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Energy developer DDSP closes $283M green financing for AI-ready data center in Malaysia
Digital Decarbonization Solutions Platform (DDSP), a developer of hyperscale digital and decarbonized energy infrastructure across Asia-Pacific, has completed a $283 million green financing for a hyperscale data center campus in Johor, Malaysia, incorporating AI-ready liquid cooling technology.
Coda Payments licensed by Singapore monetary authority for cross-border money transfer
Coda Payments Pte. Ltd., the Singapore entity of digital content monetization and distribution company Coda, was licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to conduct cross-border money transfers, following receipt of a Major Payment Institution license.
Malaysia’s Catcha Digital slips into the red despite higher revenue
Malaysia-based Catcha Media has slipped into the red in the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, despite higher revenue.
Vietnam’s private capital surges to $4.5B as PE hits record-high, IPO remains shut for technology
After two years of correction that saw deal volumes shrink and investor caution set in, Vietnam's private capital market rebounded to $4.5 billion in 2025, according to the Vietnam Innovation & Private Capital Report.
Animoca Brands co-invests $1M in AI trading protocol Superior.Trade
Hong Kong-based Animoca Brands has made a $1 million co-investment in Superior.Trade, a protocol layer for AI-driven trading, marking the first investment under the company's recently launched Minds Investment Programme.
AI agents will not just support customer journeys in Southeast Asia; they will redesign them
Southeast Asia’s customer journeys were never built like Western funnels. They are conversational, mobile, social, and trust-driven. The brands that win in the next phase will be those that recognize this reality and design AI agents around local behavior, not imported playbooks. In this region, the future of customer engagement will not simply be…
Tata Communications’ Vaibhav Dutta on predictive security, OT risks and the human side of cyber resilience [Q&A]
As AI reshapes both cyberattacks and cyber defense, Tata Communications’ Vaibhav Dutta discusses why enterprises need to move from reactive security toward predictive resilience, modernize SOC operations, address OT risks, and strengthen the human and governance layers of cybersecurity.
GIC, Temasek anchor Singapore’s investment in Anthropic’s $65B Series H round
Singapore's two sovereign wealth funds, GIC and Temasek, have joined a landmark $65 billion Series H funding round for Anthropic, the AI safety company behind the Claude family of models, valuing the firm at $965 billion post-money.
Singapore data center sector draws strong mix of local, regional and US operators – Credit Sights
Singapore, data center operators are anchored by domestic, regional, and US players with demand underpinned by both western hyperscalers and regional fintech and enterprises, Credit Sights said Tuesday.
AI security guidance exists, it’s just not realistic enough
In the AI era, every company needs to address the security question of our time: How fast can you take care of your crisis and resume business as usual?
