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Despite growing uncertainty over US immigration policies, 82 percent of founders surveyed by Singapore-founded immigration platform Beyond Border have not changed their plans to expand into the American market, with access to customers remaining the main driver of their ambitions.

Revenue growth from cloud computing has emerged as the main measure of whether major US technology companies are turning heavy artificial intelligence (AI) investments into returns, as investors increasingly scrutinize cash flow and the cost of expanding infrastructure, BMI Country Risk and Industry Research said on last Friday. 

South Korea's Korea Investment Real Asset Management (KIRA), LG Sinar Mas, and Indonesia's SM+ Data Centers have announced that SMX01, a 21-MW AI-ready data center in Jakarta, has reached Ready for Service status.

Malaysia's lender Hong Leong Bank (HLB) is expanding its cross-border payment ecosystem by integrating Alipay+ through Payments Network Malaysia (PayNet), establishing an extensive overseas QR payment networks directly within the HLB Connect App.

HugoHub, a Singapore-based financial infrastructure platform, has secured its first live deployment with a regulated bank, as Pakistan’s digital retail bank HugoBank opened its first pilot customer account on the platform on Sept 25, 2026.

Investment in Asia-Pacific's automotive manufacturing sector is increasingly shifting towards electric vehicle (EV) supply chains, battery technologies and component production, rather than vehicle assembly, as manufacturers strengthen local production capabilities and position themselves for the transition to next-generation mobility, BMI Country Risk and…

The launch of a cross-border digital payment link between China and Laos marks an important step in regional financial integration, demonstrating how central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) can connect with conventional payment networks while preserving local-currency settlement, the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) said on Monday. 

Google has committed $160 million to new shared water infrastructure in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, in order to support local needs and its planned data center there.

While geopolitical developments continue to cloud the global economic outlook, business sentiments in the manufacturing sector remain optimistic, amid sustained strength in global artificial intelligence (AI)-related demand, Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) said on Monday.

Profound, the artificial intelligence (AI) marketing platform, announced Monday the establishment of Singapore as its Asia Pacific headquarters.