Singapore’s Fairmart raises $1.5M seed round co-led by Quest Ventures and Entrepreneur First

Singapore-based e-Commerce marketplace Fairmart announced Wednesdya the closing of an oversubscribed S$2 million ($1.5 million) seed round co-led by Quest Ventures and…

Philippine e-commerce aggregator Armada Brands raises $1.3M Pre-Seed co-led by M Venture Partners and Foxmont Capital Partners

Armada Brands (Armada), a Philippine-based e-commerce aggregator, said Tuesday it has raised $1.3 million in pre-seed funding to invest in e-commerce entrepreneurs looking to…

Indonesia’s CrediBook raises $8.1M Series A funding led by Monk’s Hill Ventures

CrediBook, an Indonesia-based bookkeeping app, announced Tuesday its $8.1 million Series A funding round led by Monk’s Hill Ventures with participation from existing investors…

Indonesia’s Alpha JWC Ventures deploys over $100M investments from its third fund

Indonesia-based venture capital firm Alpha JWC Ventures announced Tuesday a strong first quarter showing as the company witnessed record portfolio growth with 30 new signed deals…

Singapore’s Pace launches new digital card to simplify BNPL payments for consumers and merchants

Pace Enterprise (Pace), a Singapore-based fintech solutions company with a "Buy Now Pay Later" (BNPL) platform, announced Tuesday the launch of the first-ever virtual Pace Card, a…

Indonesia’s GoTo sells majority stake in Philippines e-wallet Coins.ph – report

Gojek had acquired the stake in 2019 when it plans to expand into the Philippines.

Hong Kong social crypto investing platform Kikitrade nets $6M funding co-led by AppWorks and Media Asia

Hong Kong-based one-stop cryptocurrency and social investment platform Kikitrade announced Monday the company has completed a $6 million strategic round, co-led by AppWorks and…

Indonesia’s GoTo allocates over $20M to driver-partners under share program

Ahead of its initial public offering (IPO), PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk (GoTo Group), the largest digital ecosystem in Indonesia, announced Monday it will allocate over $20…

Grab eyes breakeven for food deliveries in 1st half of 2023 – report

Grab operates across almost 500 cities in eight countries in Southeast Asia. Its operations include ride-hailing, food and grocery delivery services, digital payments, lending,…

Singapore’s Glance acquires Indian gaming company Gambit to boost NFT gaming platform

Singapore based consumer internet company Glance InMobi Pte Ltd (Glance), announced that it has acquired Indian gaming company Gambit Sports Pvt Ltd. (Gambit), to accelerate its…

Ant-backed e-wallet Touch ‘n Go launches digital personal loan facility

Touch ‘n Go (TNG) Group, a Malaysia-based payment firm that is backed by Jack Ma's Ant Group Co, announced Friday the launch of GOpinjam, an inclusive digital personal loan…

Binance to be the official cryptocurrency exchange partner of the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards

Binance, the global blockchain company behind the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, announced Thursday it has signed a partnership agreement with the Recording Academy to…

Australia’s FinTech unicorn Airwallex launches payment services in Malaysia

Australia-based FinTech platform Airwallex announced Thursday the launch of its cross-border payment services in Malaysia, following its grant of a money services business license…