Gogoro partners Enel X to deploy 2,500 battery swapping stations in Taiwan

Taiwan-based battery swapping system provider Gogoro Inc. has partnered Italy-based energy services firm Enel X to deploy 2,500 Gogoro battery swapping stations across 1,000…

Volopay secures major payment institution license in Singapore

Singapore-based FinTech startup Volopay.Co Pte Ltd., has been granted an in-principle approval (IPA) for a major payment institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of…

China’s Huawei featured in Singapore’s Best Employers List for 2023

Chinese multinational technology corporation Huawei announced its inaugural inclusion in Singapore’s Best Employers 2023 curated by The Straits Times and global market research…

City Energy partners Gentari for hydrogen import and cross-border EV charging networks

Singapore's gas utility provider City Energy and Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas)'s clean energy solutions provider Gentari Sdn Bhd (Gentari), have signed two memoranda of…

Malaysia’s MDEC eyes $230M digital investments by 2025

The Malaysia Digital Economy Corp (MDEC), a Malaysian government agency tasked to lead the digital transformation in the country, is eyeing MYR1 billion ($230 million) worth of…

Australia’s Saluda Medical closes $150M equity financing led by Wellington Management

Saluda Medical Inc., an Australia-based global medical device company, has announced the closing of a $150 million equity financing round led by new investor Wellington…

Indonesia aims green energy transition with the development of Nusantara at Hannover Messe 2023

The Indonesia government has affirmed its commitment to green energy in building the new capital city, Nusantara, at the largest Industrial and technology exhibition, Hannover…

Singapore’s Mito Health raises $1.3M to build AI-powered preventative healthcare

Singapore-based healthtech startup Mito Health has raised SGD$1.7 million ($1.27 million) in an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round to develop an artificial intelligence…

Funding Societies crosses $3B in SME lending

Funding Societies | Modalku, the Singapore-based unified small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) digital finance platform, has on Tuesday announced it has achieved $3 billion over…

Malaysia’s Care Concierge aims to set up caregivers academy and technology app with GDIV funds

Malaysian home care services provider for elderly Care Concierge aims to utilize the funding it received from the Gobi Dana Impak Ventures (GDIV) fund in setting up caregivers…

Tokio Marine, Finology, KirimMan partner to offer insurance to gig economy workers in Malaysia

Tokio Marine Insurans (Malaysia) Berhad (Tokio Marine), a subsidiary of Japan-based insurance firm Tokio Marine Holdings Inc., has partnered with Malaysia-based logistic solution…

Grab launches new features for Southeast Asia travellers

Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading superapp, has on Monday announced new in-app travel innovations and partnerships to give travellers a safe, seamless and hyperlocal experience as…

Touch ‘n Go eWallet users can pay cashless in more Singapore merchants

Touch ‘n Go eWallet announced Monday that their users from Malaysia can now conveniently make cashless payments at even more participating merchants in Singapore.

Vietnam startups funding plunges 49 percent year on year in 1Q, says Tracxn

Vietnam startups have raised a total of $40.6 million in funds in the first quarter, a 49 percent lower as compared to $80.1 million in the same period in the previous year,…