Singapore’s BondbloX raises $6M in Series B funding round
Singapore-based Fintech BondEvalue Pte. Ltd. (BondbloX) has added new investor Beacon Venture Capital, the corporate venture arm of Thailand’s Kasikornbank, to its cap table as…
Vietnam’s GSM launches electric taxi service in Laos
Green and Smart Mobility JSC. (GSM), a ride-hailing firm founded by the owner of Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast, has launched its pure electric taxi service in…
MRANTI opens autonomous vehicle experimental lab to accelerate Malaysia’s mobility sector development
Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology & Innovation (MRANTI), through the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), on Thursday launched the country’s…
Singapore’s LXA raises $10M in seed funding round led by NEA
LXA, a Singapore-based fintech startup, has on Wednesday announced the completion of its $10 million seed funding round led by New Enterprise Associates, Inc. (NEA). The round…
Analyst sees challenges for Malaysia to embrace electric vehicles
Malaysian analyst Affin Hwang Investment Bank has foreseen challenges for Malaysia to embrace electric vehicles (EV). The research house said in a report on Wednesday that the…
Singapore’s Glints appoints former Gojek Exec Jessica Le as Vietnam General Manager
Glints, the Singapore-based talent platform and solution, has on Tuesday announced the appointment of Jessica Le as its new general manager in Vietnam. Under Le’s leadership, she…
Baby Shark creator The Pinkfong Company partners TinyTap to develop early learning, entertainment in digital space
The Pinkfong Company, a South-Korea based entertainment company behind “Baby Shark,” has partnered with TinyTap, a edtech platform for user-generated educational games of Hong…
Dat Bike launches mass-market electric scooter to accelerate green mobility adoption in Vietnam
Dat Bike, Vietnam’s domestic electric two- wheeler manufacturer, has launched its first electric scooter to accelerate green mobility adoption in the country. The Quantum,…
Singapore’s Entropica Labs secures $ 4.7M Series A funding to fuel software development and boost talent
Singapore-based quantum software startup Entropica Labs has raised $4.7 million in a Series A funding round led by Italian Deep Tech venture capital firm Liftt and existing…
Japan’s Sumitomo Life invests additional $133M in Singapore’s Singlife
Singapore homegrown financial services company Singlife has on Wednesday announced Japanese insurance company Sumitomo Life Insurance Company (Sumitomo Life) has increased its…
Carsome appoints Miguel Fernandez as CFO
Southeast Asia’s largest integrated car e-Commerce platform Carsome Group Inc. has on Wednesday announced the appointment of Miguel Fernandez as its Group Chief Financial Officer,…
Malaysia’s Maybank expands cross-border services to China; boosts ASEAN financial integration
Malaysian lender Malayan Banking (Maybank) has on Wednesday announced the expansion of its cross-border QR Pay service to China, one of the first in the market for a Malaysian…
Filipino startup Swarm raises $1.1M in Pre-Seed funding round
Swarm, a Filipino tech company that connects startup founders with freelance tech builders, has announced that it has raised $1.1 million in a pre-seed funding round. Leading the…
Malaysia’s PayNet partners China’s Ant Group for cross-border digital payments
Malaysia's payments firm Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet) and China-based Alibaba Group's fintech subsidiary Ant Group have on Wednesday launched their cross-border…
