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Proton finalizes deal to sell Smart Automobile Co’s electric vehicles in Malaysia & Thailand

Malaysian automaker Proton on Thursday formalized its deal to sell and service vehicles from premium electric vehicle (EV) brand Smart Automobile Company (smart) in Malaysia and Thailand by signing a general distributorship agreement.

Not just for business, AI has the potential to impact lives, says Dataiku’s Grant Case [Q&A]

While there is a hunger for knowledge and understanding, organizations need to increase the effectiveness and value of their existing assets and staff. AI can be a revolution.

Singapore’s FOMO Pay raises $13M Series A round led by Jump Crypto

Singapore-based FinTech firm FOMO Pay, announced Thursday that it has secured a $13 million investment for its Series A round led by Jump Crypto. Other participating investors include HashKey Capital, Antalpha Ventures, Ab Initio Capital, and Republic Capital

Deliveroo, Foodpanda and Grab jointly launch digital platforms industry association in Singapore

The three major food delivery platform companies, Deliveroo, Foodpanda and Grab, have come together to launch the Digital Platforms Industry Association (DPIA). Through the association, these platform companies will strengthen the frameworks, guidelines, and policies that support their delivery partners and merchants.

Quant-Box launches FinTech platform to improve Asian investor access to Japan stock market

Launched in July 2022, Quant-Box will become one of the first broker-neutral platforms to offer professionals and individuals the same level of institutional-level real-time market data experience as those enjoyed by much larger buy-side firms. Partnerships with family offices and retail brokers are also on the list to expand their reach with Japanese…

Malaysian businesses harness technology to increase efficiency, says CPA Australia

Most Malaysian businesses are planning to accelerate their use of technology over the next year, to drive efficiency and tap into bigger profit opportunities, according to CPA Australia's Business Technology Survey 2022.

Coca-Cola and Grab join hands to drive growth and digitalisation in Southeast Asia

Global beverage company Coca-Cola and Southeast Asia’s leading superapp Grab announced Thursday an integrated regional partnership that will build on Coca-Cola’s extensive offline retail presence and Grab’s large online network to unlock growth opportunities in a booming digital consumer market.

Indonesian proptech firm Kabina raises seed funding led by East Ventures

Kabina, a property and construction startup in Indonesia, announced Thursday the completion of its seed funding round led by East Ventures, with the participation from several notable angel investors, including Sandra Dewi.

Taiwan’s TenMax opens new office in Indonesia to grow Southeast Asia footprint

Taiwan-based artificial intelligence (AI) Martech firm, TenMax, announced Wednesday the opening of TenMax Indonesia, the company’s fifth regional office in Asia after Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Japan. The firm plans to bring its full line-up of proprietary AI ad-targeting and martech solutions to the Indonesian market.

Singapore deep-tech firm Quantified Energy Labs secures $1.5M angel funding

Singapore deep-tech firm Quantified Energy Labs Pte. Ltd. (QE-Labs) announced Wednesday that the company has secured $1.5 million angel round funding from investor Liu Xiaosong, for accelerating its commercialization of the company’s proprietary autonomous drone electroluminescence (EL) mapping technology.