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Endowus, the Singapore-based wealth advisory and investment platform, has on Tuesday announced a collaboration with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), a Denmark-based renewable energy infrastructure investments platform, to expand access to institutional-grade renewable energy investments.

The Asia Pacific region is expected to generate around two-thirds of the world’s new retail sales over the next five years, driven by a consumer base of more than 4.3 billion people, 18 megacities, and a rapidly expanding middle class.

Southeast Asia’s ecommerce platform gross merchandise value (GMV) grew 22.8 percent year-on-year in 2025 to reach $157.6 billion in 2025, as leading platforms returned to growth while continuing to improve infrastructure, fulfilment, and customer experience, Momentum Works said Tuesday.

Indonesia’s data center sector is entering a structurally differentiated growth phase, with Batam increasingly positioned as a regulatory compliance and Singapore-linked overflow hub, while Jakarta continues to anchor core hyperscale and enterprise demand, according to BMI Country Risk and Industry Research.

Southeast Asia saw a total of 14 initial public offerings (IPOs) that raised $1.8 billion in the first quarter of 2026, a 48 percent decline in volume but 174 percent increase in proceeds compared with 27 IPOs raising $700 million in the first quarter of 2025, EY said Monday.

Global technology firm Adobe has on Monday released its 2025 Digital Government Index (DGI) for Singapore, which reveals that the nation’s overall score rose to 65, a 4.7 percent uplift from 2024, marking its third consecutive year of growth.

Switzerland logistics automation company Swisslog has on Monday announced the successful deployment and commissioning of Satair's new AutoStore system at its Singapore facility, strengthening its position in Southeast Asia.

ShopBack, a shopping-rewards-payment platform in the Asia-Pacific, has announced a strategic partnership with Eats365, a restaurant tech platform, to integrate rewards, payments, and consumer engagement capabilities into offline food and beverage (F&B) operations in Hong Kong.

OrtCloud, a Singapore-based cloud infrastructure company, has raised $1.7 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Southeast Asia-focused early-stage venture capital firm Golden Gate Ventures, with participation from early-stage investor Antler.

Green and Smart Mobility (GSM), the ride-hailing service under the ecosystem of Vietnam's conglomerate Vingroup, has launched its shared business platform, Green SM Platform, in Indonesia and the Philippines.