The leading role of embedded finance in the Philippines’ renewed digitalization thrust
With the powerful growth of widespread digitalization in the #Philippines, #embeddedfinance promises to get integrated into the national digital economy so deeply that it may…
Singapore’s Earth VC participates in Finnish Earth observation company Kuva Space $18M funding round
Finnish Earth observation company Kuva Space has successfully raised €16.6 million ($17.85 million) in funding. The funding round was led by existing investors Voima Ventures and…
Vietnam’s FPT acquires US product engineering services firm Cardinal Peak
Vietnam-based information technology service company FPT has announced its acquisition of the United States-based product engineering services firm company Cardinal Peak, a…
HPCL partners Gogoro to rollout battery swapping across retail outlets in India
Gogoro Inc., a Taiwan-based technology firm in battery swapping ecosystems, has partnered Indian oil firm Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL) to rollout battery swapping…
Professor Pisano: VinFuture Prize “bringing great attention and credit to Vietnam” [Q&A]
The VinFuture Prize, now in its third season, has seen a remarkable surge in nominations, totaling over 1300, nearly triple the inaugural year. Professor Albert P. Pisano,…
Malaysia’s TNB partners Petronas to explore CCS technology for gas-fire power plants
Malaysian utility firm Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has partnered with state-owned oil and gas firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) to explore carbon capture and storage…
The Sandbox announces open publishing and new 100M SAND Game Maker Fund
The Sandbox, a decentralized gaming virtual world and a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based gaming firm Animoca Brands, has announced the open publishing and new 100M SAND Game Maker…
Malaysia’s MY E.G. blockchain unit Zetrix launches cross border supply chain financing pilot with Chinese banks
Malaysia's MY E.G. Services blockchain unit Zetrix, has announced the commencement of a pilot project to offer supply chain financing products in conjunction with Chinese banks…
Japan-based AnyMind expands into South Korea
AnyMind Group, a Japan-based technology company for the business supply chain, has on Monday announced that it has entered South Korea, with an office in Seoul, to initially help…
‘Tis the season to be shopping: Can businesses still capitalize on sales events in APAC?
The world of online #payments is complex. But by avoiding common mistakes and prioritising the right support and market education, merchants can enjoy a prosperous #shopping…
Before creating your own product, learn how to remix
Copying what’s been done before or imagining what’s next: which do you see as the most critical founder skill? Most people would probably go with the latter. But I actually go…
Singapore venture capital firm Clay Capital closes second fund at $145M
Singapore-based venture capital firm Clay Capital has announced fund two, a $145 million global fund to reconnect and strengthen the link between human health and the health of…
Singapore’s Engine Biosciences secures $27M in Series A extension led by Polaris Partners
Engine Biosciences, a Singapore-based company leveraging machine learning and high-throughput biology to discover and develop precision oncology medicines, has on Wednesday…
