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While it may seem like climate risk is a concern for countries and their governments near and far, communities and those that live in them, the risk climate change poses to investors and businesses is all too often overlooked – it is not a question of "if," but a question of "when.'

OCBC Malaysia, a unit of the Singapore-based OCBC Group, is investing over MYR 10 million ($2.37 million) a year in people development programs, with a significant focus on artificial intelligence (AI), reskilling and upskilling.

PsiQuantum announced Wednesday it has raised $1 billion in funding for its Series E round to build the world’s first commercially useful, fault-tolerant quantum computers.

TVM Capital Healthcare, a global private equity investor and operator specialized in healthcare growth capital across emerging markets, announced Wednesday the first closing of its $150 million TVM Healthcare Southeast Asia Fund (SEA Fund).

Asia’s digital storytellers must have a space at this table. Because if they have proven one thing in recent months, it’s that when young creatives are trusted and supported, they don’t just contribute to the narrative—they transform it. And in a world where traditional narratives around economies and societies are quickly ageing, that can only be a good…

These startups each received $100,000 in initial funding as part of the accelerator, along with access to follow-on investment, mentorship, and Orbit’s global network to scale their businesses in MENA and beyond. Over the program, the startups focused on refining product strategies, growing sales, and connecting with corporates, investors, and government…

Malaysia Debt Ventures Berhad (MDV), a subsidiary of the Minister of Finance and an agency under the purview of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) of Malaysia, is targeting total approvals of MYR 300 million ($71.06 million) in financing for energy transition projects under the National Energy Transition Facility (NETF) by the end of…

Ant International, a Singapore-based global digital payment firm, AlipayHK, Hong Kong’s e-wallet, and TNG eWallet, Malaysia’s e-wallet, are initiating the Digital Wallet Guardian Partnership, designed to further strengthen the protection of global wallet payments.

Teleport, a Malaysia-based integrated eCommerce logistics firm, has announced its partnership with Shipsy, an artificial intelligence (AI)-native, transportation management system provider, to integrate a last-mile transport management system into the Teleport Network.

Vantage Data Centers, a global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, announced Thursday that it has secured a $1.6 billion investment to scale its Asia-Pacific (APAC) platform.