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Southeast Asia’s InsurTech funding plunges 61 percent on year to $193M in 2024
The Southeast Asia (SEA) InsurTech total funding plunged 61 percent to $193 million in 2024 from $495 million in 2023, in line with global funding downturn across sectors, Tracxn said Friday.
AI at the crossroads: What does DeepSeek’s rise and the regional AI investment surge mean for Asia Pacific?
Organizations need to take a blended and multi-layered approach that combines threat intelligence, behavioral AI, detection engineering and semantic #AI to block, detect and respond to more advanced threats and data loss incidents. This holistic human-centric approach alerts on behaviors that are not usually spotted with traditional, content-centric only…
Singapore’s Thunes expands its Direct Global Network into Taiwan
Singapore-based global payments company Thunes has on Thursday announced the expansion of its Direct Global Network into Taiwan.
Beyond algorithms: Prioritizing a balanced approach to AI-ready infrastructures
The path to AI-readiness requires thoughtful planning. The best way to effectively manage the #AI workload spread is to take a fit-for-purpose approach that relies on processors and accelerators, with the choice depending on the specific requirements of the tasks and strategic investment.
East Ventures unveils platform for AI innovators in Indonesia
East Ventures, a venture capital firm in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, has on Thursday announced the launch of IndoBuild AI, a dynamic platform for artificial intelligence (AI) innovators to learn, build, and showcase their AI-driven solutions to real-world challenges in Indonesia.
Temasek’s Nurasa, Saskatchewan Food Centre team up to expand market opportunities
Nurasa, a wholly owned company of Temasek and an organization in sustainable nutrition development in Asia, and the Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre (Food Centre), a contract research, manufacturing and incubation organization in Canada, have teamed up to foster innovation and enhance collaboration within the global food and beverage industry.
Eats365 and Adyen partner to streamline payment solutions for F&B businesses
Adyen, a global financial platform, has on Thursday announced its partnership with Eats365, a Hong Kong-based restaurant point-of-sale (POS) provider, to streamline payment solutions for food and beverage (F&B) businesses.
Switzerland’s Sonar acquires Singapore’s autonomous AI agent platform AutoCodeRover
Sonar, a Switzerland--based code quality and code security solutions provider, has announced the acquisition of AutoCodeRover, a Singapore-based autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agent platform for software development.
Malaysia’s Segi Fresh invests in Mandalay Venture Partners
Malaysian fresh food group Segi Fresh is investing in Australia-based early-stage agrifood tech venture capital firm Mandalay Venture Partners to embed cutting-edge Aussie agritech in fresh food supply chains.
How AI agents will be instrumental in fintech innovations in Southeast Asia
As both startups and established players collaborate with regional VCs, the widespread adoption of #AIAgents in #fintech will likely redefine how consumers and businesses engage with financial services—highlighting a more inclusive and innovative digital economy across the region.
