Bigpay launches cash pickup services in Indonesia and the Philippines to drive convenient remittances

BigPay, a Southeast Asian fintech company, announced on Tuesday the launch of its Cash Pickup services in Indonesia and the Philippines, as an added feature to its existing…

Malaysia’s Naluri secures $7M pre-series B funding round led by Pruksa Group

Malaysian digital health service provider Naluri Pte Ltd (Naluri) announced Tuesday it has secured a $7 million pre-series B funding round led by Pruksa Group, Thailand’s leading…

Conversational AI: The key to shaping the Metaverse 

With the Metaverse increasingly simulating the real world in a virtual space, the need for an enhanced delivery experience will also quickly become imperative.

Hong Kong’s Babel Finance raises $80M Series B funding, valuation hits $2B

Babel Finance, a Hong Kong-based crypto financial service provider that provides digital asset loans, said Tuesday it has raised $80 million in a Series B funding round, and the…

Technology of DAOs and the Metaverse

As we lead humanity into a future of Metaverse and DAOs, the future is likely shaped by both sides, and we are poised to make a difference. Our decisions now will determine our…

Singapore’s mum-focused e-commerce brand aggregator Rainforest raises $45M in equity funding

This latest financing brings Rainforest’s total capital to over $100 million since its launch in January 2021, the company further expects to reach profitability by the end of…

India’s ShareChat closes $520M round at $5 billion valuation

ShareChat (Mohalla Tech Pvt Ltd), India’s largest homegrown social media company, announced Thursday the closure of its multi-tranche funding round through which it raised a total…

Indonesia’s Desty bags funding in Square Peg led round

Desty, an Indonesia-based startup building a full stack e-commerce solution for merchants, announced Thursday it has raised a new round of funding led by Square Peg. This is in…

United States Mythical Games partners South Korea’s Kakao for APAC expansion

United States-based next-generation blockchain gaming studio Mythical Games announced Thursday a partnership with Kakao Games, South Korea’s leading publisher of online and mobile…

Malaysia’s Capital A mulls US listing

Capital A Bhd, which owns Malaysia's budget airline AirAsia, said Thursday listing in the United States market would be attractive given the liquidity and the diverse investor…