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UAE’s Eesee receives strategic investment from Animoca Brands

Eesee, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based gamified marketplace has received an investment from Animoca Brands, a Hong Kong-based gaming firm.

Chubb partners Atome to co-create insurance products for SEA

Switzerland-based insurance firm Chubb and Singapore-based digital financial services platform Atome, have announced a regional partnership to help drive consumer protection across Southeast Asia.

Kaya Founders raises $18M in second close to support more Filipino entrepreneurs

Philippines-based venture capital firm Kaya Founders is targeting PHP1.4 billion ($25 million) across two new funds to invest in early-stage start-ups in the Philippines and Southeast Asia.

BEYOND Expo & Asian Family Legacy Foundation to co-host exclusive Wealth Summit on May 24, 2024, part Of BEYOND Expo 2024

Over 200 LPs, including more than 150 family offices from across 30 countries, set to attend, aiming for collaboration with international partners.

YTL Power to deploy YTL AI Cloud that is powered by NVIDIA

Malaysia-based power firm YTL Power International has on Monday announced the formation of YTL AI Cloud, a specialized provider of massive-scale GPU-based accelerated computing, and that it will deploy and manage one of the world’s most advanced supercomputers on NVIDIA Grace Blackwell-powered DGX Cloud – an artificial intelligence (AI) supercomputer for…

Country Builders Bank partners India’s fintech firm Kiya.ai to advance banking infrastructure

Country Builders Bank, Inc. (CBB), a rural bank in the Philippines, has on Monday announced its strategic collaboration with Kiya.ai, a fintech firm based in India, to advance its banking infrastructure.

Singtel to introduce GPU-as-a-Service powered by NVIDIA accelerated computing

Singtel has on Tuesday announced it will be launching its GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) in Singapore and Southeast Asia in the third quarter of this year, providing enterprises with access to NVIDIA’s artificial intelligence (AI) computing power to drive greater efficiencies to accelerate growth and innovation.

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Harnessing an inclusive future with generative AI in Southeast Asia

The GenAI era holds untold potential for the global economy and SEA looks set to gain a lot from it. While its diverse markets have their own journeys, there are encouraging signs and signals about their respective abilities to thrive in the dawn of the GenAI era. By embracing holistic strategies that focus on empowering its people with the technology,…

With growing demand for AI processing, tech startups turn to the esports and gaming communities for answers

As AI continues to transform industries, this innovative collaboration between gaming communities and tech startups offers a scalable, efficient, and ethical solution. The #AI revolution can remain powerful and sustainable, fueled by the collective resources of the passionate #gaming world.

Japan’s EMURGO invests in NFT and asset tokenization provider NMKR

EMURGO, a Singapore blockchain technology company that provides products and services to drive the adoption of the Cardano blockchain’s Web3 ecosystem, has on Monday announced a strategic investment in NMKR, a Cardano-based non-fungible token (NFT) and tokenization service provider.