Tag: technology
Singapore’s PayNow To Be Linked With Malaysia’s DuitNow In Phases From...
Singapore’s PayNow and Malaysia’s DuitNow will be linked in phases from the fourth quarter of 2022, allowing customers of participating financial institutions to make...
India and Taiwan In Trade Talk, Establishing Chip Plant
India are accelerating talks with Taiwan on establishing an agreement that could bring chip manufacturing to the South Asia country along with trade deal...
Sea’s Shopee To Debut In Europe With Poland Launch
Sea Ltd's Shopee is preparing to launch in Poland and is currently recruiting sellers, two company sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
The...
The Massive Potential For FinTech In Southeast Asia
It is almost certain that when we talk about financial technology (fintech) development in Asia-Pacific, the focus usually shifts on China or even India...
What’s Next For Malaysia’s Semiconductor Industry?
The growth of Malaysian semiconductor industry has been impressive. Just like its Asian neighbors, Malaysia successfully built itself up as an attractive location for...
Is The European Union’s AI Legislation A Good Fit For ASEAN?
On 21 April 2021, the European Union announced draft legislation to harmonise its member states’ artificial intelligence (AI) rules. The legislation’s objectives are potentially desirable for...
Korean Fintech Super App’s valuation jumps 2.5x to over $7b after...
A South Korean company whose app lets users transfer money, take out loans, trade stocks and check their credit scores has raised funds at...
Asian Banks’ trials with ‘Tokenised Securities’ stuck in silos: Industry Body
Asian financial regulators should do more to support large-scale trials of "tokenised securities", an industry body said on Thursday, since banks and technology firms'...
Why now may be the ‘Golden Age’ for Southeast Asia Start-Ups...
Southeast Asia’s start-up scene is heating up.
This year alone, two of the region’s biggest names — on-demand platforms Grab and GoTo — announced their...
Southeast Asian SMEs Rank Technology as Investment Priority
SMEs in five Southeast Asian (SEA) markets, that being Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam, are counting on the benefits of technology to help...
BlackBerry Launches KEY2 Smartphone in Malaysia
The BlackBerry KEY2 smartphone has debuted in Malaysia, as the successor to last year's KEYone model. Featuring an improved physical keyboard, a suite of...
