Astra Digital Mobil launches new used-car marketplace in Indonesia
PT Astra Digital Mobil has introduced a digital platform for buying and selling used cars that can be accessed via a website or mobile app called mobbi. With the mission to…
Vingroup partners Google Cloud to modernize group-wide SAP applications, accelerate global growth ambitions
Vingroup, Vietnam’s largest private conglomerate, has on Monday announced a strategic collaboration with Google Cloud to modernize and connect its critical systems and data at a…
New Zealand’s NZ Super Fund commits up to $70M to Movac’s tech fund
New Zealand's sovereign wealth fund the New Zealand Super Fund (NZSF) will commit up to $70 million to a fund looking to invest in fast-growing, established New Zealand technology…
Singapore’s Carousell Group cuts 10% of total headcount, Co-Founder says ‘deeply sorry’
Quek announced several initiatives and arrangements for the impacted regular employees which include monetary compensation, tools for job search, extended medical benefits and…
Airwallex partners with Agoda to support Hong Kong business travelers
With the surging demand of international business travel, global fintech platform Airwallex is partnering with global digital travel platform Agoda, to make travel planning easier…
Hong Kong’s Aigens secures $14M Series A funding led by Ant Group and others
Aigens, the Hong Kong-based food and beverage (F&B) industry innovator bringing omni-channel ordering solutions to Asia, announced Monday it has raised over $14 million Series…
Vietnam’s VinFast opens first two stores in Europe
Vietnamese automotive firm VinFast has officially opened its first two VinFast Stores in Cologne, Germany and Paris, France. The event marked a starting point for VinFast in its…
Quest Ventures’ Michelle Ng on the role of accelerators in sustainable impact [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
ESG and impact are starting to feature more strongly in investment evaluation and decisions. Investors believe that a strong social-environmental impact will eventually lead to…
Tonik acquires TendoPay to enter employee benefits market
Tonik Financial Pte. Ltd. (Tonik), the parent company of Tonik Digital Bank, Inc. in the Philippines, has entered into a landmark agreement with Tendo Payment Solutions Pte. Ltd.…
India’s Prismforce raises $13.6M Series A funding led by Sequoia Capital India
Prismforce, an India-based vertical software as a service (SaaS) firm announced Tuesday that it has raised Series A funding of $13.6 million led by Sequoia Capital India along…
Securities Commission Malaysia revises venture capital and private equity framework
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has enhanced its guidelines on the registration of venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) corporations and management corporations…
87 percent of Malaysia consumers want a better online experience from banking services providers, a survey shows
Confidence in digital banking is rising in Malaysia but consumers want a better online experience and more personalized offerings, according to the new Asia-Pacific focused Bank…
Al Rajhi Bank Malaysia launches digital bank
Al Rajhi Bank Malaysia (ARBM) has taken a big step forward for financial services in Malaysia with the launch of Rize, a first-of-its-kind digital bank. Rize is built with…
