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The algorithm setting your settlement: How AI quietly decides insurance payouts, and what ASEAN regulators should do about it
Insurance is, in every developed market, a quasi-public good. It is regulated, subsidized at the edges, and central to economic resilience. When the adjudication layer of that public good is privatized into opaque software, the social contract underneath insurance erodes regardless of whether any specific outcome is "wrong."
V-GREEN partners with local authorities, businesses in the Philippines to advance EV infrastructure
V-GREEN, the Vietnam-based charging infrastructure development company, has signed memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with the Provincial Government of Bataan and Clean Fuel, one of the independent fuel companies in the Philippines, to expand electric vehicle (EV) charging and battery swapping infrastructure in high-traffic areas across the provinces of…
TNB commissions Malaysia’s first grid-connected BESS
Malaysia's utility firm Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has on Monday commissioned the 100 megawatt (MW) / 400 megawatt-hour (MWh) Santong Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at the 132/33kV Santong BESS Main Intake Substation (PMU), Dungun, Terengganu, making it the first BESS in Malaysia connected to the grid.
Unlocking the AI supercycle: Why infrastructure will determine Asia’s AI future
Artificial intelligence has entered a phase of rapid, large-scale deployment, but without robust, secure, and high-performance infrastructure, its economic impact will be constrained. For Singapore and Southeast Asia, the next phase is all about execution.
DBS, Climate Bonds Initiative team up to advance climate adaptation financing across APAC
Amid a growing need to catalyze financing for climate adaptation and resilience across the region, DBS has on Tuesday announced a partnership with global non-governmental organization, Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), to deepen capabilities and advance financing solutions in this space.
BMI sees AI supercycle to boost growth in East Asia
BMI Country Risk and Industry Research said it has made further upward growth forecast revisions in East Asia amid artificial intelligence (AI) capital expenditure (capex) boom.
HSBC launches $4B credit facility supporting global expansion of China’s low carbon industries
HSBC has on Monday announced the launch of a dedicated credit facility of up to $4 billion in mainland China, designed to help its companies in the clean energy and low-carbon sectors scale internationally including in ASEAN and support decarbonization efforts across the value chain.
Australia’s EzyRemit, Philippines’ lender RCBC to jointly expand Australia-Philippines cross-border payments
Australia's EZYREMIT WORLDWIDE and the Philippines' Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) will join hands to expand cross-border financial services between Australia and the Philippines.
Indonesia’s investment app Pluang raises $10M
Indonesia-based investment platform Pluang has raised $10 million in funding while launching Indonesian equities on its app, as the company expands its position in the country’s growing retail investment market.
Speakers Announcement | A global sovereign wealth perspective: Mark Nicholas Cutis, Senior Advisor at ADIC, to speak at opening ceremony
BEYOND Expo 2026 is honored to announce that Mark Nicholas Cutis, an experienced figure in global finance and sovereign wealth, will join the Opening Ceremony as a featured speaker.
