Hong Kong social crypto investing platform Kikitrade nets $6M funding co-led by AppWorks and Media Asia
Hong Kong-based one-stop cryptocurrency and social investment platform Kikitrade announced Monday the company has completed a $6 million strategic round, co-led by AppWorks and…
Indonesia’s GoTo allocates over $20M to driver-partners under share program
Ahead of its initial public offering (IPO), PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk (GoTo Group), the largest digital ecosystem in Indonesia, announced Monday it will allocate over $20…
Grab eyes breakeven for food deliveries in 1st half of 2023 – report
Grab operates across almost 500 cities in eight countries in Southeast Asia. Its operations include ride-hailing, food and grocery delivery services, digital payments, lending,…
Singapore’s Glance acquires Indian gaming company Gambit to boost NFT gaming platform
Singapore based consumer internet company Glance InMobi Pte Ltd (Glance), announced that it has acquired Indian gaming company Gambit Sports Pvt Ltd. (Gambit), to accelerate its…
Ant-backed e-wallet Touch ‘n Go launches digital personal loan facility
Touch ‘n Go (TNG) Group, a Malaysia-based payment firm that is backed by Jack Ma's Ant Group Co, announced Friday the launch of GOpinjam, an inclusive digital personal loan…
Binance to be the official cryptocurrency exchange partner of the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards
Binance, the global blockchain company behind the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, announced Thursday it has signed a partnership agreement with the Recording Academy to…
Australia’s FinTech unicorn Airwallex launches payment services in Malaysia
Australia-based FinTech platform Airwallex announced Thursday the launch of its cross-border payment services in Malaysia, following its grant of a money services business license…
Indonesia’s GoTo to raise $1.1B in IPO
Indonesia's largest tech firm GoTo Group said Thursday it will raise total $1.1 billion in its initial public offering (IPO), which would make this the third largest IPO in Asia…
RaiSE unveils initiatives to scale up public-private synergies in Singapore’s social ecosystem
The Singapore Centre for Social Enterprise raiSE on Wednesday unveiled initiatives to catalyse financing, capabilities, and talent to scale up public-private synergies in…
Singapore’s Carzuno launches car subscription services in Thailand
Carzuno, a Singapore-based all-inclusive subscription platform for cars, announced Thursday that it has launched its operations across Thailand. The company has hired Wisate Kirin…
Hong Kong’s Lalamove seeks to raise $500M fresh funds at $10B valuation – report
The company is gauging interest from potential investors, one of the people said. The startup had been weighing a $1 billion Hong Kong initial public offering after preparations…
Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub platform launches in Asia to provide support to entrepreneurs and early-stage startups
Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub is designed specifically for early-stage startups to lower the barriers of business creation, be a catalyst for entrepreneurship and…
US and Japan-based gumi Cryptos Capital raises $110M early-stage fund to invest in blockchain startups
Gumi Cryptos Capital (gCC), a blockchain-focused venture capital firm based in United States and Japan, announced Wednesday the completion of raising $110 million for its second…
Malaysia’s Hatten Land signs agreement with new partner for crypto mining activities
Hatten Land Limited and together with its subsidiaries, announced Thursday that its wholly-owned subsidiary Hatten Edge Pte. Ltd. has entered into a crypto mining facility and…
