Singaporean ride-hailing app Ryde to launch community NFT project
Singaporean ride-hailing app Ryde said Friday it will be launching the non-fungible token (NFT) project as part of its efforts to grow and strengthen its community of users. The…
Hong Kong’s Animoca Brands to acquire French blockchain game developer Darewise
Animoca Brands, the company Hong Kong-based firm advancing digital property rights for gaming and the metaverse, announced Wednesday it will acquire Darewise Entertainment, a…
Japan e-scooter sharing operator Luup raises $8M through debt and asset financing
Luup, Inc, a Japan-based sharing service of electric micromobility including e-scooters and e-bikes, said Wednesday it has raised a total of 1 billion yen ($7.97 million) through…
Japan messaging app LINE launches NFT marketplace in Japan
LVC Corporation, operator of Japan-based LINE's crypto asset and blockchain businesses, on Wednesday launched LINE NFT, a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace available only in…
Singapore medtech firm Us2.ai raises $15M Series A funding led by IHH Healthcare and Heal Partners
Us2.ai, a Singapore-based medtech developer, announced Thursday it has raised $15 million in a series A round led by IHH Healthcare and Heal Partners, with participation from…
EY: Global IPO market sees significant slowdown in Q1; Malaysia’s exchanges lead by proceeds in Asean
During this quarter, Indonesia’s IDX was most active by deal numbers (12 IPOs raising $219 million), while Malaysia’s exchanges led by proceeds ($362 million via 5 IPOs). In other…
India’s Pine Labs makes significant investment in Mosambee, boosting latter’s valuation to $100M
India-based merchant commerce platform Pine Labs announced Wednesday that it has made a significant majority investment into Mosambee, a end-to-end payment solution provider in…
Malaysia marketing tech firm Involve Asia expands to Vietnam
Vietnam is an important market for Involve Asia as it is one of the fastest-growing economies in Southeast Asia with a vibrant and technologically savvy population, Involve Asia…
DBS/POSB partners Singaporean government to offer digital payment in schools
Singapore financial services group DBS/POSB and the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Singapore announced Wednesday a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to widen the access…
Singapore’s eSports firm ESPL partners Philippine’s Yield Guild Games for crypto NFT gaming
Sedania Innovator Berhad (Sedania)'s Singapore-based Esports Players League (ESPL) on Wednesday announced a partnership with Yield Guild Games Southeast Asia (YGG SEA) as part of…
India’s PhableCare raises $25M in Series B funding led by Kalaari Capital
PhableCare, an India-based chronic disease management company, said Monday it has raised Series B funding of INR187 crores ($25 million) led by Kalaari Capital with participation…
NASDAQ-listed SPAC 8i Acquisition 2 merges with Singapore digital health platform EUDA Health
EUDA Health Limited, a Singapore-based digital health platform, and 8i Acquisition 2 Corp. (8i)(NASDAQ: LAX), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, announced…
FOMO Pay unveils first cryptocurrency payment solution for retailers in Singapore
Singapore-based FinTech firm FOMO Pay said Wednesday it has rolled out a new cryptocurrency (crypto) payment solution for retailers in Singapore, which allowed them to accept…
Indonesian digital lender JULO secures $80M from Credit Saison
JULO, an Indonesia-based FinTech firm, said Wednesday it has secured $80 million funding from Credit Saison, a Japanese financial services company affiliated to Mizuho Financial…
