Latest news and trends about tech

The BEYOND Expo 2026 has shown what the future looks like as it delivers on its mission of ‘Empowering Asia, Bridging the World’ with a heavyweight showcase of the latest emerging technology and ideas from Asia.

The 6th BEYOND Expo concluded its ‘AI: Digital to Physical’ technology showcase of new products, innovative tech, thought leadership and candid industry debate setting the direction for the future.

Singapore-headquartered e-commerce and gaming giant Sea Ltd, known for e-commerce platform Shopee, plans to expand its operations in Vietnam into banking, financial services, and modern logistics,

LOTTE Ventures Vietnam has launched L-CAMP Vietnam 2026, an open innovation program offering up to $80,000 in proof-of-concept grant funding to connect high-potential Vietnamese startups with LOTTE's network of affiliates in Vietnam for pilot collaborations and long-term business partnerships.

AI agents will increasingly interact with each other across institutional boundaries - enabling new forms of automated interbank reconciliation, syndicated lending coordination, and cross-border regulatory reporting that currently require enormous human coordination effort.

Southeast Asia’s digital economy is entering a more electricity-intensive phase. Grid readiness is now shaping how quickly AI infrastructure, data centers, EV supply chains, and green industrial parks can move from announcement to deployment.

Grab, the Singapore-based superapp, plans to explore pilot programs for autonomous vehicles and delivery robots in Vietnam, said Chin Yin Ong, Chief Organization Capability Officer at Grab.

KASIKORNBANK (KBank) and Ant International have formed a strategic collaboration to jointly develop an integrated financial infrastructure for cross-border payments, liquidity management in Thailand.

Malaysia-based lender CIMB Bank Berhad has recently signed a letter of intent (LOI) with China Merchants Bank Co., to establish a comprehensive framework that will leverage the strengths of both banks for a wide range of cross-border client solutions.

Singapore-based bank UOB and Vietnam-based technology firm FPT have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore strategic collaboration opportunities in artificial intelligence (AI), digital transformation, and financial services innovation.