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Malaysia’s Vynn Capital to accelerate deployment in 2025
We talked to Victor Chua, Founding & Managing Partner at Vynn Capital to learn more about the Malaysia-headquartered venture capital firm’s achievements in 2024, its plans and priorities in 2025. He also shared his views on the outlook of the tech ecosystem in Southeast Asia for the new year. Vynn Capital is a Southeast Asia-focused early stage venture…
Capgemini: AI is the top technology investment area in 2025 for 67 percent of businesses in Singapore
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the top technology investment area in 2025 for 67 percent of businesses in Singapore, Capgemini Research Institute said Monday.
Malaysia’s Perodua and UTM team up to develop next generation EV
Malaysia's national automaker Perodua and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop the country’s next generation of electric vehicles (xEV).
RHB turns cautious on Malaysia’s data center as US AI diffusion rules present structural risk
RHB Investment Bank is turning cautious on Malaysia's data center (DC) as the US artificial intelligence diffusion (USAID) rules present a structural risk to the multi-year growth story.
Singapore’s crypto.com secures preliminary approval for MiCA license from EU regulators
Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange company Crypto.com said last Friday it has received in-principle approval of markets in crypto assets (MiCA) license.
TA Securities: Malaysia’s data center growth could face constraints amid US AI chip curbs
With a maximum artificial intelligence (AI) chip install base of up to 49,900 H100-equivalent graphics processing units (GPUs) per Tier-2 country from 2025 to 2027 under US recent AI chip curbs, the growth of data center (DC) projects in Malaysia could face constraints, TA Securities said last Friday.
Singapore’s GFTN partners Odisha to establish Fintech hub in Bhubaneswar
Government of Odisha’s Electronics and Information Technology (E&IT) Department and the Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a Global Competency Center in Bhubaneshwar Odisha to foster FinTech collaboration.
East Ventures closes inaugural GP-led secondary transaction with Coller Capital
East Ventures, a venture capital firm in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, announced Monday that it has closed its inaugural general partner (GP)-led secondary transaction.
AirAsia MOVE onboards SriLankan Airlines as latest direct airline partner
Malaysia-based Capital A's online travel agent (OTA) platform AirAsia MOVE has onboarded Sri Lanka’s National Carrier, SriLankan Airlines as its latest direct airline partner on the platform.
Securities Commission Malaysia releases NSRF guidance to help companies drive sustainability reporting
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has on Monday released the National Sustainability Reporting Framework (NSRF) guidance to help companies' board of directors drive sustainability reporting.
