Author: Bernard Parado

Skyro secures Malaysian moneylending licence, eyes cash loan launch
Skyro secures Malaysian moneylending licence, eyes cash loan launch 
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Skyro has secured a moneylender’s licence in Malaysia, clearing the way for the consumer finance group to start online lending in its second Southeast Asian market after the Philippines. The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) issued the licence to Skyro’s...
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AhaPay, Share Commerce ally to widen BNPL access across Malaysia
AhaPay, Share Commerce ally to widen BNPL access across Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia– AhaPay, a Malaysian buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider, has formed an alliance with Share Commerce to make its instalment service available across more than 5,000 merchant terminals nationwide. AhaPay is part of fintech holding company Fingular. The companies announced the tie-up...
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Metcash expands Coveo partnership to bring generative AI to retailer communications
Metcash expands Coveo partnership to bring generative AI to retailer communications
Sydney, Australia – Metcash has expanded its partnership with Coveo to add AI-powered conversational search to its B2B customer communications portal, according to Coveo. The announcement, dated 22 September 2026, extends a relationship that already spans other parts of the Australian wholesale distributor,...
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Samsung commits USD 1 Billion to Helix as AI power and data centre demand grows
Samsung commits US$1 billion to Helix as AI power and data centre demand grows
Korea – Samsung Electronics and five affiliates will invest a combined US$ 1 billion in Helix Digital Infrastructure, an AI infrastructure company established by investment firm KKR, the group announced on 29 September. Samsung Electronics will contribute US$ 500 million. Samsung C&T, Samsung SDS,...
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NVIDIA unveils Open Agent Safety Platform with hardware-level enforcement
NVIDIA unveils Open Agent Safety Platform with hardware-level enforcement
Singapore – NVIDIA has launched an open software platform and reference system design that aims to secure AI agents from testing through to deployment. The company says the NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform, announced on 28 September 2026, offers full-stack governance across the software, hardware, computer,...
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SAP, NVIDIA deepen collaboration on secure, auditable AI agents
SAP, NVIDIA deepen collaboration on secure, auditable AI agents
Singapore – SAP and NVIDIA are deepening their collaboration to make enterprise AI agents safer, more governable and easier to audit, with SAP embedding NVIDIA’s open-source OpenShell runtime within SAP Business AI Platform. The announcement, made on 28 September, coincides with NVIDIA’s...
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Antom names new Southeast Asia leaders to unify regional brands around AI-native payments
Antom names new Southeast Asia leaders to unify regional brands around AI-native payments
Singapore – Antom, the merchant payment and digitisation services provider under Ant International, has announced a series of leadership appointments across Southeast Asia. The company says the changes are designed to strengthen synergy among its regional brands and serve merchants with streamlined,...
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Truecaller debuts Scam Checker to vet links, numbers, and messages
Truecaller debuts Scam Checker to vet links, numbers, and messages
Bengluru, India – Truecaller has launched Scam Checker, a web and Android tool that lets users assess suspicious links, phone numbers and messages in a single place, the company announced on 24 September from Bengaluru, India. According to Truecaller, the new destination extends its scam protection...
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UOB, IMDA roll out AI ready 2
UOB, IMDA roll out 'AI Ready 2.0' for Singapore SMEs to move from AI exploration to implementation
Singapore – UOB has launched ‘AI Ready 2.0‘, the next phase of its AI programme for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), after the initial programme engaged more than 600 businesses, according to the bank. Announced in Singapore on 28 September 2026, the programme is led by UOB FinLab,...
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GCash parent Mynt lands commitments from over 20 cornerstone investors for proposed IPO
GCash parent Mynt lands commitments from over 20 cornerstone investors for proposed IPO
Philippines – Mynt, Inc., the parent company of the group behind GCash, has secured commitments from more than 20 cornerstone investors for its proposed initial public offering (IPO) on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the company announced on 24 September 2026. The commitments would cover approximately...
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