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Coda expands Forter partnership as it enters new commerce markets
The Singapore-based digital-commerce company says its expanded use of Forter will connect payment authentication and fraud decisions as it grows internationally.
Southeast Asia Editorial Team
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AI gains a place in financial decisions, but banks retain consumers’ trust
UOB’s five-market survey finds widespread reported use of AI advice, alongside a continuing preference for trusted financial institutions and human expertise.
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Sungrow and ERS advance battery projects in Malaysia and the Philippines
Two four-hour storage projects total 997 MWh, pairing Malaysian grid flexibility with a Philippine scheme designed for wholesale power trading.
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Philippine Seven turns to RELEX to replace spreadsheet stock planning
The 7-Eleven operator’s programme covers 27 distribution centres, with genieX supporting implementation and local integration.
Briefing
Trois SMT plans US$15m electronics plant at Amata City Ha Long
The 1.9-hectare project adds a named electronics manufacturer and a 17-million-unit annual target, while construction timing and customer commitments remain open.
Briefing
Proparco backs EVF with US$20m for climate and women-led businesses
The senior loan splits its intended use equally between climate projects and women-led or women-owned SMEs, while pricing, maturity and recipients remain undisclosed.
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George Kent and Extreme Vision take industrial AI into Malaysia and Singapore
Exclusive distribution rights and a Puchong factory pilot give the partnership a practical test case, while demand, contract value and rollout timing remain undisclosed.
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BCDA advances utilities for New Clark City manufacturing hub
The Philippines is preparing infrastructure for a planned 1,600-hectare Pax Silica zone, while tenants, financing and the timetable for industrial operations remain open.
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MIDA shifts Malaysia’s data-centre focus towards local value
Malaysia has drawn RM385.7 billion of data-centre-related investment since 2021; the next policy test is whether that scale produces local suppliers, skills and resource-efficient operations.
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What Midsummer and Metalogika’s 20MW plan could add in Indonesia
The binding framework puts local thin-film production on a clearer path; its industrial value depends on incorporation, procurement, inputs and a viable first factory.
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ASEAN employers shift from broad hiring to targeted capability bets
A six-market survey puts selective recruitment, operational efficiency and AI investment at the centre of business planning, while showing why regional averages need country-level interpretation.
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Malaysia ties AI capacity to an RM20bn growth ambition
A government target puts economic value, jobs and sustainability ahead of raw computing capacity, sharpening the delivery questions for Malaysia’s expanding digital-infrastructure market.