Singapore’s ADVANCE.AI partners Visa to strengthen credit decisioning for unbanked and underbanked in Southeast Asia

ADVANCE.AI, a Singapore-based artificial intelligence (AI) and big data company in Asia, is partnering with Visa to strengthen better credit decisioning to help unbanked and…

SEA’s top 10 e-commerce platforms web traffic rises 64% between Q3 2019 & Q2 2022

Web traffic for Southeast Asia (SEA)’s top 10 e-commerce platforms increased by a notable 64 percent between the third quarter of 2019 and second quarter of 2022, a report showed…

Animoca Brands and Coincheck strengthen strategic partnership collaboration

Hong Kong-based blockchain gaming firm Animoca Brands Corporation Limited and Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange and non-fungible token marketplace Coincheck, Inc. have agreed to…

Indonesia’s Bioma raises pre-seed funding co-led by East Ventures and Init-6

Bioma, an Indonesia-based product-as-a-service startup that enables consumers to rent various types of physical assets, announced Tuesday the completion of an undisclosed amount…

The promising impact of Web3 on data privacy and security

Overall, the vast potential of ensuring solid cybersecurity and data ownership makes Web3 an exciting prospect to behold

How unified collaboration is making hybrid learning better

Online courses that utilize the right technologies will allow for both remote and in-person employees to effectively engage, share content and ideas, and participate in unified…

Thai EdTech firm Globish succeeds in closing $2.36M fundraising deal & progressing to Series A+

The more than 90-million-baht ($2.36 million) investment will accelerate Globish for international markets and expansion to ASEAN following the company’s business in Vietnam.…

India’s Vance raises $5.8M seed round led by Hummingbird Ventures

India-based neo-banking platform Vance has raised $5.8 million in a seed round led by Hummingbird Ventures. The round also saw participation from Global Founders Capital,…

Singapore’s ShopBack extends oversubscribed Series F with $80M from 65 Equity Partners

Singapore-based shopping and rewards platform ShopBack announced Monday that it has entered into a subscription agreement with 65 Equity Partners for $80 million of equity capital…

Malaysia’s NCT Group partners Microsoft to accelerate digital collaboration for NCT Smart Industrial Park

Malaysia-based property developer NCT Group of Companies (NCT Group) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft in Malaysia to support NCT Group in the…

Indonesia’s Cosmart raises $5M Seed funding from Lightspeed, East Ventures, and Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India

Cosmart, an Indonesian membership-driven ecommerce platform for essential goods, announced Monday that it raised $5 million in an oversubscribed seed funding from Lightspeed, East…

Alpha JWC partners Google and others for SEA founders upgrading program

Indonesia borne venture capital firm Alpha JWC Ventures (Alpha JWC) has announced strategic partnerships formed with Google Asia Pacific (APAC), integrated global communications…

Solar AI Technologies launches Singapore’s first ever rent-to-own solar program

Solar AI Technologies, a Singapore based tech-startup funded by global energy giant Engie Group, has recently announced that it will be launching Singapore’s first ever…

How the right technology can sustain the B2B commerce momentum in Asia

Technology powered the recent rapid rise of the B2B commerce space in Asia, and technology is what will continue to sustain that momentum in the coming years and decades – if…