Singapore’s SwipeRx secures $27M Series B funding to accelerate growth across Southeast Asia
SwipeRx (formerly mClinica Pharmacy Solutions), a Singapore-based platform for pharmacies, announced Monday it has secured a Series B round of $27 million in equity and debt to…
Maria Health partners with Deel to provide affordable health coverage to Philippine remote workers
Maria Health, the largest online health insurance marketplace in the Philippines, has partnered with Deel to provide access to affordable health insurance for companies hiring…
Choco Up partners with Shoplazza to transform the financing landscape for DTC e-commerce merchants
Choco Up, a global technology and financial services platform offering revenue-based financing and growth solutions for digital merchants and startups, today announced its…
Grab Financial Group launches new brand GrabFin
Grab Financial Group (GFG), a Singapore-based fintech platform, announced Monday that it will be launching GrabFin, a new brand for its digital payments, insurance, lending and…
To track or not to track: The marketer’s dilemma
Without browser tracking tools, marketers will struggle to see which channels, creative material, and messaging contributed to each conversion. If visibility is diminished, how…
Singapore’s NextBillion.ai raises $21M Series B funding led by Mirae Asset Venture Investments
NextBillion.ai, a Singapore-based spatial data and mapping platform for enterprises, said Monday it has raised a $21 million series B led by Mirae Asset Venture Investments.…
Enhancing security in a trustless ecosystem: Can biometrics be the solution?
Considering how important financial services are in Web2, it’s no surprise that this area will be equally, if not more, critical for Web3. However, to realize a mature Web3…
Singapore’s Matchmove acquires Shopmatic for $200M
MatchMove, Singapore-based embedded finance firm, said Monday it has acquired e-commerce specialist Shopmatic in a $200 million deal, creating an end-to-end embedded finance and…
True Platform raises $3.5M seed round led by January Capital
Vietnam-based business software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup True Platform announced Monday its recently closed $3.5 million Seed funding from January Capital, Alpha JWC Ventures,…
CBDCs, Carbon Credits, and the carbon constrained world
Drawing experiences from the gold mining and oil digging era, it is always about control of resources. Those in control of the technology to harvest the minerals can endlessly…
Mass-market metaverse builder Virtualtech Frontier announces backing by 500 Global
Southeast Asian Metaverse Builder Virtualtech Frontier (VTF), which has an extensive background in developing virtual environments, NFTs, and game development, has announced its…
Singapore’s The Growhub inks 5-year partnership with FIPWA to build Southeast Asia’s food bowl
The Growhub, Singapore-based one-stop farm to table solution for food traceability and data analytics, announced Friday that it has inked a 5-year lease agreement with the Food…
The Sandbox acquires Uruguayan technology firm Cualit to accelerate Web3 development and metaverse growth
The Sandbox, a decentralized gaming virtual world and a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, announced Thursday it has acquired the Uruguayan company Cualit, a full-stack development…
Singapore money transfer firm Nium secures license to expand payment services to Malaysia
Nium, a Singapore-based platform for modern money movement, announced Thursday the availability of real-time payments into Malaysia, further strengthening the company’s real-time…
