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State Telecom Mobifone Backs Vietnam’s Second Licensed Payment Switching Operator

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MDP and NAPAS have signed an MoU to research switching system interconnection, a step toward a unified national payment backbone.

Bank Negara Malaysia Reports 538 E-Payments Per Person In 2025

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Malaysia's e-payments grew at a 17% CAGR from 2022 to 2025, consistently exceeding the Financial Sector Blueprint target of 15% per year.

SC Malaysia’s FIKRALab Sets Sights On Unlocking Shariah Income In Mixed-Activity Groups

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CIMB Group joins SC and Bursa Malaysia as FIKRALab's pilot partner, developing a new Shariah-compliant capital instrument.

Cantonese Cuisine At The Summit: How The Chairman And Wing Redefined Asia’s Dining Hierarchy In 2026

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The 2026 Asia's 50 Best Restaurants ranking spans 27 cities, four more than last year, reflecting the continent's decentralizing food culture.

G-7 Vows To Take All Necessary Steps For Energy Market Stability

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The group expressed readiness to coordinate closely to protect energy supply and pricing.

Vietnam Signals Selectivity Over Scale As Gia Lai Greenlights 144 Projects Worth US$8.7 Billion

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With 144 projects formally approved and 129 MOUs signed, Gia Lai's post-merger investment pipeline spans energy, manufacturing, agriculture, and logistics.

From Assembly To Design: Malaysia Calls On Japanese Investors To Move Up The Chip Value Chain

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Rising energy costs from the West Asia conflict are adding supply chain risk to semiconductor-linked chemicals and metals, MIDA's chairman warned on March 31.

Tazapay Targets Asia, LATAM, And Middle East With Fresh Series B Capital

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The raise follows Mastercard's BVNK acquisition and Nium's stablecoin card launch, reflecting a sector-wide convergence.

The Hormuz Effect: Southeast Asia’s Nuclear Ambitions Move From Plans To Agreement

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Vietnam's atomic energy law took effect in January 2026. A Rosatom construction agreement followed in March. Hanoi's nuclear program is moving faster than at any point since 2016.

Nium Positions Stablecoins As Enterprise Spending Tools

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Stablecoin adoption is shifting from asset storage to active commerce deployment through regulated card infrastructure providers.
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