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Ant Group, Mastercard, partner to extend International Consumer Friendly Zones program to facilitate inbound travel to China
Chinese fintech player Ant Group and American payment firm Mastercard, along with 12 overseas payment partners of Alipay+ and other major international card organizations, have extended the International Consumer Friendly Zones program to facilitate inbound travel to China.
MAS expands industry collaboration to scale asset tokenization for financial services
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced the expansion of initiatives to scale asset tokenization for financial services. This includes partnering with global industry associations and financial institutions to drive common asset tokenization standards in fixed income, foreign exchange (FX) and asset and wealth management.
Singapore’s Heymax.ai raises $2.6M in seed funding round led by January Capital
Singapore-founded loyalty platform Heymax.ai has on Tuesday announced it has raised $2.6 million in seed funding, led by January Capital. The round also saw participation from Tenity, Ascend Angels, XA Network and other strategic investors.
This startup from Singapore is developing ChatGPT for health & wellness industry [Q&A]
In the interview, Dr Lim also shared his views on how advanced AI tools can help professionals in the health and wellness industries, the company’s goals, vision and mission, its business model, among others.
Demystifying AI and AI PCs
The argument for adopting AI-enabled PCs as a way of preparing for future AI-powered software releases will only strengthen over time. As existing AI features evolve, and new capabilities emerge in the next few years, individuals and #enterprises may want to look into adopting AI PCs now to ensure their devices are capable of running AI workloads by the…
Bangkok Hospital invests $5.45M in state-of-the-art robot-assisted surgery to elevate patient care through surgical innovation
Bangkok Hospital, a healthcare provider in Thailand, has invested over 200 million baht ($5.45 million) to establish a cutting-edge robotic surgery center.
India, Malaysia & 3 other Asean countries plan instant retail cross-border payments
The central banks of India, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines are working together to start an instant cross-border retail payments platform.
Jirnexu to acquire CompareHero to strengthen position as Malaysia’s fintech leader
Jirnexu Sdn Bhd, the parent company of RinggitPlus, announced last Friday a strategic transaction to acquire CompareHero, the Malaysian arm of MoneyHero Limited.
Global climate technology firm Aether Fuels raises $34M Series A funding
Global advanced climate technology company Aether Fuels has announced that it has secured $34 million in Series A financing from a syndicate of global investors. AP Ventures led the round, which also includes Chevron Technology Ventures, CDP Venture Capital and Zeon Ventures.
Indonesia president orders audit of data centers after cyberattack – report
In response to the cyberattack, Indonesia's state auditor said the president instructed it to examine the country's data centers.
