Brazil’s Votorantim and Singapore’s Temasek launch new $700M fund to invest in Brazil
Brazil-based investment firm Votorantim and Singapore state investor Temasek announced Wednesday a strategic partnership to explore new investment opportunities in growth capital…
CleverTap raises $105M in Series D funding round led by CDPQ
CleverTap, an India-founded business to business (B2B) software as a service (SaaS) platform for customer engagement and retention, announced Wednesday it has signed definitive…
Xpdite Capital Partners scouts opportunities in Southeast Asia with a focus on seed stage startups [Q&A]
In the interview, Lomnitz shared the challenges Xpdite faces when it invests in seed-stage startups and how they manage risks. He also shared his views on the startup ecosystem in…
What causes meme coins to have their parabolic runs?
While many such coins fade from the public eye eventually, the meteoric price runs of some begs the question: just what factors contribute toward a meme coin’s success?
Singapore’s Thunes expands into Saudi Arabia
Thunes, a Singapore-based cross-border payments company, announced Wednesday that it is accelerating the expansion of its services in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)…
Ethis Group launches new Ethis Super Angel Syndicate
Ethical and Islamic investment, and social finance platform operator Ethis Group has on Tuesday re-launched the Ethis Super Angel (ESA), rebranding it as the ESA Syndicate this…
Google Cloud to bring its first cloud regions to Malaysia, New Zealand, and Thailand
Google Cloud on Wednesday announced its plans to bring three new Google Cloud regions to Malaysia, Thailand, and New Zealand, to meet growing demand for cloud services in Asia…
Vietnam’s Society Pass acquires Thai media firm Thoughtful Media Group
Vietnam-based loyalty and ecommerce firm Society Pass Inc (SoPa), on Wednesday announced the acquisition of Thoughtful Media Group (TMG), a social commerce-focused, premium…
Grab Philippines acquires motorcycle taxi firm MOVE IT
Grab Philippines has announced that it has acquired motorcycle taxi firm MOVE IT’s business operations. Backed by Grab and MOVE IT’s shared commitment towards safe and reliable…
Malaysia’s Vynn Capital shares research insights on Southeast Asia cross-border commerce landscape
Southeast Asia, in general, sees more consumers purchasing cross-border goods as digital platforms become more mainstream. This trend has attracted more investment dollars into…
Muvmi aims to solve last-mile connection in Southeast Asian cities with greener ride-sharing services, starting with Bangkok
MuvMi is eyeing a 10 times growth as the company looks to expand into other major cities in the country.
Apple Pay launches in Malaysia
Thousands of retailers in Malaysia will accept Apple Pay, with support from some of the country’s most established banks across major credit and debit networks, Apple said
Australia to explore use cases for central bank digital currency
The Reserve Bank of Australia is collaborating with the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) on a research project to explore use cases for a central bank digital…
