Vietnam is among the first countries to launch 5G trials. With superior characteristics, 5G is expected to support the country in building a digital government, economy and society. In 2020, all three key players in telecom companies, namely VinaPhone, MobiFone, and...
Malaysia’s Central Bank, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has announced the five successful applicants for the digital bank licenses, in an effort to boost financial inclusion in the country. BNM received 29 applications from companies and partnerships across different...
Malaysia’s major agarwood producer, DAdvance Agarwood Solutions Sdn Bhd (DAAS) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Huawei Technologies Malaysia to implement cloud-based digital solutions within the agarwood segment. The partners also intend to...
In April, enterprise automation platform company Workato announced the launch of Singapore’s first Digital Automation Hub to help enterprises use automation to transform their businesses. The hub is part of the company’s plan to invest over USD 200 million in the...
Gulf Innova, the subsidiary of the Thai public company Gulf Energy Development, entered into an agreement with Binance Group to jointly study avenues for the development of digital asset exchange and related business in Thailand. Binance is the largest cryptocurrency...
Virtual credit cards (VCCs) are an emerging trend in Malaysia, with an increasing number of card issuers, such as banks, trying to attract customer demand for more secure payment methods for online transactions. Gen Y and Gen Z are identified as the popular...
Japanese telecommunications company NTT, which operates data centers in over 20 countries, has announced that it is expanding its services to Ho Chi Minh City. The company, which already covers the capital city of Hanoi, is now targeting the southern city of Ho Chi...
In March 2022, German multinational software company SAP announced that it had launched SAP Labs Singapore, a digital innovation hub that is expected to help drive product leadership, foster local digital talent, and boost ecosystem and community engagement. Such a...
Thailand has just relaxed tax rules for investments in digital assets. The bid to promote the industry follows a rapid growth in cryptocurrency trading in Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy. The Finance Minister explained that new rules allow traders to...
Bluebird (Bluebird Group), Indonesia’s leading taxi operator, is deploying BlackBerry’s AI-enabled cybersecurity software and managed Extended Detection and Response (XDR) service, strengthening its security posture across the transportation supply chain...
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), the aerospace company of billionaire Elon Musk, will soon be operating in the Philippines and is set to bring high-speed satellite broadband connectivity to customers, particularly to areas in the country where...
Indonesia will need at least nine million digital talents by 2030, according to the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs. The country’s digital economy currently accounts for 40% of the ASEAN digital economy, with a value of USD 70 billion, projected to...
