The Asian Sun

EBANX projects 30% TPV growth in APAC in 2026, driven by merchants expanding into Latin America and Africa through its emerging markets payment rails.

With imported LNG now priced at more than double the cost of Malampaya gas, the Philippines faces a near-term choice between fuel substitution and emergency market intervention ahead of the dry season demand peak.

Six 9HA.02 turbines and six H78 generators across three Vietnamese LNG plants, each targeting 1.6 GW by 2030. GE Vernova's Hanoi summit produced the company's most concentrated equipment commitments in Vietnam to date.

Thunes pairs a technology transformation mandate with a financially disciplined CFO profile as a precondition for global scale.

Hoarding was documented in multiple Vietnamese border provinces within days of the March 7 price increase. The government's explicit prohibition signals the informal market moved faster than the regulatory framework.

ShopeePay joins OCBC and EZ-Link in the Alipay+ ecosystem, raising the bar for Singapore wallet interoperability.

Zetrix AI's expansion into Indonesia and the Philippines is set to accelerate with IFC's global government network behind it.

Singapore Gulf Bank joins the Fireblocks Network for Payments, connecting it to global stablecoin payment flows across 100 countries.

Vietnam licensed 620 new foreign investment projects in two months, with average project scale continuing to rise.

Sunway Healthcare will debut on March 18 with a market cap of approximately RM16.68 billion. How it trades against IHH and KPJ in the first sessions will set the pricing reference for every healthcare capital markets transaction in Southeast Asia for the rest of 2026.