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Indonesia’s Kredivo Takes Full Control Of Vietnam’s First Digital Bank Timo

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The Kredivo-Timo deal marks a new phase of fintech consolidation in Southeast Asia, with lending platforms moving into full-stack digital banking.

How Salmon Bank Is Building One Of The Philippines’ Most Capitalized Challenger Bank Platforms

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With a core equity tier 1 ratio of 23.1%, Salmon Bank is now one of the Philippines' most capitalized technology-driven rural banks.

How EBANX’s MAS Licence And Singapore HQ Position It For APAC’s Next Growth Phase

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36% of EBANX's total payment volume now comes from APAC merchants. A dedicated Singapore HQ is the next logical step in that trajectory.

Republic Act 12120 At The Center Of Philippines Energy Crisis Response As Senate Weighs Fuel Tax Relief

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Philippines DOE Secretary Garin warned of a potential 16% power rate increase by April as Qatari LNG deliveries stalled after the Strait of Hormuz closure. Domestic gas is now central to the government's short-term response.

Nam Dinh Vu Industrial Park Chosen For GE Vernova’s Third GlobalHVDC Manufacturing Site

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Vietnam's Revised PDP8 calls for a nationwide HVDC system and $33.4 billion in grid investment by 2035. The GE Vernova factory is the first major manufacturing commitment directly tied to that infrastructure pipeline.

Vietnam’s Decree 72/2026: How An Emergency Tax Cut Exposed The Limits Of Price Stabilisation Policy

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Vietnam's Dung Quat and Nghi Son refineries were placed under enhanced operating directives this week, a quiet indicator of how seriously the government is treating domestic refining continuity as a grid security issue.

Thunes Names Technology And Finance Leaders As Cross-Border Payments Race Intensifies In Asia

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With 550-plus direct integrations and a pending MAS licence variation, Thunes is matching executive capacity to network capacity.

Singapore Gulf Bank Expands SGB Net To Include Regulated Stablecoin Settlement For Institutions

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Whampoa Group and Mumtalakat-backed SGB is building what it calls the default bank for managing fiat and stablecoins together.

ShopeePay Enters Cross-Border Payments Via Alipay+ Integration

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Malaysia logged 11.8 million cross-border QR transactions in H1 2025. ShopeePay is positioning for that growing demand.

IFC Invests USD40 Million In Zetrix AI To Build Malaysia’s Blockchain Public Infrastructure

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One deal, two milestones: Zetrix AI lands US$40 million from IFC and moves closer to a Nasdaq listing.
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