ADA acquires SingPost’s eCommerce unit to expand eCommerce solutions across APAC
ADA, the regional integrated end-to-end eCommerce practice, said Tuesday it has acquired SingPost’s eCommerce arm. This deal, which includes the unit’s assets and staff, will…
Phillip Securities becomes first brokerage firm in Asia to offer US Market Making service during Asian market hours
Phillip Securities, the brokerage arm of PhillipCapital, launched the US Asian Hours on 19 July 2022, which facilitates the trading of 38 US-listed equities and exchange-traded…
Singapore’s Fintonia awarded provisional virtual assets license in Dubai
Fintonia Group, an entrepreneurial financial services company based in Singapore, announced Tuesday that it has secured a provisional virtual asset license granted by the Dubai…
AnyMind Group raises $29.4M in Series D funding to drive next-generation commerce
AnyMind Group, an end-to-end commerce enablement company has announced on Tuesday that it has raised ¥4 billion (approximately $29.4 million) in its Series D funding round, with…
Indonesia’s Pintarnya raises $8M seed fund from East Ventures and VVSEAI
Pintarnya, one-stop digital platform for blue collar workers to find employment opportunities in Indonesia, announced Tuesday it has raised $8 million from East Ventures and…
Techsauce Global Summit to return to Bangkok in physical form
Techsauce Global Summit 2022 is Southeast Asia’s largest tech event. The innovative conference takes place on the 26th and 27th of August at ICONSIAM, Bangkok, Thailand. Now in…
Vietnamese fintech startup MFast raises $2.5M funding led by Ascend Vietnam Ventures
Vietnamese financial service app MFast announced Monday it has raised $2.5 million in a funding round led by Ascend Vietnam Ventures with participation from Wavemaker Partners and…
Indonesian social commerce platform KitaBeli raises $20M funding led by Glade Brook
KitaBeli, the largest fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) social commerce platform for consumers in Indonesia’s second-and third-tier cities, announced Monday that it has closed a…
URECA introduces leading technology to democratise access to carbon credits
URECA introduced on Monday a proprietary technology and platform that is set to democratise the access to carbon credits globally.
East Ventures appoints Avina Sugiarto as Partner
East Ventures, a pioneering sector-agnostic venture capital firm that has supported over 200 companies in Southeast Asia, announced Monday the appointment of Avina Sugiarto as a…
Malaysia’s Bank Islam launches digital banking app
Malaysia-listed banking firm Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad has on Sunday officially launched its fully cloud-native digital banking proposition named Be U, the first-of-its-kind…
Advance Intelligence Group acquires Singapore-based fintech startup Jewel Paymentech
Advance Intelligence Group, a Singapore-based unicorn tech start-up, announced on Monday its acquisition of Jewel Paymentech, a financial risk technology company specialising in…
India-founded healthtech firm Wysa secures $20M led by HealthQuad and BII
Wysa, an artificial intelligence (AI) digital platform for mental health originally founded in India, announced Thursday it has secured $20 million in financing. The round is led…
ShopBack launches ShopBack PayLater alongside global brand refresh
ShopBack, Asia-Pacific’s leading shopping and rewards platform, has launched ShopBack PayLater, a Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) payment option. As the entry point to rewarding…
