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Xiaomi-backed Indonesian insurtech firm PasarPolis to launch in Singapore soon [Q&A]
In the interview with TNGlobal, Van Zyl shared the importance of the partnership with GoTo, the company’s plans and strategy expanding in Southeast Asia. He also shared PasarPolis' competitive edge against other insurtech firms and traditional insurance companies, among others.
Red Hat honours CIMB Bank Malaysia for pioneering Open Source initiatives
Embodying this year’s theme, “Unlock what’s next”, the Red Hat APAC Innovation Awards celebrates customers who have harnessed the power of open source technologies to drive transformation and innovation.
Malaysia launches National AI Office for policy, regulation – report
The government on Thursday also announced strategic partnerships with six companies, including Google, Amazon, and Microsoft, which have all announced data center, cloud and AI projects in Malaysia in the past year.
Singapore’s KAST secures $10M in seed round led by HSG, Peak XV Partners
KAST, a Singapore-based financial-technology platform built on stable coins, has raised $10 million in seed funding. The round is led by HongShan Capital Group (HSG) and Peak XV Partners.
Equinix appoints Cyrus Adaggra as President for Asia-Pacific
Equinix, Inc., the global digital infrastructure company, has appointed Cyrus Adaggra, a four-year Equinix veteran, as President of Asia-Pacific (APAC).
UiPath collaborates with The Bank of East Asia on enterprise automation solutions
UiPath, a global enterprise automation and artificial intelligence (AI) software company, has announced its partnership with The Bank of East Asia, Limited (BEA) to scale the use of UiPath enterprise automation solutions as part of the bank's digital transformation strategy.
Australia’s Airwallex reports 83 percent revenue growth across APAC
Australian digital payment firm Airwallex said Wednesday it has reported strong year-on-year revenue growth across its Asia Pacific (APAC) region.
Singapore’s Carro receives strategic investment from Woori for SEA expansion plans
Carro, a Singapore-based online used car platform, said Tuesday it has received strategic investment from Woori Venture Partners as the firm ramping up expansion plans in Southeast Asia (SEA).
DNeX, Gamuda team up to provide Google distributed cloud services in Malaysia
Malaysia-based firms Gamuda Berhad and Dagang NeXchange Berhad (DNeX) have teamed up to provide novel air-gapped Google distributed cloud services (GDC Services) to the public and private sectors in Malaysia.
Malaysia’s SC partners CGC to boost MSME and MTC access to capital market financing
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) said Wednesday it has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad (CGC Group) and CGC Digital Sdn. Bhd. to enhance access for Malaysian micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) and mid-tier companies (MTC) to capital market financing solutions.
