Ant International collaborates with BNP Paribas on promoting cross-border payment solutions in Europe
BNP Paribas, the European Union’s leading bank, and Ant International, a Singapore-based digital payment and financial technology firm, have formed a strategic partnership to…
Softbank acquires United Kingdom chip start-up Graphcore
Japanese venture capital fund Softbank Group Corp. has acquired United Kingdom chip start-up Graphcore for an undisclosed sum.
Think-tanks CROSS, SEARCH, healthcare group Wellous & MOSTI agencies to co-organize inaugural ATEC 2024
The conference will focus on cultivating a robust ecosystem for science, technology, and innovation, providing a platform for knowledge exchange, and empowering technopreneurs to…
China’s CATL in talks to raise $1.5B supply chain fund – report
A key supplier to Tesla, CATL maintains a clear lead in the global battery market with a 37.5 percent share.
Jay-Z Invests $5M in Hong Kong luxury watch retailer Wristcheck
Since its founding in 2020, the watch company has garnered about $13.6 million from backers such as Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund, Gobi Partners GBA, and K3 Venture
Lion Parcel partners Salesforce to optimize customer service through generative AI integration
Lion Parcel, a logistics service provider in Indonesia, has partnered with Salesforce, the United States-based artificial intelligence (AI) customer relationship management firm,…
ZTrade expands service to enable two-way cross-border digitized trade documentation
ZTrade, a Web 3 platform operated on MY E.G. Services Bhd (MYEG)'s blockchain platform Zetrix that facilitates the cross-border trading of goods with China, is expanding its scope…
VPBank and IFC collaborate to provide $150M funding to Vietnamese coffee enterprises
Vietnam Prosperity Joint-Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have recently collaborated to provide $150 million supply chain financing…
Singapore-based blockchain exchange Net Zero-X launches to tackle financing gap for climate projects
Net Zero-X, a Singapore-based blockchain exchange for impact investors, launches on Tuesday to tackle the significant financing gap impeding the global transition to a net zero…
Leveraging technology for better engagement: Strategies for implementing employee benefits
Managing benefits administration can be a challenge for any business, but technology-driven employee benefits solutions can make this process easier. By leveraging innovative…
Prenetics partners with David Beckham for new health brand
Prenetics, a United States-listed health sciences company, has announced that former international footballer, entrepreneur and philanthropist David Beckham has become a strategic…
China’s HongShan sets up $2.5B startup fund – report
The report also said it is the largest fundraising by a privately-owned VC firm in China in the past year, marking the ongoing influence commanded by its founder Neil Shen, often…
Report: 84% of Singapore travel companies see fragile margins due to inefficient payment systems
66 percent of travel companies are seeing their profit margins impacted by outdated or complicated payment systems, with nine in ten expected to prioritize modernizing their…
Report: generative AI is set to be adopted by 85% of the software workforce over the next two years
Generative artificial intelligence AI (Gen AI) is expected to play a key role in augmenting the software workforce, assisting in more than 25 percent of software design,…
