We appointed the Chief Technology Officer, a technology leadership hire, to take the platform and the engineering organisation to their next stage.
SJ Mobile Labs (Habitto) — Habitto is rebuilding how young Japanese savers engage with money, combining savings, advice and insurance in one app, with a QED-led Series A behind it.
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Geographic Expansion · Asia
Bitdeer Technologies Group →Bitdeer AI agreed to provide long-term data center services for two Malaysian AI Cloud projects (67MW A901 campus and 60MW A103 facility), bringing secured AI capacity to about 333.5MW toward a 350MW target.
Partnership · Asia
Fomo Pay →Fomo Pay partners with Sumsub on global compliance infrastructure, positioning to address rising deepfake fraud incidents (158% increase in Singapore in 2025).
Partnership · Asia
Razorpay →Razorpay partners with OpenAI to launch ChatGPT Ads management capabilities in India through its Razorpay Engage platform, enabling Indian brands to run ads on ChatGPT.
Product Launch · Asia
Thunes →Thunes integrated EURC (Circle's MiCA-compliant euro stablecoin) across its Direct Global Network on four blockchains (Ethereum, Solana, Base, Stellar), enabling 24/7 euro-denominated cross-border prefunding for eligible network members.
Capital Raising · Asia
Mynt →GCash parent company Mynt priced an $845 million IPO, marking a significant capital raise and public market entry. This occurs amid a challenging Philippine bourse environment where 2026 fundraising had fallen 71% year-on-year as of late September.
Leadership Change · Asia
Responsible Fintech Institute →Responsible Fintech Institute appointed four Executive Fellows (Professor Lawrence Loh, Associate Professor Eugene K.B. Tan, Professor Louis Chen, and Farah Jaafar) and elevated Distinguished Professor Patrick H. M. Loh to Co-Founder role, strengthening expertise in law, governance, digital policy and cross-border capital markets.