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Philippine central bank to stop accepting new applications for digital bank licenses

​The Philippine central bank Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) announced Thursday that it will stop accepting new applications for digital bank licenses starting December 1, 2025.

VinFast secures $100M of green loan from MUFG for global expansion

Vietnamese electric vehicles (EVs) maker VinFast has secured a $100 million green loan facility from MUFG Bank, Ltd., to be used for VinFast's development and international expansion strategy.

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The dual challenge: Security and compliance

Security, risk, and privacy leaders must strike a delicate balance between mitigating technical risks and adhering to regulatory compliance requirements. By using advanced technologies such as AI, zero trust, cloud security, and compliance automation, organizations can enhance their security posture while maintaining regulatory compliance.

SC Ventures and Fujitsu join forces to incubate Project Quanta

SC Ventures by Standard Chartered Bank, which builds and invests in breakthrough ventures in and beyond banking, together with Fujitsu, a developer of quantum software and hardware, are joining forces to incubate Project Quanta.

U Mobile partners Huawei Malaysia to accelerate 5G-A, AI adoption through enterprise innovation platform

U Mobile, a Malaysia-based 5G network provider, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) naming Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (Huawei Malaysia), as one of its strategic technology partners to establish its Enterprise Innovation Platform (EIP).

OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank expand five new AI data center sites in US for $500B Stargate project

OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank are announcing five new U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) data center sites under Stargate, OpenAI’s overarching AI infrastructure platform.

SIB partners APU to advance EV, hybrid, smart manufacturing talent in Malaysia

Sapura Industrial Berhad (SIB), a Malaysia-based automotive component manufacturers, and Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU), Malaysia’s digital technology institution, have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in electric and hybrid vehicle technology and smart manufacturing.

Singapore’s SUNRATE integrates with Google Pay to support businesses with seamless, secure global payments

SUNRATE, the Singapore-based payment and treasury management platform, announced Thursday the integration of its commercial cards with Google Pay, giving businesses worldwide a faster, more secure, and convenient way to pay directly from their Android devices.

TikTok Shop launches $4.74M stimulus package to boost digital economy in Malaysia

E-commerce platform TikTok Shop announced Wednesday that it is further injecting MYR 20 million ($4.74 million) into the local digital economy in Malaysia through its new #JomLokal Booster Stimulus Package, to provide enhanced support for local micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and homegrown products.

Telin selects Nokia to interconnect data centers across Singapore

Finnish telecommunications firm Nokia announced Thursday that Telekomunikasi Indonesia International (Telin) has selected Nokia’s optical transport solution to connect data centers in Singapore and enable the delivery of a highly available, reliable, and scalable island-wide network.