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Malaysian regulators Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) announced Wednesday the rollout of the climate finance innovation lab.

Malaysian fintech firm Instapay Technologies Sdn Bhd announced Wednesday the successful completion of a Series A2 funding round of $3 million.

When generative AI burst into the global mainstream, the spotlight landed on Silicon Valley’s models and China’s foundational AI race. But in Southeast Asia, a quieter revolution has taken root, not marked by billion-dollar models or massive data centers, but by everyday adaptation, creativity, and constraint-driven innovation.

Malaysia's state-owned oil and gas firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) and Japan's power generation company JERA have agreed to expand their collaboration for sustainable energy.

Paydibs, a Malaysia-based digital payments firm, has stepped into a new chapter with a future-ready fintech identity, a revitalized leadership team and a bold roadmap aimed at powering the next wave of businesses and small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) growth.

10Ants Enterprise, an urban revitalization company based in Thailand, has secured $500,000 in Pre-Seed funding from Wavemaker Impact to support its aim of turning Southeast Asia's underutilized urban buildings into green, vibrant hubs for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

DayOne Data Centers, a Singapore-based digital infrastructure platform, has announced the signing of a Corporate Renewable Energy Supply Scheme (CRESS) agreement with Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), a Malaysian utility company.

Ria Money Transfer (Ria), a Malaysia-based fintech firm, has been officially approved by the Department of Labor Peninsular Malaysia (JTKSM) for the disbursement of digital wage payments via the Ria Wallet.

Maybank Investment Bank has foreseen limited risk for Singapore-based technology giant Sea amid Mercado Libre’s (MELI)' competitive ante.

Malaysian Central Bank has on Tuesday launched Digital Asset Innovation Hub.