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Nexus Global Payments (NGP) has appointed Payments Network Malaysia (PayNet) and Network for Electronic Transfers Singapore (NETS) joint venture as the Nexus Technical Operator (NTO).

Global technology firm Microsoft has launched the AI QuickStart program, a new initiative to help digitally mature enterprises – including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as large enterprises – known as Digital Leaders to rapidly deploy practical, enterprise-ready artificial intelligence (AI) solutions in Singapore.

G42, the Abu Dhabi-based technology holding group, and a consortium comprising the FPT Corporation and the Viet Thai Group, have signed a framework cooperation agreement to develop $1 billion sovereign artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and cloud infrastructure across Vietnam.

PropertyGuru Group, a Singapore-based property technology company, announced Monday the appointment of Yi-Wei Ang as Chief Product & Technology Officer.

We talked to Roderick Purwana, Managing Partner at East Ventures to learn more about the firm’s development in 2025 and its plans and aspirations for 2026. He also shared his views on the outlook of tech ecosystem in Southeast Asia in 2026.

#AI is reshaping the expectations placed on #datacenters, and the industry is only at the beginning of that curve. As enterprises move deeper into accelerated computing, the environments supporting these workloads will need to evolve at the same pace.

TikTok has forecasted that Asia Pacific (APAC)'s creator commercial contribution to reach $1.2 trillion by 2030, up 1.4 times from 2025.

South Korea and Indonesia have planned to launch the cross-border QR payment service between the two countries in April.

Carsome Group Inc, the Southeast Asia’s (SEA) largest integrated car e-commerce platform, announced Thursday the expansion of its auto financing collaboration with JACCS CO., LTD. (JACCS) into Singapore, extending a regional partnership that was first established in Malaysia.

Looking ahead, WORQ said it will continue to expand its network of coworking spaces nationwide, working closely with landlords who wish to unlock the value of their assets by building community-centric shared spaces that bring a sense of belonging and brand to their property developments.