Tencent Financial Technology launches new global brand for cross-border payment business
Tencent Financial Technology, Tencent’s fintech arm, has on Wednesday introduced Tenpay Global, a new international brand for its cross-border payment business. The firm is also…
US digital infrastructure firm Equinix enters Malaysia with $40M data center investment
Equinix, Inc., the United States-based digital infrastructure company, announced Wednesday its market entry into Malaysia with plans to build a new International Business Exchange…
Binance enters Japan after acquiring Sakura Exchange BitCoin
Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, announced Wednesday it has acquired 100 percent of Sakura Exchange BitCoin (SEBC),…
Gogoro partners Globe’s 917Ventures, Ayala Corporation to bring battery swapping and smartscooters to the Philippines
Gogoro Inc., a Taiwan-based technology firm in battery swapping ecosystems, has on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership in the Philippines with Globe's 917Ventures and Ayala…
Singapore’s Iterative closes $55M Fund II to back 100+ more companies
Iterative, a Singapore-based early-stage venture capital firm that also runs a YC-style accelerator, said Wednesday it has closed its second fund at $55 million to invest in…
Funding Societies crosses $27.8M in loan disbursements to SMEs in Thailand
Funding Societies | Modalku, the Singapore-based small and medium enterprise (SME) digital financing platform, has on Wednesday announced that its Thai business (Funding Societies…
Y Combinator-backed workplace startup Deskimo expands to Dubai
Y Combinator-backed Singapore workplace startup Deskimo, has expanded its services to Dubai, with plans to add Abu Dhabi and other cities in the region in the near future. The…
Income’s Max Tiong on innovating insurance through a customer-centric and data-driven approach [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
At Income, our lifestyle-centric and data-driven approach to insurance and financial planning puts us at the forefront of innovative solutions that empower better financial…
Plant-based leather startup PEEL Lab aims to replace 1% of existing leather market by 2030, says Co-Founder [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
A winner of the ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2022: Startup Leader of the Year — Startup Trailblazers award, PEEL Lab Co-Founder Jim Huang noted that millennials and GEN-Z are looking…
Indonesia’s J&T Express announces Lionel Messi as global brand ambassador
Indonesia-based logistics service provider J&T Express has announced football star and global sports icon Lionel Messi as its first global brand ambassador. Known for his…
Indonesia’s ESQA raises $6M series A funding led by Unilever Ventures
ESQA, an Indonesian indie beauty brand, has raised a $6 million Series A round led by Unilever Ventures, the venture capital arm of consumer giant Unilever. Renowned investor,…
PolicyStreet partners foodpanda Malaysia to digitise delivery partners’ insurance
Malaysia-based insurance technology firm PolicyStreet has teamed up foodpanda Malaysia to digitise delivery partners’ insurance for better protection. All of foodpanda Malaysia’s…
Singapore’s Igloo raises additional $27M, bringing Series B total funding round to $46M
Singapore-based insurtech Igloo has on Tuesday announced that it has successfully raised an additional $27 million in its Series B extension, bringing a close to its Series B…
