Association of Southeast Asian Nations stories

Singapore and Shenzhen launch a blockchain-based data validation trial, starting with cross-border checks on business owners’ credit reports.

Digital payments will be non-negotiable for Malaysian businesses by 2026, Paydibs says, as liquidity, speed and visibility demands intensify.

CelcomDigi finishes IOI estate-wide 4G rollout, linking over 100 plantations and nearby rural communities for digital operations and services.

Salesforce extends its Startup Programme to Malaysia and the Philippines, targeting early-stage and AI-first ventures across South East Asia.

Four in five Australian organisations say they struggle to prove AI delivers business value, blaming poor data access and weak integration.

Indonesia launches a six-month cyber resilience drive to train over 1,000 leaders and practitioners in practical defence and governance.

Check Point backs Google Cloud tools to close ASEAN’s ‘cloud gap’, promising in-band, AI-driven security without slowing digital growth.

CelcomDigi completes over 100 new 4G sites across IOI plantations, boosting estate connectivity, automation plans and rural coverage in Malaysia.

Fastly appoints Rachel Ler as Area Vice President of Asia to spearhead edge cloud growth across ASEAN, Greater China and South Korea.

Ant International taps AI-driven fintech to power over 2 billion cross-border payments and turbocharge SME growth in emerging markets.

Paydibs launches Nexus eCommerce suite and Mini POS tool to cut digitalisation costs and simplify payments for Malaysia’s 1.1m MSMEs.

Sertis teams with data centre pioneer Toto Sugiri to launch an Indonesia-based AI and data venture targeting key growth sectors.

CelcomDigi rolls out nationwide flood relief, powering WiFi, charging and targeted alerts to support over 50,000 displaced Malaysians.

Singapore retail investors back the global bull run into 2026 even as confidence at home in jobs, economy and living costs erodes.

10x Banking and Singapore’s audax have teamed up to help banks launch full digital services in six months while phasing out legacy cores.

Johnson Controls to spend S$60m expanding its Singapore Innovation Centre to develop AI-ready, energy-efficient cooling for data centres.

Salesforce appoints Paul Carvouni to spearhead ASEAN AI growth from Singapore as region targets trillion-dollar agentic enterprise boom.

AI is set to overhaul Australian freight, data strategy and jobs by 2026, as leaders shift from pilots to deep, context-aware deployment.

Netskope opens first Malaysia data centre and deepens Indonesia presence as demand for cloud-based SASE security surges across Southeast Asia.

AppWorks Demo Day in Kuala Lumpur links eight Malaysian and Singapore startups chasing cross-border growth across ASEAN’s tech economy.