ASEAN TECH · 11 Jul 2026 —
MAS's SAFR Framework Puts the Safeguard Where the Money Moves — At the Point an AI Agent Acts
Singapore's MAS and industry partners published SAFR on 3 July, a voluntary framework that governs AI agents in finance...
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ASEAN TECH · 11 Jul 2026 —
MAS Is Building an Institute to End the Pilot Era — Singapore's Bet That the Hard Part of Fintech Is Deployment
MAS announced on 25 June it will establish a Future of Finance Institute to move AI and tokenisation from experiments to...
ASEAN TECH · 9 Jul 2026 —
Igloo Buys Eazy Digital in Its Second Thailand Move in a Year — a Bet on Insurtech Consolidation
Singapore insurtech Igloo has acquired Eazy Digital, a Singapore-headquartered insurtech with operations across Thailand...
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ASEAN TECH · 2 Jul 2026 —
MAS Opens an AI-Themed 2026 Global FinTech Hackcelerator and SFF Excellence Awards
On 29 June 2026, the Monetary Authority of Singapore opened applications for the 2026 Global FinTech Hackcelerator and t...
ASEAN TECH · 11 Jun 2026 —
Vietnam Calls for a Connected ASEAN Fintech Ecosystem at the AFF 2026 — but the Standards Are the Hard Part
At an ASEAN Future Forum 2026 seminar in Hanoi, Vietnam's Deputy PM Nguyen Van Thang urged the region to connect its fin...
ASEAN TECH · 9 Jun 2026 —
Even Apple Reportedly Rents Its AI: What WWDC 2026's Day One Signals for ASEAN Businesses
The standout signal from Apple's WWDC 2026 day-one keynote isn't Siri AI's new tricks — it's that the most vertically in...
ASEAN TECH · 8 Jun 2026 —
Singapore Bets on Being AI's Neutral Ground — Just as US Chip Rules Put the Middle Under Scrutiny
As Singapore AI Week and SuperAI 2026 open with a pitch to be 'neutral ground' for a fracturing AI industry, fresh US ch...
ASEAN TECH · 6 Jun 2026 —
Indonesia’s AI Ready ASEAN Pact Turns AI Literacy Into Regional Infrastructure
Indonesia’s new AI Ready ASEAN agreement with the ASEAN Foundation shows how AI adoption in Southeast Asia is becoming a...
ASEAN TECH · 6 Jun 2026 —
Mastercard Switches On AI-Agent Payments in Singapore and Malaysia
Mastercard has taken agentic commerce live in its first two ASEAN markets, letting verified AI agents pay on a cardholde...
ASEAN TECH · 1 Jun 2026 —
Singapore is spending to make 12,000 SMEs AI- and cyber-ready. Here is what they actually need.
IMDA has lined up Grab and RSM to bring AI training and cyber drills to 12,000 small businesses. I have built tools for...
ASEAN TECH · 1 Jun 2026 —
Sea's three engines fire at once: Shopee, Monee and Garena drive a 47 per cent revenue jump
Singapore's Sea Limited posted first-quarter revenue of US$7.1 billion, up 47 per cent, as its e-commerce, fintech and g...
ASEAN TECH · 1 Jun 2026 —
Tonik Becomes First Standalone Digital Bank in the Philippines to Turn Profitable
Five years after launch and without a conglomerate backstop, Tonik Digital Bank reported positive consolidated cash net...
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