Malaysia’s JurisTech partners with Germany’s Mambu to drive innovation in Malaysia’s digital banking ecosystem

Malaysian FinTech firm JurisTech on Wednesday announced a partnership with Germany-based cloud-native core banking platform Mambu to propel the growth of the digital banking…

Indonesian content platform IDN Media launches $3.5M fund for livestreamers

Indonesia-based content platform IDN Media announced Tuesday that it has launched a 50 billion Rupiah ($3.5 million) IDN Live Streamer fund to build the streamers ecosystem in IDN…

Taiwan EV battery swap firm Gogoro debuts on Nasdaq

Gogoro Inc., a Taiwan-based technology leader in battery swapping ecosystems that enable sustainable mobility solutions for cities, on Tuesday became a publicly listed company…

Singapore’s Gotrade raises $15.5M in Series A round led by Velocity Capital Fintech Ventures

Gotrade, a Singapore-based investing platform, said Tuesday it has raised $15.5 million in a Series A round led by Velocity Capital Fintech Ventures (Velocity). The round also saw…

Singapore’s Fairmart raises $1.5M seed round co-led by Quest Ventures and Entrepreneur First

Singapore-based e-Commerce marketplace Fairmart announced Wednesdya the closing of an oversubscribed S$2 million ($1.5 million) seed round co-led by Quest Ventures and…

Philippine e-commerce aggregator Armada Brands raises $1.3M Pre-Seed co-led by M Venture Partners and Foxmont Capital Partners

Armada Brands (Armada), a Philippine-based e-commerce aggregator, said Tuesday it has raised $1.3 million in pre-seed funding to invest in e-commerce entrepreneurs looking to…

Indonesia’s CrediBook raises $8.1M Series A funding led by Monk’s Hill Ventures

CrediBook, an Indonesia-based bookkeeping app, announced Tuesday its $8.1 million Series A funding round led by Monk’s Hill Ventures with participation from existing investors…

Indonesia’s Alpha JWC Ventures deploys over $100M investments from its third fund

Indonesia-based venture capital firm Alpha JWC Ventures announced Tuesday a strong first quarter showing as the company witnessed record portfolio growth with 30 new signed deals…

Singapore’s Pace launches new digital card to simplify BNPL payments for consumers and merchants

Pace Enterprise (Pace), a Singapore-based fintech solutions company with a "Buy Now Pay Later" (BNPL) platform, announced Tuesday the launch of the first-ever virtual Pace Card, a…

Indonesia’s GoTo sells majority stake in Philippines e-wallet Coins.ph – report

Gojek had acquired the stake in 2019 when it plans to expand into the Philippines.

Hong Kong social crypto investing platform Kikitrade nets $6M funding co-led by AppWorks and Media Asia

Hong Kong-based one-stop cryptocurrency and social investment platform Kikitrade announced Monday the company has completed a $6 million strategic round, co-led by AppWorks and…

Indonesia’s GoTo allocates over $20M to driver-partners under share program

Ahead of its initial public offering (IPO), PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk (GoTo Group), the largest digital ecosystem in Indonesia, announced Monday it will allocate over $20…

Grab eyes breakeven for food deliveries in 1st half of 2023 – report

Grab operates across almost 500 cities in eight countries in Southeast Asia. Its operations include ride-hailing, food and grocery delivery services, digital payments, lending,…