Worldline APAC Innovation Hackathon

A payments leader in a fast-moving world Founded and headquartered in France, Worldline is a global payments technology leader helping businesses accept, process, and manage payments across markets and channels. Its work sits at the centre of how people buy, sell, transact, and grow in an increasingly digital economy. With solutions that support merchants, financial […]

Ideas: Inclusion as strategy, rethinking start-up support beyond the Klang Valley

As we step into 2026, there is a lot to unpack in Malaysia’s start-up landscape. Accelerators, corporate challenges and university innovation centres have multiplied. More local start-ups are getting funded, entering regional markets and winning competitions. Everyone involved has a reason to walk into the new year with their heads held high and a sense of momentum.

Beyond Privilege: Building Inclusive Startup Programs

On Malaysia Day, a CEO who leads a state agency focused on entrepreneurship development and I finally aligned our schedules for teh tarik at a mamak in downtown Kuala Lumpur. It was a rare pause from the usual rush. I had just returned from a conference in Hong Kong, and he was in town visiting […]