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Four Southeast Asian Central Banks sign MOU to strengthen local currency transactions

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), Bank Indonesia (BI), Bank of Thailand (BOT), and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation under the Local Currency Transaction (LCT) Framework on Friday.

UK, Singapore and Thailand central banks complete trial of synchronized cross-currency FX settlement

The Bank of England, Monetary Authority of Singapore, and Bank of Thailand said Friday they have completed trial of synchronized foreign exchange (FX) settlement across different currencies and systems.

Singapore sees threefold rise in reported cyber incidents since September, CSA warns

The average monthly number of reported cyber incidents in Singapore has tripled since September compared with the January-August period, prompting the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) to urge organizations to strengthen their cyber defenses against increasingly opportunistic attacks.

NAVER signs $1.5B AI computing contract with US customer

NAVER has signed a 2 trillion won AI computing-services contract with an unnamed US inference company ahead of its AI Factory launch in 2027.

Adaspace raises $96M in Hong Kong IPO

Chinese AI satellite developer Adaspace raised about $95.6 million in a Hong Kong IPO and began trading under stock code 6935.

Geotab GO Anywhere Plus tracker with the MyGeotab asset map

Geotab launches asset tracker in the Philippines

Geotab has launched its GO Anywhere Plus tracker in the Philippines for businesses managing vehicles, equipment and other distributed assets.

Singapore bans Alice Huang from re-entering, regarding Megaspeed probe

Alice Huang, a former CEO and controller of Megaspeed International, has received a stern warning from police and been barred from re-entering Singapore, the Ministry of Home Affairs said Thursday.

Binance completes coverage of $6.34B in losses from security breach

Binance has completed coverage of assets affected by its security incident, after committing more than $6.34 billion in company funds to cover the losses.

Genesis-branded Hyundai Card credit cards

Hyundai Card brings AI platform to Korean card partners

Hyundai Card is offering its AI recommendation and prediction platform to Korean private-label card partners through a software-as-a-service model.

Yicura BioMed closes first tranche of Series B led by Gobi Partners

Hong Kong clinical-stage biotech Yicura BioMed has completed the first closing of a Series B led by Gobi Partners, with the amount undisclosed.