Airwallex launches global payments in Canada further building on expansion in Americas
Australia-based FinTech firm Airwallex has on Wednesday announced the launch of its global payments services in Canada.
Malaysia Central Bank to co-host virtual AML/CFT Hackathon 2023 to help crack down on financial crime
Malaysian Central Bank, in partnership with the Financial Intelligence Consultative Group (FICG), will be co-hosting the AML/CFT Hackathon 2023 from June 1 to 28, 2023 to develop…
Breakeven is near for Malaysian unicorn Carsome, says CEO Eric Cheng
“We've been seeing consistent growth coming not just from the volume of the transactions but at the same time, the margin potential has also been increasing with the help of…
Indonesia’s eFishery sets to be a unicorn as firm “in advanced talks” to raise $100M – report
If the deal goes through, the start-up is set to join Indonesia’s growing list of tech unicorns.
Singapore’s Temasek joins United States’ BlueMark $10M funding round
BlueMark, a United States-based provider of independent impact verification and intelligence for the impact and sustainable investing market, has announced that it had closed its…
Singaporean lab-grown exotic leather producer ProjectEx aims to raise $1M in pre-seed round
Singapore-based lab-grown exotic leather producer ProjectEx, said Wednesday it aims to raise $1 million for its pre-seed round to revolutionize the luxury market with sustainable…
ScaleUp Malaysia announces Cohort IV and investments in seven Companies
ScaleUp Malaysia has announced its Cohort IV and investments in seven innovative companies. The companies selected for Cohort IV are BeeBag, Docspe, Huddle, Petotum, Stayhere, and…
UOB partners Lazada for enhanced payments and financial services in Southeast Asia
Singaporean multinational banking group United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) and international e-commerce company Lazada Group have entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to…
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…
