Binance Labs invests $5M in Curve DAO Token

Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance, has made a $5 million investment in Curve DAO Token (CRV), an Ethereum-based token that powers the Curve…

Malaysia’s Solarvest eyes further expansion in Taiwan’s clean energy market

Malaysian clean energy firm Solarvest Holdings Berhad has on Friday established a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Solarvest (Taiwan) Corp Ltd (STCL) in Taipei, Taiwan, with the…

Indonesian e-commerce platform Uway announces $500M financing

Indonesian e-commerce platform Uway has on Thursday announced a new round of financing of $500 million. The firm will utilize this new round of financing to enhance its supply…

Black Spade’s shareholders approve business combination with VinFast

Vietnamese automaker VinFast Auto Ltd. (VinFast) and Black Spade Acquisition Co (Black Spade) have on Thursday announced that their previously announced business combination was…

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How IoT and AI innovations are revolutionizing the hospitality industry

The hospitality industry has been embracing #AI and #IoT over the past several years. AI can support more personalized and efficient guest experiences, but it’s important to be…

Jay Chou’s PHANTACi partners Highstreet to launch ‘PHANTACi Peninsula’

International fashion label PHANTACi is entering a revolutionary partnership with Highstreet, the MMORPG and retail-focused metaverse, unveiling a unique region within Highstreet…

InnovaTalk Webinar recap: Understanding medication-gut microbiome interactions

The July InnovaTalk Webinar hosted by the VinFuture Foundation highlighted the most recent research endeavors in understanding the interaction between medication drugs and the…

The impetus for modernizing the future of banking and financial services

Transforming services from their core may seem like a mammoth task to many existing financial institutions. From operating models to mindsets, approaches to new technology should…

Malaysia’s Bintang Capital invests in Singaporean integrated waste management firm Blue Planet

Bintang Capital Partners Berhad (Bintang) has announced its investment under its maiden fund, BCP Asia Fund I L.P (BCPAF I) into Singapore-based waste management firm Blue Planet…

UK’s TerraPay receives in-principle approval for an MPI license from MAS

TerraPay, a United Kingdom-based global payments infrastructure company, has secured an in-principle approval for a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license from the Monetary…

MAS commits up to $111M for technology and innovation in financial sector

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has on Monday announced that it will commit up to SGD 150 million ($111.47 million) over three years under the renewed Financial Sector…

CapitaLand Investment launches new business park development fund in India

Singapore-based real estate investment firm CapitaLand Investment Limited (CLI) has launched a business park development fund, CapitaLand India Growth Fund 2 (CIGF2), with a…

Singapore’s Carro achieves best quarterly profitability since inception in the first quarter of FY2024

Carro, the Singapore-based online used car platform, has achieved best quarterly profitability since inception in the first quarter of FY2024. The firm has clocked its highest…

AC Ventures’ Helen Wong on Indonesia’s path to the next decade: progress & prospects

In this episode of the “Going-abroad” live program hosted by TechNode Group Founder and CEO Dr. Lu Gang, AC Ventures Managing Partner Helen Wong shared her views on Indonesia, the…