Expansion

Soft Space enables Tap to Pay on iPhone for stera tap iOS app in Japan
Partners with Sumitomo Mitsui Card Company and GMO Financial Gate, its investors Allows SMEs to use easy, secure contactless payment handling with a single iPhone
Dr Zulkifli al-Bakri assumes chairmanship of TheNoor, paving way for Middle East expansion
Zulkifli poised to facilitate TheNoor's entry into the Middle East MOU with Maktabah al-Bakri to build AI system for religious questions answered in Malay
Temasek-owned Accuron Technologies expands semiconductor presence with acquisition of Recif Technologies 
Solidifies growing footprint in semicon industry and presence in Europe Positions Accuron as a versatile and innovative provider in chip industry
Bridge Data Centres Expand Footprint At MRANTI Park
The expansion will add 48 MW to the  IT power capacity In total, the BDC’s MY03 will provide a total IT power capacity of 64MW
City University of Hong Kong launches HK Tech 300 Southeast Asia Startup Competition in Malaysia 
Vision to make HK Tech 300 biggest uni-based innovation & entrepreneurship program Commitment to support SEA startups expand to Hong Kong, Mainland China and beyond 
Aerodyne Group executes 21st M&A with stake in Italian drone services company, Aiviewgroup
Italian commercial drone market to grow to US$595mil in 2026 Expands Europe presence, after Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Aerodyne takes majority stake in Brazil’s leading drone inspection player, Grupo DR1
Drone market in Brazil, largest in Latin America, worth US$582mil in 2030 Aerodyne CEO: Synergy gained creates value that's greater than sum of parts
Innoveam positioned to help corporate Malaysia tap the benefits of VR/AR
Adopters of 3D data solutions, be it VR/AR will be corporates undergoing transformation Believes that 5G impact will be 'absolutely fantastic' for development of 3D data solutions
Equinix: Businesses in Singapore adopting more aggressive IT strategies in wake of pandemic
67% IT leaders say budgets have increased as a direct outcome of pandemic 69% of IT decision-makers moving to an everything as a service (XaaS) model
Malaysia’s Merchantrade acquires fintech player, Valyou from Telenor Group
Merchantrade becomes Malaysia’s top money services business operator Primed for regional expansion, follows increase stake in Singapore’s KLIQ [Ed: Headline corrected to reflect that Valyou is more than an e-wallet provider.]
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