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Maybank foresees Grab’s GMV and loan-book growth to accelerate in Q2

Maybank Investment Bank has foreseen Grab's gross merchandise value (GMV) and loan-book growth to accelerate in the second quarter.

JLL launches tech advisory services in Thailand and Southeast Asia

JLL, a global professional services firm specializing in real estate and investment management, has announced the launch of its technology advisory services in Thailand and Southeast Asia.

GXBank announces Finory.tech as winner of inaugural TeXnovasi program

GXBank Berhad and Grab Malaysia have concluded their first joint startup accelerator program TeXnovasi which saw Finory.tech as the winner.

Malaysia launches Cradle Innovation Advisory to accelerate technological transformation among corporates

Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd (Cradle), the focal agency under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), announced last Friday the launch of Cradle Innovation Advisory, a strategic partnership initiative to accelerate technological transformation among corporates, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia.

Foodpanda partners Heydoc Health to launch Malaysia’s first outpatient care for gig workers pilot program

Foodpanda Malaysia and digital health partner Heydoc Health have teamed up to launch Malaysia’s first outpatient care for gig workers pilot program.

Malaysia approves 181.25MW RE projects valued $440M under FiT program

Malaysia has approved 181.25MW renewable energy (RE) projects valued MYR 1.87 billion ($440 million) under the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) mechanism.

Malaysia launches Global Impact Challenge 2025 for financial solutions to address social, climate issues

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and Malaysia International Islamic Financial Center (MIFC) Leadership Council have teamed up to launch Global Impact Challenge 2025 to call for impact-driven financial solutions with propositions to strengthen social resilience and address climate challenges.

IFC invests in IIX’s Women’s Livelihood Bond™ 7 to fund high-impact women enterprises in South and Southeast Asia

Marking a milestone in efforts to mobilize capital through blended finance to empower women and underserved communities in emerging markets and developing economies, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), is investing in Impact Investment Exchange’s (IIX) Women’s Livelihood Bond™ 7 (WLB7), to fund high-impact women enterprises in South and Southeast…

Ant International partners Citi to pilot AI-enabled forecasting solution to enhance FX risk management for airline customers

Ant International and Citi announced last Friday that they are piloting the use of Ant International's Falcon Time-Series Transformer (TST) Model to deliver an enhanced foreign exchange (FX) risk management solution for their customers.

Bridge Alliance and Aeris extend partnership to offer cellular IoT security solution to APAC enterprises

Bridge Alliance, the alliance for premier mobile network operators in Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Aeris Communications, Inc., a global cellular internet of things (IoT) platforms and solutions firm, have extended partnership to offer the world’s first fully integrated cellular IoT security solution to APAC enterprises.