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Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology firm of Alibaba Group, has in partnership with the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), announced the launch of the SME Digitalization Program — an initiative designed to accelerate the digital transformation journey of Malaysia’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and small and medium-sized businesses……

Malaysia-based private equity firm Creador announced Monday its investment into La Renon Healthcare by acquiring a 7 percent stake from the promoter and existing investor Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia India).

Airwallex, the Australian-founded financial platform, has raised $330 million in a Series G funding round, led by Addition and with participation from T. Rowe Price, Activant, Lingotto, Robinhood Ventures and TIAA Ventures.

As 2025 comes to an end, next year looks promising for the crypto industry. The combination of continuing improvements in global regulation, long-term investment visions, and exciting DeFi innovations at the crossroads with TradFi participants all showcase a maturing industry that makes huge leaps in progress every year.

Global financial services firm Robinhood Markets, Inc. has entered into agreements to acquire PT Buana Capital Sekuritas, an Indonesian brokerage, and PT Pedagang Aset Kripto, a licensed Indonesian digital financial asset trader.

DayOne Data Centers, a Singapore-headquartered data center developer and operator, announced that it has secured a mezzanine financing facility of €500 million ($582.62 million), expandable up to €1 billion ($1.17 billion) upon mutual agreement, to accelerate its Finland platform and global expansion.

ChemLex, a next-generation artificial intelligence (AI)-for-science company, has announced the establishment of its global headquarters and self-driving laboratory in Singapore, alongside the close of a $45 million funding round led by Granite Asia.

Artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted software development will drive workforce recalibration in Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region, while markets that encourage responsible AI will drive APJ’s next wave of innovation, said Marcus Low, Vice President and Managing Director, APJ, Sonar.

Vantage Data Centers, a global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, has announced its fourth facility (KUL14) on the company’s first Cyberjaya campus in Malaysia is now operational, completing the development of the KUL1 campus.

Malaysia's Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has launched a new construction personnel registration card to strengthen digitalization.