HK logistics platform Buyandship partners with local merchants for overseas market expansion, with partner Yoho seeing 1,000% surge

Partner merchants will be able to benefit from Buyandship’s platform by making use of its large membership base and established logistics platform. The company also offers a…

Indonesian P2P FinTech startup Amartha secures $28M investment led by Women’s World Banking fund

The company plans to use the investment to continue empowering rural Indonesian women with proper working capital and further develop its products and offerings. 

Innovating for the future: Meet the engineers, developers, and product managers of e27 Luminaries

In this first coverage of e27 Luminaries, we are putting the spotlight on the first two kinds: engineers, developers, and product managers.

Dr. Le Mai Lan, Vice Chairwoman of Vingroup and Designated Representative of the VinFuture Foundation

Promoting breakthrough scientific research and technological innovations [Q&A with Vingroup’s Dr. Le Mai Lan]

The VinFuture prize award ceremony will be a festival honoring not only outstanding academic work but also promoting excellent research and inventions that bring the best and most…

For HERO Protein, meat alternatives should taste and feel just like the real thing [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

In this TechNode Global Q&A with Coco Tse, Vice President, Strategy & Operations at HERO Protein, we learn how the company is improving on the concept of meat alternatives through…

Why DeFi is disrupting the lending landscape

Decentralized lending has many advantages over bank-based lending, all of which result in increased trust and accessibility. This is why DeFi lending has the potential to become…

Indonesian social commerce startup Super raises $28M Series B led by SoftBank Ventures Asia

The company plans to use its Series B funding to double down on its presence in East Java and launch in other Indonesian provinces later this year. Currently, the startup mainly…

ORIGIN: Sizzling innovations in FoodTech are enhancing taste, nutrition, and sustainability

In this TechNode Global feature on the winners at the ORIGIN Innovation Awards -- Startup Awards in Food Tech, we caught up with the founders of Sesamilk and HERO Protein to find…

2021: The year of ditching SMS OTP as 2FA?

In today’s day and age, SMS OTP 2FA brings more liability than it provides value. On the one hand, the security risks grow bigger every day. On the other, the low adoption rates…

Flying Cape is addressing the inefficiencies in education through SMART marketplaces [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

"Our core belief is that each child learns differently and that we need to find the right resource, materials and teachers to meet their unique needs."

What can insurers do about rising digital connectivity exposures?

Insurance can play a pivotal role in providing risk protection but only can do this when fully taking advantage of the ubiquity of the platform economy - using real-time data,…