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MAS and Google Cloud launch Point Carbon Zero Program to catalyse climate FinTech solutions

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Google Cloud have on Tuesday jointly launched the Point Carbon Zero Programme to drive the innovation, incubation and scaling of…

SaaS startup Founders & CEOs: How to hire the right Marketing Director

The individual you hire to head marketing for your software-as-a-service or mobile app startup must hit the ground running in a mission-critical role, and that's a problem,…

Vietnam’s VinFast to focus on US, European EV markets before expanding in Southeast Asia

VinFast owns an automotive manufacturing complex that boasts up to 90 percent automation in Hai Phong, Vietnam. Capacity is 250,000 cars annually.

Will web3 interoperability fortify a unified metaverse ecosystem? [Podcast]

One of the toughest challenges hindering mainstream adoption of the Metaverse is the lack of uniformity and interoperability between multiple ecosystems. This challenge prevents…

Malaysia’s Exabytes partners with China’s Huawei Cloud to provide cloud-first smart solutions

Malaysia-based all-in-one business cloud, digital, and e-commerce solutions provider Exabytes said Monday it continues to expand its capabilities by establishing a partnership…

Singapore’s Smart Ship Hub raises $2.5M pre-series A funding led by Ideaspring Capital and StartupXseed ventures

Smart Ship Hub (SSH), a Singapore headquartered business to business (B2B) software as a service (SaaS) maritime digital platform, said Monday it has raised pre series round of…

Malaysia’s TNG eWallet raises $168M funding led by Lazada

Touch ‘n Go Group announced Monday that TNG Digital Sdn Bhd (TNGD), the owner and operator of Touch ‘n Go eWallet, Malaysia’s largest eWallet company, has raised MYR750 million…

Aspire partners with Know Your Customer to financially empower SMEs and entrepreneurs across South-East Asia

Aspire, an all-in-one finance operating system for growing businesses in Southeast Asia has joined forces with award-winning RegTech provider Know Your Customer to safely…

Singapore’s CrediLinq raises $2.6M co-led by 1982 Ventures and White Venture Capital

CrediLinq, a Singapore-based artificial intelligence (AI) and machine-learning credit underwriting firm, has raised $2.6 million funding co-led by 1982 Ventures and White Venture…

J&T Express celebrates Its fourth anniversary in Vietnam

Global logistics service provider J&T Express celebrates its fourth anniversary in Vietnam, marking four years of extensive expansion of its domestic network since its launch…

Singapore’s HeveaConnect raises $7.1M Series A funding led by Provident, DeClout and HC management

HeveaConnect Pte Ltd (HC), a Singapore-based, agri-commodities platform company, announced Monday that it has completed its series A round led by Provident Capital Partners…

Singapore’s Omni HR raises $2.4M pre-seed funding from Alpha JWC Ventures and Picus Capital

Singapore-based human resource (HR) automation platform Omni HR announced Monday it has recently closed $2.4 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round co-led by Alpha…

Indian EdTech firm upGrad acquires Harappa Education for $38M

UpGrad, an India-based integrated higher EdTech firm has announced a merger with Harappa Education at a value of $38 million, to establish leadership in enterprise learning in…

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