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Fintech giant Stripe to power global internet commerce growth from Asia with stablecoins & AI
“Asia is showing extraordinary resilience and focusing on international growth,” said Sarita Singh, regional head and managing director for Southeast Asia, India, and Greater China at Stripe.
iFAST Pay Malaysia expands into regulated payment services
IFAST Corporation Ltd. announced last Friday that its Malaysia-incorporated subsidiary, iFAST Pay Malaysia Sdn Bhd, has received approval-in-principle from Bank Negara Malaysia to operate as an Electronic Money (E-Money) Issuer and to hold a Money Services Business (MSB) Class A license.
75 percent of APAC CFOs believe AI Agents will drive revenue, transform existing organizational structures: Salesforce research
Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) in Asia Pacific (APAC) have fundamentally shifted their approach to Artificial Intelligence (AI), according to new research from Salesforce, moving from cautious spenders to strategic investors who are betting on AI not just for cost-cutting, but as a crucial engine for long-term revenue growth.
Singapore’s Alchemy Pay integrates Sumsub’s Travel Rule solution to strengthen global compliance, security standards
Alchemy Pay, the Singapore-based fiat-crypto payment firm, announced Tuesday its collaboration with Sumsub, a global firm in verification, to integrate its Travel Rule solution across Alchemy Pay’s entire product suite.
Why SEA’s lending revolution must put impact before profit
Inclusion without trust is a false promise. The next phase of fintech’s growth in SEA must be impact-first—because when trust is designed in from the start, everyone wins.
Songdo two decades on: The cautionary tale in smart city design
Cities need systems that can adapt in real time, not ones that wait for instructions from a central office. DePIN makes this possible by distributing control across the network.
Waterhub raises seed funding to expand sustainable drinking water access across Indonesia
Waterhub, an Indonesian startup providing clean, affordable drinking water through filtration systems, has secured an undisclosed amount in funding to scale its operations across Indonesia.
Proton’s EV plant nears completion, set for September production
Malaysia's automaker Proton said Monday that its electric vehicle (EV) production plant is nearing its completion, with the full-scale production process slated to begin in September.
Gentari breaks ground on Maryvale solar and energy storage project
Malaysia's clean energy solutions provider Gentari has on last Wednesday marked the groundbreaking of the Maryvale solar and energy storage project, a key milestone in delivering reliable, low-carbon energy for New South Wales (NSW).
Asia Pacific’s next AI breakout: Why the future belongs to builders of agentic and vertical AI
Innovation in AI is just getting started. But if there’s one lesson from the boom so far, it’s this: success doesn’t belong solely to the fastest builders. It belongs to those who understand what customers need, move fast and smart to meet those needs, and choose systems that can scale with them.
