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Amundi, Ant International launch tokenised money market fund share classes in blockchain treasury management push

Europe's largest asset manager Amundi, asset servicing group CACEIS, and Ant International have launched their tokenized share classes for the Amundi Money Market Fund – Short Term, denominated in Euro and US dollars, developed for Ant International's intra-group liquidity management needs.

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Frontier influencers, earned media, and the new propaganda playbook

Where mainstream media is weak, the information environment risks capture - and can be turned against a society's own national interests.

API-first architecture can help to banking modernization in Southeast Asia, says Mambu MD [interview]

API-first, SaaS platforms are the right foundation for payments modernization, fraud prevention, and cross-border scaling in Southeast Asia, David Becker, Managing Director for Asia Pacific at Mambu, said to TNGlobal.

Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos to speak at VivaTech 2026

An emblematic figure of the global technological revolution and the new space age, Jeff Bezos will share his vision of innovation, entrepreneurship, and the future of humanity on the main stage of the VivaTech Theater.

Foxconn, Schneider Electric partner to develop next-generation AI data center infrastructure

Taiwan's Foxconn and France's Schneider Electric will co-develop integrated solutions for AI data centers, combining Foxconn's expertise in advanced compute platforms and AI rack integration with Schneider Electric's power systems, cooling, and energy management capabilities.

PepsiCo’s Ashley Brown on scaling sustainability innovation across APAC [Q&A]

In this TNGlobal Q&A, PepsiCo’s Ashley Brown discusses why sustainability pilots often struggle to become commercial deployments in Asia Pacific. She explains how the APAC Greenhouse Program’s IMPACT Edition is focusing on operational integration, procurement readiness, and ecosystem support to help proven startups scale across markets.

Austria’s AT&S secures AMD deal, to invest €2B to expand chip capacity in Malaysia, China

Chipmaker Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft (AT&S) will expand production capacity for high-end IC substrates for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing, with investments spanning its Kulim facility in Malaysia and its Chongqing plant in China, totaling €1.5-2.0 billion ($1.74-2.32 billion).

[BEYOND Expo 2026] Malaysian Team Takes Second Place at BEYOND Hack Day 2026

The achievement was welcomed by Malaysia's startup development agency, Cradle Fund, which highlighted the success as a reflection of the country's growing talent pool and the importance of providing innovators with access to regional platforms and networks.

Singapore’s Pints AI raises $5.6 million to deploy auditable AI in regulated financial institutions

Singapore-based enterprise AI startup Pints AI has raised $5.6 million in a pre-Series A round led by Tin Men Capital, with SBI Ven Capital co-leading and participation from SEEDS, NTUitive, SUTD Venture Fund, and Tenity,

Chipmaker Intel to invest $2.6B more in Vietnam, $4.1B in total

Intel is set to invest $2.6 billion more in Vietnam, raising the total investment to $4.1 billion, the U.S. chipmaker said in a statement on Friday, at its 20th anniversary of operation in Vietnam.