Singapore cryptocurrency exchange firm Crypto.com gets Dubai license
Singapore cryptocurrency exchange firm Crypto.com announced Tuesday that its Dubai entity, CRO DAX Middle East FZE, has been granted a Virtual Assets Service Provider (VASP)…
Grab Holdings President Ming Maa to step down April-end next year
Southeast Asia's superapp Grab Holdings announced Tuesday that its President Ming Maa has decided to step down from the company at the end of April 2024. In the interim until…
Singapore’s Augmentus raises $5M in Series A funding led by Sierra Ventures
Augmentus, a Singapore-based firm in no-code robotics software, has successfully raised $5 million in Series-A funding. The round was led by Sierra Ventures, along with Cocoon…
Malaysia’s Iskandar Investment Berhad launches Net Zero Carbon Central Business District
Malaysia-based Iskandar Investment Berhad (IIB) has cemented its commitment to environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) initiatives with the launch of Net Zero Carbon…
Taiwan’s Profet AI launches enterprise AI lifecycle management platform for AI governance
Profet AI, a Taiwan-based enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) application provider for the manufacturing industry, has announced the official launch of AI Lifecycle Management…
Philippine Hive Health acquires HMO service provider Health Plan Philippines, Inc.
Hive Health, a Philippine-based digital health insurance startup, has acquired Health Plan Philippines, Inc. (HPPI), one of the Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) service…
MAS, Temasek Trust collaborate to accelerate growth of FinTech and impact ecosystem
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Temasek Trust have collaborated to accelerate growth of FinTech and impact ecosystem. Temasek Trust has signed a letter of intent (LOI)…
[COMEUP 2023] La French Tech Seoul wraps up its Tech4Good Tour 2023 in Korea with annual Tech4Good Summit & Startup Pitch Contest Awards
The 2023 edition of Tech4Good focused on the themes of Deep Tech and Green Tech.
Malaysia’s Yinson GreenTech completes construction of the Hydroglyder prototype
Malaysia-based energy firm Yinson Holdings Berhad (Yinson)'s green technologies business unit Yinson GreenTech (YGT), through its marinEV brand, has completed the construction of…
Singapore’s Wind.App raises $3.8M funding from Global Founders Capital, Spartan Group
Singapore fintech firm Wind.App has announced a successful $3.8 million pre-seed funding round. The round was co-led by Global Founders Capital and Spartan Group, and saw…
Chiliz welcomes Animoca Brands to its SportFi ecosystem
Malta-based blockchain firm Chiliz announced on Monday that Hong Kong-based gaming firm Animoca Brands has joined its blockchain network as a validator and leading participant,…
Malaysia’s SME Corp allocates $1.27M to Bumiputera youth entrepreneurs
SME Corporation Malaysia (SME Corp. Malaysia), an agency under the Ministry of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development (MECD) and Funding Societies, an unified SME digital…
Malaysia’s JCorp invests $1.74 million into Singapore-based agritech firm Archisen
Malaysia-based state investment firm Johor Corporation (JCorp) Group will invest MYR 8.2 million ($1.74 million) into Singapore-based agritech firm Archisen Pte Ltd. FarmByte, a…
UNDP, MAS and partners launch Universal Trusted Credentials initiative for MSME financing
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Bank of Ghana (BoG), Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) and the SME…
