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VinFast Auto India, a subsidiary of the Vietnam-based electric vehicle (EV) brand VinFast, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with YES BANK, Indias sixth-largest private sector bank, to provide retail and inventory financing for its exclusive dealer network.

The next wave of financial AI will not emerge from chatbots or generic copilots. It will come from innovators who build workflow-specific products that respect trust, auditability, and regulation. These systems will turn analysts into super-analysts, not by automating their judgement but by strengthening it.

The competition, one of the projects under the Korea - ASEAN Digital Innovation Flagship Project (KADIF), funded by the ASEAN-Korea Cooperation Fund through the Government of Korea, seeks to advance the growth of the regional AI startup ecosystem and contribute to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

IndustrialMind.ai, an artificial intelligence (AI) company founded by former Tesla manufacturing AI team, announced Thursday a $1.2 million pre-seed round.

Weixin Pay has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with National ITMX (NITMX), the operator of Thailand's national real-time payment system, PromptPay.

Singapore already has the ingredients to lead the next chapter of real estate innovation: high digital literacy, rich datasets, and a supportive regulatory environment. The next step is treating property technology not as another advertising space, but as digital infrastructure that connects government data, private platforms, and user experience.

Kahoot! sees Southeast Asia as one of the most exciting and diverse regions for digital learning.

Microsoft, Enterprise Singapore and NUS Enterprise – the entrepreneurial heart of the National University of Singapore (NUS), have teamed up to offer up to 150 qualified artificial intelligence (AI) startups with more streamlined access to funding through the Startup SG Tech grant over the next three years.

Global Affairs Canada is deepening its commitment to regional cybersecurity capacity-building by expanding its investment in advancing cybersecurity capacity building through the Malaysia Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and BlackBerry Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (CCoE) in Cyberjaya of Malaysia.

Singapore-based Airwallex has announced the global launch of its refreshed ‘Airwallex for Startups’ program, a comprehensive initiative designed to help founders turn finance into a growth engine for their businesses.