Digital Asia

Southeast Asia is going cashless. Around 85% of consumers in the region use some form of digital payment ranging from contactless cards to e-wallets.

Pertama Digital Bhd has secured the first four product partners — Trevo, Paywatch, Qoala and Butterfly FX, which will bring expertise and solutions.

Alibaba’s cloud computing unit is making its Apsara operating system compatible with processors based on Arm, x86, RISC-V, among other architectures.

AirAsia digital businesses is on the right track to becoming Asean’s digital travel and lifestyle platform as it meets strong consumer demands.

Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Ministry via its agency INSKEN successfully assisted almost 8,000 entrepreneurs in digitalising their businesses.

Australia Malaysia Tech Exchange (AMTX) is a program of business activities across multiple sectors jointly implemented by Austrade and MDEC.

Indonesia’s ride-hailing and payments giant Gojek agreed to combine with e-commerce pioneer PT Tokopedia to create the largest internet company.

OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd (OCBC Bank) has bagged top honours for its two recent digital initiatives – OCBC RM Chat and Frank by OCBC

Indonesian warungs can accelerate into the digital economy as digital banking and other tech-driven disruptions made Indonesian marketplace.

MyEG Services Bhd, once an investors’ darling due to its monopoly of government e-services, has seen its share price increase 45%.