Robo-advisor StashAway aims to make it simple and cost effective to invest intelligently [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
StashAway's proprietary investment framework monitors a customer’s investment goals and continuously optimizes the portfolio based on evolving macro trends across multiple assets…
ORIGIN: How FinTech is disrupting business banking and wealth management in Southeast Asia
Digital banks and tech-driven wealth management platforms are optimizing how businesses and users transact and invest in the Asia Pacific region.
Clubhouse: Hype-fuelled gimmick or the future of events and podcasting?
The new audio app has quickly become the most exciting thing to hit the social media sphere in years, but can it maintain the momentum, asks the C-suite CEO & co-founder Dean…
Kata.ai is optimizing customer touchpoints through automation and intelligent engagement [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
The company provides a conversational AI platform that enables enterprises to automate some of their operational procedures, such as customer service and helpdesk.
With $2.5M Seed funding, GajiGesa looks to improve access to financial services for Indonesia’s unbanked
The fresh capital will be used to grow its local team and invest in the startup's sales and customer success.
500 Startups’ Global Launch Program opens to Singapore and US startups for 3rd batch
The program will provide access to 500 Startups mentors and founders who have significant business experience in the Southeast Asian Region and in the US. Qualified startups will…
How SandStar enhances the customer experience with AI-powered contactless retail [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
A winner at the ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2020, SandStar's unmanned vending platform provides a dynamic recognition technology and advanced motion semantic recognition aimed at the…
How Tookitaki enhances trust in FinTech through intelligent and inclusive regulatory compliance [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
"Tookitaki AMLS allows the money laundering patterns to be automatically shared across banks globally (irrespective of their size) to facilitate collective intelligence and…
Filipino-founded AI-enabled logistics startup Expedock secures $4M Seed fund
The startup is a Silicon Valley-based startup that utilizes its Nuance Technology, which allows its AI to process documents and automate the workflow that businesses involved in…
Google launches free ‘Startup School’ For EMEA, Americas, and APAC region
The interactive courses will tackle several topics including digital marketing, product knowledge, and business strategy.
Rocketship.vc backs BukuWarung in improving digitalization, monetization for micro biz across Indonesia
BukuWarung plans to use its fresh capital to expand its tech and product teams in Indonesia, Singapore, and India. It will concentrate on becoming more self-sustaining by working…
