Tracxn: Vietnam’s year-to-date funding falls to lowest since 2019

Vietnam has secured the fourth position in 2023 based on year-to-date (YTD) funding, marking the lowest funding year for the region since 2019. The Vietnamese tech startup…

Taiwan’s Gogoro launches battery swapping ecosystem in India, unveils India-made CrossOver smartscooter

Gogoro Inc., a Taiwan-based technology leader in battery-swapping ecosystems that enable sustainable mobility solutions for cities, has on Tuesday announced the immediate…

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Beyond eastern borders: Exploring 2024 Asia Pacific payment trends 

In a region that one could argue is the birthplace of #QR code-based payments and #ewallets, the further adoption of mobile technology and digital wallets across the region has…

IFC, Bank of the Lao PDR strengthen partnership to boost green finance, achieve climate goals

The collaborative effort to boost green finance between IFC and the bank has been strengthened with a new cooperation agreement signed on Tuesday. This enhanced partnership aims…

Tracxn: SEA tech startups continue to see a downward trend as funding falls 65 percent in 2023

The Southeast Asia (SEA) Tech sector received a total funding of $4.3 billion in 2023 year to date (till December 5, 2023), a 65 percent plunge from $12.4 billion raised in the…

Indonesia to audit TikTok, Tokopedia trial e-commerce tie-up – report

"We will give a three to four months period for trial because technology is not an easy thing. Maybe efforts to perfect it would be needed," Indonesia's Trade Minister Zulkifli…

Singapore’s Sweef Capital makes strategic investment in Vietnam’s USM Healthcare

Singapore investment firm Sweef Capital has made strategic investment in Vietnam-based USM Healthcare to increase access to affordable medical devices and orthopedic products.

SingPost collaborates with Google Cloud to accelerate its digital transformation journey

Cloud computing services firm Google Cloud and postal and eCommerce logistics provider Singapore Post Limited (SingPost) have on Tuesday announced a strategic collaboration to…

Singapore’s Seraya Partners closes $800M Asia-focused infrastructure fund for digital infrastructure and energy transition investments

Seraya Partners, the Asia-based independent privateequity fund for next-generation infrastructure investing, has on Tuesday announced the completion of its first fund, “Seraya…

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Beyond recurring revenue: What e-commerce companies need to successfully expand overseas

Access to reliable funding is just the start of what an ideal financial partner should provide to help an #ecommerce business expand across borders. Understanding the challenges…