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HealthCRED, an India-based business to business (B2B) healthcare financing startup, announced Monday that it has raised $1.2 million in a seed funding round.

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (Indosat) Group and Google Cloud have on Monday announced an expanded partnership to deliver next-generation sovereign cloud and edge cloud services in Indonesia that meet the country’s most stringent data residency, security, and privacy requirements.

Philippine Central Bank Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has approved the lifting of the moratorium on the grant of new digital banking licenses starting January 1, 2025 and allowed a maximum of ten digital banks to operate in the country.

Malaysia's electric vehicle (EV) charging firm EV Connection (EVC) and clean energy firm Gentari have become the first parties to receive licenses for public installation of EV charging systems in Sabah from the Energy Commission of Sabah (ECoS).

Decentralized finance (DeFi) has experienced significant growth in 2024, with total value locked (TVL) more than doubling its value since the previous year. According to CoinGecko, the DeFi ecosystem boasts over $91.76 billion in locked assets as of June 2024, demonstrating a shift in market sentiment toward increased trust and adoption. Among the…

Singapore-based cybersecurity firm Group-IB has Malaysian government-owned CyberSecurity Malaysia to establish a framework to fortify Malaysia’s cyber resilience, and safeguard its national interests and critical IT infrastructure.

Khushhali Microfinance Bank Limited (KMBL), Pakistan’s specialized microfinance bank, has recently partnered with oladoc, a digital healthcare platform, to promote healthcare services for their customers.

CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM), the national cybersecurity specialist agency under the purview of Malaysia’s Ministry of Digital, has inked deal with Singaporean artificial intelligence (AI) security firm Flexxon, Malaysian cybersecurity firm AI MSP to bring intelligent hardware security solutions to Malaysia.

Procter & Gamble (P&G) Philippines has forged a strategic partnership with QBO Innovation to launch the first-ever vGrow SHOWQASE in the Philippines aimed at harnessing the untapped potential of the Philippine startup ecosystem and finding innovative partners who share P&G’s vision for sustainable growth and serving Filipino consumers.

Malaysia's six government-linked investment companies (GLICs) will commit to MYR 120 billion ($26.92 billion) domestic investment to boost economic growth in the country under the government-led program.