ecosystem, Indonesia-based venture capital firm Alpha JWC Ventures has officially launched SpeakUp, a whistleblowing platform created to protect and build the integrity of the companies, employees, investors, and communities it serves.
Mastercard: 99 percent of Malaysians are likely to use emerging digital payment methods in the next year
Digital payments adoption is fast gaining traction locally as Malaysians adopt innovative payment options and leapfrog into mobile-first ecosystems, a new research by Mastercard showed Tuesday.
Malaysia’s Ryt Bank selects Provenir for AI risk decisioning
Provenir, a global artificial intelligence (AI) risk decisioning software firm, announced Tuesday it has partnered with Ryt Bank, a Malaysia-based AI-powered bank, to support the bank’s mission of delivering fast, simple, and innovative banking services.
