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Salmon raises $88M to grow fintech business in the Philippines
Salmon Group Ltd, the Philippines-based financial services firm, has announced the completion of a $88 million fundraise to double down on its commitment to bring cutting-edge financial services and simplify access to credit across Southeast Asia.
SME Bank partners BSN to boost innovation growth for Malaysian entrepreneurs
Small Medium Enterprise Development Bank Malaysia Berhad (SME Bank) and Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) have entered a strategic partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to empower Malaysia’s homegrown entrepreneurs.
Maybank : Grab’s convertible issuance boosts net cash position to $7.7B
With Grab’s announcement to raise $1.5 billion through a convertible note, its net cash position is expected to rise to $7.7 billion, Maybank Investment Bank said Tuesday.
Petronas and partners launch Energy Transition Academy to accelerate energy industry workforce development
Malaysia's state-owned oil and gas firm Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) and its partners have launched the Petronas Energy Transition Academy (P-ETA) on Monday which is designed to help prepare the future workforce to meet the demands and respond to the challenges and the opportunities of the lower carbon energy industry.
Erajaya Digital, bolttech team up to launch new device protection program
Erajaya Digital, a telecommunications subsidiary of Indonesia-based Erajaya Group, has officially launched a new device protection program through a strategic collaboration with bolttech, a Singapore-based provider of embedded protection solutions.
Synapxe partners Google Cloud to boost AI capabilities and transform HealthTech in Singapore
Synapxe, a Singapore-based health tech firm, has signed a collaboration agreement with Google Cloud to enhance its data and artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, HEALIX and Tandem, leveraging Google Cloud’s interoperable, industry-leading data and AI platform services.
Amazon invests $13B to expand data center infrastructure in Australia
Amazon announced last Thursday plans to invest a new total of AU$20 billion ($13.04 billion) from 2025 to 2029 to expand, operate, and maintain its data center infrastructure in Australia.
APJ’s containerization gap is opportunity for regional AI leadership
The business case for this technology becomes increasingly compelling. Containerized AI workload spending has doubled in 5 years. APJ's container market is projected to reach US$10.7 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 34.4 percent annually. In our data-driven landscape, containerization isn't just a choice anymore—it's becoming the norm for companies…
Kuala Lumpur breaks into global top 20 emerging startup ecosystems
Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur has been ranked 18th in the Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) 2025 by Startup Genome, placing it among the world’s Top 20 Emerging Startup Ecosystems.
Standard Chartered-backed Audax eyes opportunities in SE Asia & Gulf Nations’ Islamic digital finance ecosystem [Q&A]
In the interview, Indra also insights on Malaysia’s strategic position in revolutionising Islamic finance. With deep expertise in the evolving needs of today’s financial institutions, Indra was instrumental in forging audax’s strategic partnership with Maybank Islamic, driving innovation and expanding digital banking capabilities in the Islamic finance…
