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Animoca Brands pilots AI agent-powered commerce with Visa in Hong Kong

Animoca Brands has completed a live pilot of AI-powered commerce capabilities developed in collaboration with Visa, enabling AI agents on its Minds platform to identify relevant Visa rewards and complete purchases on behalf of users at selected merchants in Hong Kong.

Thailand to invest $1.99B in AI, electronics, aviation, clean energy amid supply chain updates

Thailand has approved nine major investment projects worth a combined $1.99 billion across artificial intelligence (AI), advanced electronics, aviation, clean energy, and food, as global manufacturers reposition supply chains across Southeast Asia.

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Mastering data sovereignty: The ultimate competitive advantage

In an AI-driven world, organizations must go beyond data residency to achieve full data sovereignty to unlock their economic value. By identifying sensitive data and workloads where control is crucial, and building gradually, they can operationalize sovereignty and remain competitive.   

Singapore-based Nium acquires crypto wallet company Cypher to bridge fiat, digital asset payments infrastructure

Nium, a cross-border payments infrastructure company co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore, has acquired Cypher, a crypto-native non-custodial wallet and issuing company backed by Y Combinator and Coinbase Ventures.

East Asia food delivery GMV reaches $38.6B in 2025

The four East Asian markets generated an estimated $38.6 billion in food delivery platform gross merchandise value (GMV) in 2025, Momentum Works said Wednesday.

A.P. Moller Capital, Ayala complete partnership to accelerate AC Logistics’ growth

A.P. Moller Capital and Ayala Corporation announced Tuesday the completion of the strategic investment by A.P. Moller Capital – Emerging Markets Infrastructure Fund II in AC Logistics Holdings Corporation (AC Logistics), marking a significant milestone in the development of a leading integrated logistics provider in the Philippines.

Indonesia’s Xendit integrates with Philippines’ Dragonpay

Xendit, Indonesian payments infrastructure company, announced Wednesday the integration of Dragonpay Corporation, the Philippines’ alternative payments platfomr.

B Capital closes oversubscribed Ascent Fund III at $500M hard cap

B Capital, a global multi-stage investment firm, announced Monday the final close of B Capital Ascent Fund III, L.P. at its hard cap of $500 million in aggregate capital commitments.

Singapore Temasek’s net portfolio value hits $400B, doubling over past decade

The net portfolio value of Singapore's global investment company Temasek reached S$518 billion ($400.3 billion) as at March 31, 2026, representing a doubling of its portfolio over the past decade.

Malaysia’s Zetrix blockchain to build Philippines’ national blockchain infrastructure

Malaysia's Zetrix AI Berhad group will establish as the underlying protocol for the Philippines' public blockchain infrastructure, marking the second country after Malaysia to adopt Zetrix as a sovereign-grade blockchain platform.