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Reporter with The Business Times, banging words together till they stick, views expressed are personal. Got a tip? Email me at BenjaminCher at SPH.com.sg

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Benjamin Cher spent a year at a boutique public relations (PR) agency managing technology clients and dabbling in financial PR.

An avid reader and follower of technology, his exposure to a major systems integrator showed him that there was more exciting technology out there. Deciding that it is more interesting to write about technology than about clients, he decided to take the leap and join Digital News Asia.

Benjamin brings local insights and an intimate knowledge of Singapore’s quirks to th…

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'Digital window' closing fast for hotels: FastBooking chief

'Digital window' closing fast for hotels: FastBooking chief

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Cutting the wire: IoT security Part I

Cutting the wire: IoT security Part I

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Navigating the new world: IoT security Part II

Navigating the new world: IoT security Part II

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Surging demand from Asian startups tests OpenAI’s capacity

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| Tech in Asia Verified
Thomas Jeng, OpenAI’s head of APAC startups / Photo credit: OpenAI Managing demand from startups across the Asia-Pacific has become the biggest challenge for Thomas Jeng, OpenAI’s head of startups for the region, as companies race to adopt AI. “We have so much demand that a lot of my day is spent triaging and re-prioritizing,” he told The Business Times. “I stepped away from work for a week, and there were… 800 e-mails in my inbox,” he added.
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South-east Asia fintech funding dips to US$682 million in H1 2026: Tracxn report

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By Benjamin Cher Verified
| The Business Times (Singapore) Verified
[SINGAPORE] Fintech in South-east Asia secured funding of US$682 million in the first half of 2026. This is a 4 per cent dip from US$711 million in the first half of 2025, a report by data platform Traxcn indicated. Singapore-based fintech firms secured the bulk of fintech funding in South-east Asia for H1 2026, accounting for US$535 million. This was followed by the Philippines which raised US$62 million, of which US$60 million was in a single-fundraising round by fintech Salmon Group.
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Tracxn报告：2026年上半年东南亚金融科技融资额降至6.82亿美元

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| The Business Times (Singapore) Verified
【新加坡】东南亚地区的金融科技行业在2026年上半年获得了6.82亿美元的融资。 数据平台Tracxn的一份报告显示，这比2025年上半年的7.11亿美元下降了4%。 总部位于新加坡的金融科技公司获得了2026年上半年东南亚地区大部分的金融科技融资，总额达5.35亿美元。 紧随其后的是菲律宾，融资额为6200万美元，其中6000万美元来自金融科技公司Salmon Group的单轮融资。马来西亚位居第三，融资额为4250万美元。 从融资阶段来看，2026年上半年的种子轮投资额从去年同期的5380万美元增至7810万美元，增幅为45%。 2026年上半年的后期阶段投资额为4.51亿美元，较去年同期的4.58亿美元下降了2%。 Get insights into businesses across South-east Asia Get the free report 2026年上半年，早期阶段投资降幅最大，从2025年上半年的1.99亿美元降至1.53亿美元，降幅为23%。 这反映出投资者倾向于支持新创意和已得到验证的后期初创公司，同时减少了对风险较高的公司成长阶段的投资。...
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