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Singapore’s Sea Ltd partners with OpenAI on new ways to shop

This collaboration will explore how AI agents like Operator can work with Shopee to make online shopping more intuitive, personalized, and responsive, Sea added.

Singapore’s Trust Bank reaches 1M customer; launches investment solution with abrdn

Singapore's digital bank Trust has on Friday announced that it has reached 1 million customers, making it the fourth largest retail bank in Singapore by customer numbers.

Vietnam’s Kamereo expands to Hanoi to cater growing F&B demand

Kamereo, a Vietnam-based business to business (B2B) food supply technology platform, has officially announced its expansion into the Hanoi market.

FinDev Canada opens first regional office in Singapore to support the Indo-Pacific

Canada’s bilateral Development Finance Institution, FinDev Canada, has announced the opening of its first regional office in Singapore to support clients and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

Philippine edtech firm EDGE Tutor raises $1M in Pre-A round to expand in the Americas and EMEA

EDGE Tutor International, the Philippines-based online tutoring outsourcing company, has successfully closed a $1 million Pre-Series A funding round, following its $800,000 seed round in 2023.

Southeast Asia’s InsurTech funding plunges 61 percent on year to $193M in 2024

The Southeast Asia (SEA) InsurTech total funding plunged 61 percent to $193 million in 2024 from $495 million in 2023, in line with global funding downturn across sectors, Tracxn said Friday.

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AI at the crossroads: What does DeepSeek’s rise and the regional AI investment surge mean for Asia Pacific?

Organizations need to take a blended and multi-layered approach that combines threat intelligence, behavioral AI, detection engineering and semantic #AI to block, detect and respond to more advanced threats and data loss incidents. This holistic human-centric approach alerts on behaviors that are not usually spotted with traditional, content-centric only…

Singapore’s Thunes expands its Direct Global Network into Taiwan

Singapore-based global payments company Thunes has on Thursday announced the expansion of its Direct Global Network into Taiwan.

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Beyond algorithms: Prioritizing a balanced approach to AI-ready infrastructures

The path to AI-readiness requires thoughtful planning. The best way to effectively manage the #AI workload spread is to take a fit-for-purpose approach that relies on processors and accelerators, with the choice depending on the specific requirements of the tasks and strategic investment.

East Ventures unveils platform for AI innovators in Indonesia

East Ventures, a venture capital firm in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, has on Thursday announced the launch of IndoBuild AI, a dynamic platform for artificial intelligence (AI) innovators to learn, build, and showcase their AI-driven solutions to real-world challenges in Indonesia.