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Temasek’s Temus inks strategic partnerships with IMDA, Peak3, Resaro to accelerate AI transformation

Temasek's digital transformation solutions firm Temus has announced three new strategic collaborations with the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), Peak3, and Resaro to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) transformation across the public and private sectors in Singapore.

Lazada, Gmarket team up to bring authentic Korean products to SEA

Lazada, Southeast Asia’s leading online shopping platform, has teamed up with South Korea’s Gmarket, to bring 20 million authentic Korean products for Southeast Asian shoppers on its platform.

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Reclaiming clarity: How AI is helping SMEs turn marketing from waste to growth

SMEs don’t need more reports. They need more answers. The businesses that embrace that shift will not only out-market their competition, they’ll outlast them.

CapBay partners TrackerHero to launch $200M initiative to boost digitalization among Malaysia’s SMEs in security services

Bay Group Holdings Sdn Bhd (CapBay), a Malaysian supply chain financing provider and peer-to-peer (P2P) financing platform, and Ultrack Technology Sdn Bhd (TrackerHero), a provider of security workforce management solutions, have sealed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to accelerate digital adoption and growth among small and medium-sized enterprises…

MAS and industry partners publish technical report on proof-of-concept Sandbox for quantum-safe communications within the financial sector

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), in collaboration with DBS, HSBC, OCBC, UOB, SPTel and SpeQtral, has successfully completed a proof-of-concept (PoC) sandbox to evaluate the use of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) for secure communications in the financial sector.

NYK joins Neptune’s $52M Series B funding round led by Granite Asia

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), a Japan-based shipping company, and Neptune Robotics (Neptune), a Singapore-based robotics-driven vessel cleaning firm, have on Tuesday announced the signing of the memorandum of understanding which expand their partnership to accelerate fuel efficiency and decarbonization across NYK’s global fleet.

SEA tech firms funding falls 7 percent to $2.6B in first nine months of 2025 – Tracxn

A total of $2.6 billion was raised Southeast Asia's tech firms in the first nine months of 2025, a drop of 7 percent as compared to $2.8 billion raised in 9M 2024, and a drop of 58 percent compared to $6.2 billion raised in 9M 2023, Tracxn said Tuesday.

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Why more fund managers should talk about how their funds ended

We celebrate fund managers for raising capital and generating returns. We should also respect the ones who know when to pause, pivot, or exit — and do it on their own terms.

FPT partners AIA Vietnam to boost digital transformation in insurance sector

Vietnam's information technology (IT) corporation FPT has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with AIA Vietnam Life Insurance Company (AIA Vietnam), AIA Group's subsidiary, to drive digital transformation in the insurance and healthcare sectors.

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Opportunities or challenges? Six digital trends in the oil and gas industry

To harness the full potential of digitalization while safeguarding assets and personnel, industry stakeholders must prioritize robust security frameworks, invest in skilled cybersecurity talent, and adopt best practices for managing complex, interconnected systems.