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Carousell reaches EBITDA profit as it bets on reCommerce
Artificial Intelligence

Carousell reaches EBITDA profit as it bets on reCommerce

EBITDA profitability gives Carousell room to expand secondhand services and AI tools, after revenue rose 18% to USD $140 million last year.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • This month
Shopee & Meta launch Instagram affiliate partnerships
Data Protection

Shopee & Meta launch Instagram affiliate partnerships

More creators in Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Brazil can now earn commissions by tagging Shopee products in Instagram posts and Reels.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Qashier raises USD $6.125 million & turns profitable
Software-as-a-Service

Qashier raises USD $6.125 million & turns profitable

Investors are backing Qashier's growth as the Singapore payments firm says it has turned profitable and handles USD $1 billion a year.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • This month
ITSEC Asia wins approval to expand into AI software
Software-as-a-Service

ITSEC Asia wins approval to expand into AI software

The Indonesian cybersecurity group can now pursue recurring software revenue, as shareholders backed a move into AI, publishing and data services.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Adyen partners with CeX Malaysia on unified payments
Fintech

Adyen partners with CeX Malaysia on unified payments

The retailer will cut reconciliation work and gain a single view of sales as it unifies online and in-store transactions across 11 Malaysian outlets.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month
Vertiv opens Johor plant to meet AI demand in Asia
Manufacturing

Vertiv opens Johor plant to meet AI demand in Asia

The new site will create up to 500 jobs as the firm expands capacity for AI and high-density data centre gear across Asia-Pacific.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Webull Thailand to buy Pi Securities in USD $100m deal
Fintech

Webull Thailand to buy Pi Securities in USD $100m deal

The purchase would deepen Webull's Thai foothold and add Pi Securities' long-standing client base, pending approvals.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • This month
FPT deepens Microsoft tie to speed Asia AI rollout
Digital Transformation

FPT deepens Microsoft tie to speed Asia AI rollout

Enterprises across Asia may move faster from AI pilots to production, as the deal targets scalable deployment in ASEAN, Japan and South Korea.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Meta opens Singapore exhibit on teen online safety
Facebook

Meta opens Singapore exhibit on teen online safety

Teen users in Singapore will face tighter Instagram, Facebook and Messenger content controls as Meta backs new online-safety talks with schools and families.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

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Efekta launches teacher dashboard for schools worldwide
Data Privacy

Efekta launches teacher dashboard for schools worldwide

The tool is meant to help schools spot struggling pupils sooner and cut teacher admin as AI education software shifts towards classroom oversight.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
Vertiv opens Johor plant to meet AI demand in Asia
Digital Transformation

Vertiv opens Johor plant to meet AI demand in Asia

Hundreds of jobs and local testing capacity are set to follow, as Vertiv expands regional supply for AI data centre equipment across Asia.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month
Asia-Pacific digital economies face highest identity fraud
Data Protection

Asia-Pacific digital economies face highest identity fraud

Remote onboarding is leaving Asia-Pacific's most digital markets exposed, with Indonesia seeing the highest identity-fraud signals in Shufti's data.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • This month
SAP appoints Verena Siow as Asia Pacific President
Software-as-a-Service

SAP appoints Verena Siow as Asia Pacific President

Asia Pacific customers will get a new regional lead as SAP doubles down on AI-linked growth across one of its biggest markets.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month
J.P. Morgan adds five Asia-Pacific currencies to Kinexys
Fintech

J.P. Morgan adds five Asia-Pacific currencies to Kinexys

Asia-Pacific treasurers can now move funds around the clock as J.P. Morgan expands blockchain settlement to eight currencies, including yen and renminbi.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month
AirTrunk starts Malaysia solar VPPA for data centres
DataCentre infrastructure

AirTrunk starts Malaysia solar VPPA for data centres

Malaysia's grid gains 29.99 MWac of new solar power as AirTrunk locks in renewable supply for its data centres under a first-of-its-kind VPPA.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month
Asia firms adopt agentic AI faster than resilience
Robotics

Asia firms adopt agentic AI faster than resilience

Recovery plans are lagging as Asian companies rush into agentic AI, with average incident downtime stretching to 28 days, a survey found.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month
Yealink opens Singapore global headquarters & centre
Unified Communications

Yealink opens Singapore global headquarters & centre

The expansion will bolster Yealink's Asia-Pacific support and cloud operations as multinationals redraw regional bases, with Singapore gaining more tech jobs.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

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