US’s Payoneer secures major payment institution license from Singapore

Payoneer Singapore Private Limited, a subsidiary of United States-listed FinTech firm Payoneer Global Inc., has been granted a major payment institution license from the Monetary…

Atome renews $100M debt facility with HSBC Singapore for Philippine market expansion

Singapore FinTech firm Atome Financial has on Wednesday announced it has renewed and expanded its $100 million debt facility with HSBC Singapore to include the Philippines market,…

Indonesian parking solutions provider Soul Parking sees revenue soar 100 times in past three years

Soul Parking, an Indonesia-based tech-enabled firm ininnovative parking solutions, has on Tuesday announced a remarkable 100 times growth in its topline revenue over the past…

VinFast and Black Spade complete business combination

Vietnamese automaker VinFast Auto Ltd. (VinFast) and Black Spade Acquisition Co (Black Spade) have on Monday announced the completion of their previously announced business…

Singapore’s multi-currency e-wallet YouTrip launches Apple Pay

Singapore’s multi-currency e-wallet YouTrip has rolled out Apple Pay integration, providing users a more seamless way to pay for in-store purchases, online transactions and public…

Singapore’s Play Ventures’ Fund I generates 1.5 times return in less than four years

Singapore-based gaming venture capital firm Play Ventures announced Monday that its debut Fund I has generated a return of 1.5 times to investors in distributed capital (DPI) in…

MAS finalizes stablecoin regulatory framework

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has on Tuesday announced the features of a new regulatory framework that seeks to ensure a high degree of value stability for stablecoins…

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Data breaches cutting like a razor blade? Here are 4 ways to protect your business

To effectively navigate the complexities of managing cybersecurity in today's business landscape, most companies must first prioritize awareness and training. Establishing a…

Hong Kong’s Xverse raises $5M in seed funding round led by Jump Crypto

Hong Kong-based bitcoin wallet Xverse has raised $5 million in seed funding round led by Jump Crypto. The round also saw participation from RockawayX, Sfermion, Alliance, NGC…

Malaysia’s KGW Logistics collaborates with UTHM to introduce hands-on learning in logistics and e-commerce

KGW Group Berhad, a Malaysia-based logistics services provider, has via its wholly-owned subsidiary KGW Logistics (M) Sdn Bhd, joined forces with Universiti Tun Hussein Onn…

Fourier Intelligence delivers advance rehab robotics center to WQ Park in Malaysia

China-based technology firm Fourier Intelligence has delivered an advance rehab robotics center to the newly launched WQ Park in Kuantan, to empower accessible rehabilitation…

Binance Labs commits $10M to Helio Protocol to advance the LSDfi revolution

Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance, has committed $10 million to Helio Protocol, a USD-pegged over-collateralized stablecoin. This strategic funding…

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Insignia AI Notes #5: Context is king and other learnings from building a GPT-powered website chatbot

We list down five key learnings from the experience [of building our own #GPT-powered chatbot], both from the perspective of developing the #chatbot and linking specific context…

South Korea’s SK Telekom invests $100M in US’s Anthropic to promote AI innovation

South Korea's telecommunications operator SK Telekom (SKT) has on Monday announced that it is investing additional $100 million in Anthropic, an artificial intelligence (AI)…