Malaysia to launch initiative to put innovation into mainstream of digital economy – report

Rafizi said on Wednesday the initiative had been carried out with the cooperation between his ministry and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation since two months ago.

Fracton Ventures: Shaping the web3 landscape through strategic incubation and global collaboration [Q&A]

Fracton Ventures has supported 18 teams so far, including InsureDAO, IZUMO, UXD Protocol, and Yay!. Fracton Ventures focuses on long-term growth strategies for projects,…

Hong Kong’s Pantheon Lab completes seed round funding; seals partnership with New World Group

Pantheon Lab, a Hong Kong startup that specializes in creating digital humans with artificial intelligence (AI) technology to serve a plethora of industries, announced Tuesday…

Singapore’s PropTech firm Ohmyhome debuts on NASDAQ

Ohmyhome Limited, a data-driven property technology company based in Singapore, has announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 3.78 million ordinary shares at a price…

Singapore’s Carro to give away a brand-new Hyundai IONIQ 5 EV

Singapore-based used car marketplace Carro is giving away a brand-new, made-in-Singapore Hyundai IONIQ 5 electric vehicle.

GSM invests in Be Group to expand electric car services in Vietnam

Green and Smart Mobility Joint Stock Company (GSM), a company founded by the owner of Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast, and Be Group, a Vietnamese technology…

Animoca Brands and Hex Trust launch NFT-centric custodial wallet joint venture

Animoca Brands, a Hong Kong-based gaming firm, and Hex Trust, an institutional-grade digital asset custodian, have announced the public launch of Gryfyn. Gryfyn is a joint venture…

Capital Markets Malaysia launches Corporate Venture Capital Program to advance local ecosystem

Capital Markets Malaysia (CMM), an affiliate of the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), has on Tuesday launched the nation’s first Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Programm to…

Indonesian insurtech Fuse achieves more than $200M gross written premium in 2022

Indonesian insurtech company Fuse announced Tuesday that it achieved more than 150 million policies in 2022, with gross written premium (GWP) exceeding $200 million.

Auros completes $17M fundraising round led by Vivienne Court

Auros, a Hong Kong-based crypto-native algorithmic trading and market making firm, has raised $17 million in a funding round led by global high frequency trading firm, Vivienne…

Malaysia’s Khazanah anticipates another challenging year ahead

Malaysian sovereign fund Khazanah Nasional Berhad (Khazanah) is anticiping another challenging year ahead of below trend global growth on the back of monetary policy shift to…

Singapore employees prioritize analytical skills and soft skills over green skills, says a study

Despite the increasing importance and growing demand for talents with green skills in Singapore, the top three skills categories that employees prioritize are digital skills (69…

UNO Digital Bank partners GCash to offer saving products

Philippine-based UNO Digital Bank has partnered with Philippine mobile wallet app GCash to integrate its services in GSave.