ADB highlights Philippines public-finance roadmap and COMPASS monitoring platform
ADB president Masato Kanda used a Philippines public-finance reform event to highlight the 2024-2028 roadmap and the COMPASS monitoring platform.
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Thailand and Singapore deepen cybersecurity and digital-fraud cooperation
The Bank of Thailand and the Monetary Authority of Singapore said the agreement expands ongoing collaboration to strengthen cyber resilience and combat digital fraud in their financial sectors.
DBS puts corporate banking infrastructure into the AI-banking spotlight
DBS says Global Finance named it World’s Best Corporate Bank, with the citation pointing to corporate banking infrastructure, programmable payments and AI-driven tools.
Novo Tellus’ RME buyout pushes Singapore private capital deeper into industrial technology
Novo Tellus says it has completed an investment in Russell Mineral Equipment, an Australian mining-equipment and aftermarket-services company, alongside RCF and NRFC.
UOB and Visa turn ASEAN affluent cards into a multi-market payments signal
UOB says it is relaunching several card products across Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam under Visa’s new premium tiers, reaching more than 300,000 cardholders.
China Mobile’s SEA-H2X cable launch adds another commercial backbone for AI traffic
China Mobile International says the SEA-H2X submarine cable has launched commercially, connecting Hainan, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Thailand and Singapore with more than 200 Tbps of system design capacity.
Vietnam puts talent strategy at the centre of innovation-led growth
The article says Vietnam needs a national talent ecosystem to attract, develop and retain high-quality professionals, while ministries are drafting and refining policies to close current gaps in talent identification, mobility and deployment.
JCB and Fiuu link acquiring across three Southeast Asian markets
A direct acquiring partnership covering Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines gives merchants a regional route to JCB acceptance across online and physical channels.
StarHub’s HPE recognition puts managed infrastructure back in the AI-readiness conversation
StarHub says HPE named it APAC Service Provider of the Year 2026, citing its managed digital infrastructure strategy and a university network implementation with NUS.
Tiger Brokers uses fintech recognition to sharpen its wealth-technology signal
Tiger Brokers says CNBC and Statista named it among the World’s Top FinTech Companies 2026, with the company pointing to Singapore, Hong Kong and other markets in its global footprint.
Synagie turns AI commerce into a partner-platform story with Geene 2.0
Synagie says Geene 2.0 will become commercially available in early August, with BytePlus, SingData, FLY Entertainment and other founding partners attached to its AI commerce ecosystem.
Grab moves foodpanda Taiwan acquisition story into labour-commitment phase
Grab says its proposed acquisition of foodpanda Taiwan remains subject to regulatory approvals, while outlining delivery-partner commitments requested by major labour unions.