SCB 10X Joins US$7.5M Funding Round for Guardrails AI: A Game-Changer in AI Assurance

Bangkok – SCB 10X, the disruptive technology investment arm of SCB X Group, has announced its pivotal role in the US$7.5 million seed funding round for Guardrails AI, a San Francisco-based artificial intelligence (AI) assurance company. Led by Zetta Venture Partners, the funding round saw participation from SCB 10X, Bloomberg Beta, Pear VC, GitHub Fund, and notable AI angels Lip-Bu Tan,

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FPT Partners with NVIDIA to Establish $200M AI Factory in Vietnam

Hanoi – In a groundbreaking development, Vietnam’s tech powerhouse FPT has unveiled plans to construct a $200 million artificial intelligence (AI) factory, leveraging NVIDIA’s graphics chips and software. This strategic partnership, announced on April 23, signifies a comprehensive collaboration aimed at revolutionizing AI and cloud services in Vietnam and beyond. The partnership between FPT and NVIDIA aims to create a seamless

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Hong Kong Fintech Unicorn WeLab To Enter Increasingly Crowded Indonesian Digital Banking Market

WeLab, a fintech unicorn startup based in Hong Kong, is planning to launch a digital bank in Indonesia in the second half of this year, following its $240 million deal to buy a controlling stake in Bank Jasa Jakarta. However, Indonesia’s digital banking market will be tough to crack, as traditional banks and tech companies have rushed into the growing market.

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