MUFG sets up $100M fund with Danamon in Indonesia
MUFG Innovation Partners Co., Ltd. (MUIP) and MUFG Bank, subsidiaries of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG), have on Tuesday announced that they have established a $100…
Grab appoints Philipp Kandal as Chief Product Officer
Grab Holdings Limited, the Southeast Asia’s leading superapp, has on Monday announced that it has promoted Philipp Kandal to Chief Product Officer, effective February 1, 2023.…
Indonesia’s EdenFarm raises $13.5M funding led by TMI, AppWorks, AC Ventures
EdenFarm, a food service-focused startup based in Indonesia, has secured $13.5 million in its latest Pre-Series B bridge round led by Telkomsel venture arm Telkomsel Mitra Inovasi…
Consumers in Asia are turning to their mobiles to boost leisure pursuits : Telenor Asia study
People across Asia are increasingly switching downtime pursuits into ‘up-time’ opportunities, according to a study into people’s Digital Lives by Telenor Asia.
CMC Markets gets approval to launch investment platform in Singapore
United Kingdom-listed CMC Markets Plc, a global online financial trading firm, has on Tuesday announced that its Singapore subsidiary entity, CMC Markets Singapore Invest Pte.…
China’s JD.com to shut e-commerce sites in Indonesia, Thailand – report
JD.com is China’s largest online retailer and its biggest overall retailer, as well as the country’s biggest Internet company by revenue.
Thai insurtech startup Eazy Digital raises $850,000 in oversubscribed seed round
Eazy Digital, a Thai insurtech startup that provides digital platforms for insurance companies, has raised $850,000 in an oversubscribed seed funding round. The round was led by…
ADDX lists global macro hedge fund Asia Genesis by top veteran trader
Singapore-based private market exchange ADDX has listed a global macro hedge fund by Chua Soon Hock, the Chief Investment Officer and fund manager behind the famed Japan Macro…
Shopee’s parent firm Sea to increase investment in Malaysia
Sea Ltd,a Singaporean global consumer internet company, through its e-commerce platform Shopee, has committed to expand its investments in Malaysia. SEA's proposed expansion plans…
VinBrain collaborates with Microsoft to expand AI-powered healthcare to patients worldwide
VinBrain, an artificial intelligence (AI) healthcare company funded by conglomerate VinGroup, said Thursday it will collaborate with Microsoft in data sharing, product…
Time spent online falls to pre-pandemic levels, while social media use increases – report
The time spent online globally has fallen to pre-pandemic levels, while social media use has increased, says a report conducted by Meltwater, a global social and media…
Singapore’s Locad raises $11M Series A funding led by Temasek-backed Reefknot Investments
India-based supply chain tech startup Locad has raised $11 million Series A investment led by Singapore-based global venture capital Reefknot Investments. Other notable investors…
Work-life harmony: Thriving in a new normal where boundaries are blurred
There is no doubt the global pandemic has changed forever the way and the place where we work and live. The traditional boundaries have blurred, giving rise to an enormous…
