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Adyen and Atlas partner to improve payments technology for Singapore’s F&B businesses

Adyen, the global payments platform, announced Thursday its partnership with Singapore-based restaurant operating system Atlas, to improve payments technology for Singapore’s food and beverage (F&B) businesses. Adyen said in a statement that the collaboration drives backend innovation and greater efficiency for Atlas’ F&B operators through its AtlasPay solution by offering...

2025-08-01 03:29:21

Analysts: Malaysia’s push to rejoin global chip supply chain shows results

Analysts said Malaysian government’s effort to reestablish the country’s positioning in the semiconductor global supply chain has started to yield results. According to MBSB Research, a year after the announcement of the National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS), a notable strategic investment of MYR 63 billion ($14.88 billion) has been secured, along with over 13,000 talent being...

2025-08-01 03:26:31

Thunes, EzyRemit team up to enhance cross-border payments for expatriate communities

Thunes, a Singapore-based fintech firm, announces a new collaboration with EzyRemit, an Australia-based digital money transfer operator, to enable fast, secure and cost-effective cross-border payments to overseas communities worldwide. Through its direct integration into Thunes’ proprietary Direct Global Network, EzyRemit now offers customers access to real-time payouts to billions of...

2025-08-01 03:22:38

Report: investors favor APAC markets as Biotech destinations amid US-China tensions

Markets in Asia Pacific (APAC) are rapidly gaining ground as credible innovation hubs amid the reshaping of global biotech strategies, driven by geopolitical tensions and significant US research funding cuts, a new report revealed on Thursday. According to the report from Bain & Company, developed in partnership with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), the Singapore...

2025-08-01 03:17:47

4 Lessons learned from providing 2 million people with AI skills in 1 year

An AI-skilled workforce is no longer a luxury—it’s a necessity. Yet, a massive skills gap is a roadblock to many organizations’ efforts to implement AI technologies. In Malaysia, although 81 percent of employees acknowledge AI’s growing influence on their roles, 34 percent have never used AI in the workplace, and 24 percent cite a lack of employer support for upskilling....

2025-08-01 03:10:51

IFC partners with CleanMax to scale solar solutions for Thailand’s commercial and industrial sector

To expand access to reliable energy and make clean power more affordable for industrial businesses, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) is investing THB 1.48 billion (approximately $45 million) in CleanMax Energy (Thailand) Company Limited, a subsidiary of Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions Private Limited (CleanMax). Backed by Brookfield, CleanMax is a leading Indian renewable energy...

2025-08-01 02:41:45

NTT DATA partners Mistral AI to provide AI solutions for enterprises

NTT DATA, a Japan-based digital business and technology services firm, and Mistral AI, a France-based innovator in open-weight, high-performance generative AI (GenAI) models, have on Wednesday announced plans to jointly sell and deploy safe and private enterprise-grade artificial intelligence (AI) solutions that are able to foster strategic autonomy for clients. The duo said in a statement...

2025-08-01 02:31:57

ZA Global leads $40M Series A2 round in RD Technologies to build Asia’s stablecoin infrastructure

ZA Global, a Hong Kong-based digital finance firm, has led a $40 million Series A2 financing round for fintech firm RD Technologies (RD). This strategic milestone accelerates the development of a regulated stablecoin ecosystem and next-generation Web3 financial infrastructure in Hong Kong, ZA Global said in a statement on Wednesday. As the lead investor, ZA Global’s involvement...

2025-08-01 02:21:04

Analyst foresees EV price competition in Malaysia amid policy changes

Malaysia’s electric vehicle (EV) market is approaching a key policy turning point, with the government expected to end completely built-up (CBU) import tax exemptions and the approved permit (AP) regime by year-end, an analyst said in its recent report. According to BIMB Securities Research, this decision will likely shape the direction of the market — either accelerating...

2025-08-01 02:15:00

V-Green, GSM Philippines ink partnership with MERALCO to promote EV infrastructure development in the Philippines

V-Green Global Charging Station Development Corporation (V-Green) and Green and Smart Mobility Joint Stock Company (Green GSM Philippines) have announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) – the largest power distribution company in the Philippines, to promote electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure development in the country. This...

2025-08-01 01:54:16

Beyond job titles: How great leaders actually lead

The myth of the natural leader There is this idea that some people are simply born with the talent to lead. Meanwhile, I’ll say that being a leader is a muscle you need to train. During the first year of the pandemic, nearly 40 percent of managers reported feeling unprepared to lead remote teams, according to a study by Harvard Business Review. The sudden shift to distributed work...

2025-07-31 13:29:51

Grab achieves $20M profit in the second quarter amid higher revenue

Southeast Asia’s superapp Grab announced Thursday that it has achieved a profit of $20 million in the second quarter of FY2025 amid higher revenue. Grab said in a statement that its revenue grew 23 percent year-over-year, or 19 percent on a constant currency basis, with year on year growth accelerating from the prior quarter, to $819 million in the second quarter of 2025, driven by...

2025-07-31 13:26:39

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