Indian neobank platform Niyo nets $100M in Series C round led by Accel and Lightrock

Niyo has raised $100 million in its Series C round of funding led by Accel and Lightrock India. Beams Fintech Fund and its existing investors Prime Venture Partners, JS Capital…

Fave launches Southeast Asia tech hub in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Fave has launched tech hub in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. As a part of Fave’s efforts in evolving the fintech landscape, the new tech hub will serve as a platform to groom top class…

Visa and VNPAY enter strategic partnership to drive digital payments in Vietnam

Visa has entered a strategic partnership with VNPAY to enhance the digital payments experience in Vietnam. Together, they will make cashless payment more accessible in Vietnam…

Hong Kong NFT platform UCOLLEX raises $10M series A round led by Animoca Brands

UCOLLEX has successfully completed a $10 million Series A funding round led by Animoca Brands and MCP IPX One Fund (IPX Fund). The raise will enable UCOLLEX to invest extensively…

Pakistan FinTech firm NayaPay secures $13M led by Zayn Capital, MSA Novo and Graph Ventures

NayaPay has raised $13 million in one of the largest seed rounds in South Asia. Bringing together a diverse mix of leading global institutional and angel investors, the round was…

Malaysia’s CTOS Digital finalises issue price at $0.38 for proposed placement to raise $41.4M

After recently obtaining shareholders’ approval to undertake placement of up to 10 percent of total issued shares, Malaysia credit reporting agency CTOS Digital Berhad announced…

Malaysian biotechnology firm GK Aqua seeks to raise $478,000 to $1.91M via ECF Platform pitchIN

GK Aqua Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian Biotechnology company is looking to raise a minimum of MYR2 million ($478,000) for 4.26 percent equity with a maximum target of MYR8 million ($1.91…

Malaysia’s Instahome partners with Indonesia’s Flokq to revolutionize the long-term home rental industry in Southeast Asia

Flokq and Instahome, the full-stack online to offline long-term rental platforms in Indonesia and Malaysia, on Wednesday announced a partnership spanning marketing and…

Alibaba halts talks to raise $1B before Lazada IPO – report

It was reported that Alibaba had hoped to secure at least $1 billion but backed off after failing to secure its envisioned valuation.

Singapore HealthTech firm MiyaHealth secures $4.8M in Pre-Series A round led by ST Engineering Ventures and Elev8

MiyaHealth has raised S$6.5 million ($4.83 million) in a Pre-Series A round led by ST Engineering Ventures and Elev8. Several prominent angel investors from the private equity and…

Singapore FinTech firm Thunes expands further into Latin America

Thunes is speeding up its global expansion with the setting up of a regional hub in Miami to expand into new Latin American markets. This development follows the company’s recent…

Indonesian edtech firm Zenius acquires tutoring services provider Primagama

Primagama has officially become part of the Zenius learning ecosystem through the signing of an agreement earlier this year. Through this corporate action, Zenius will strengthen…

Great entrepreneurs are the ones that make a huge difference to mankind, says Aerodyne Group’s Kamarul A Muhamed [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

"We aspire to build a drone economy where mundane tasks and boring jobs will be removed, so that humans can focus more on meaningful jobs that would leverage on creativity and…