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Salesforce, the American cloud-based software company, has on Wednesday announced plans to invest $1 billion in Singapore over the next five years, to accelerate the nation’s digital transformation and Agentforce adoption.

Thai fintech firm Finnomena and Google Cloud have announced the deployment of a new, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered capital markets information management solution that is enabling Finnomena to expand its range of investment offerings and better serve its fast-growing user base.

Malaysia-based clean energy firm Solarvest Holdings Berhad has announced a strategic partnership with healthcare provider provider Asia OneHealthcare group (A1Health), to accelerate renewable energy adoption in Malaysia’s healthcare sector.

Malaysia-based conglomerate Sunway Group and telecommunication firm CelcomDigi Berhad have joined forces to provide 5G in-building connectivity in select hotspots within Sunway Pyramid mall under a Proof of Concept (POC) initiative.

Under the #SRF, financial institutions and telcos are required to implement a number of safeguards to protect and monitor fraudulent activities, as well as scam filtering tools and real-time alerts to warn consumers.

Singapore-based digital wealth advisory platform Endowus has partnered with US-based customer engagement platform Twilio, to enhance security on their platform and build client trust.

We talked to Ken Lai, Co-Founder at AMC Synergy Ltd (one of Cyberport's incubatees) to learn more about the company’s achievements in 2024, its plans and priorities in 2025. He also shared his views on the outlook of the tech ecosystem in Hong Kong for the new year and how he sees Southeast Asia.

42 Malaysia, a nation-building initiative by Sunway Group and Khazanah Nasional Berhad, and Malaysian lender AmBank Group have entered into a strategic partnership, to drive innovation and tech talent.

Finory, a Malaysia-based personal finance management app, has secured investment from 1337 Ventures.

Malaysian Central Bank said Monday it has received encouraging interest from various parties in submitting applications for digital insurers and takaful operators (DITO) licence(s), just three months into the start of the two-year application window that began on January 2, 2025.