Singapore social music creation platform BandLab raises $65M Series B funding

BandLab, a Singapore-based social music platform, announced Tuesday the close of its Series B round totaling $65 million with a post-money valuation of $315 million. The company…

Hong Kong’s Omnichat raises $1.8M Pre-A round funding to expand business to Southeast Asia

Omnichat, a Hong Kong-based omni-channel chat commerce solution provider, said Wednesday it has raised $1.8 million in Pre-A round funding and announced its business expansion…

Singapore game developer Foonie Magus raises over $17M for NFT game Apeiron

Singapore-based game developer Foonie Magus said Monday it has raised over $17 million at the close of its seed round for the new play-and-earn non-fungible token (NFT) game…

Singapore eCommerce checkout solution Arrow raises $4.8M seed funding led by Sequoia Capital India

Arrow, a Singapore-based eCommerce checkout solution, announced Tuesday a $4.8 million seed fundraise led by Sequoia Capital India and supported by Alpha JWC and Guillaume…

Singapore FinTech firm Nium to acquire alternative payments network platform Socash

Nium, a Singapore-based platform for modern money movement, announced Tuesday a definitive agreement to acquire Socash, a Singapore-based alternative payments network platform.…

Singapore’s Venturi Partners hits final close of $175M in maiden fund

Venturi Partners, a Singapore-based investment platform that empowers audacious brands in India and Southeast Asia, announced Tuesday that its maiden fund has hit its final close…

Funding Societies co-invests with Carro in Indonesia’s Bank Index

Funding Societies (also known as Modalku in Indonesia), a Singapore-based small and medium enterprises (SME) digital financing platform, on Tuesday officially announced its…

The Sandbox expands cultural hub in the metaverse with major Hong Kong partners unveiled in Mega City 2

The Sandbox, a decentralized gaming virtual world and subsidiary of Hong Kong's Animoca Brands, announced Monday a series of new partners for Mega City 2, the second phase of Hong…

WeLab Bank becomes Hong Kong’s first virtual bank to offer digital wealth advisory solutions

WeLab Bank, the virtual bank of Hong Kong's FinTech firm WeLab Holdings Limited (WeLab), said Monday it has become the first virtual bank in Hong Kong licensed to offer digital…

Al Rajhi Bank Malaysia selects Singapore’s Moneythor as a strategic partner for personal finance management features

Al Rajhi Bank Malaysia (ARBM), a subsidiary of Al Rajhi Bank of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), said Monday it has selected Moneythor, a digital banking solution provider in…

Regal Hotels enters the metaverse with MetaGreen, the first green metropolis in The Sandbox

Hong Kong's Regal Hotels Group announced Monday its entrance into the metaverse with MetaGreen, a project to develop an environmental, social, and governance (ESG) themed plot of…

Singapore’s OCBC Bank partners Digital Exchange MVGX to develop new green financing solutions

Singapore's OCBC Bank and MetaVerse Green Exchange (MVGX), a digital green exchange licensed and regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, on Monday announced a strategic…