GSM invests in Be Group to expand electric car services in Vietnam

Green and Smart Mobility Joint Stock Company (GSM), a company founded by the owner of Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast, and Be Group, a Vietnamese technology…

Animoca Brands and Hex Trust launch NFT-centric custodial wallet joint venture

Animoca Brands, a Hong Kong-based gaming firm, and Hex Trust, an institutional-grade digital asset custodian, have announced the public launch of Gryfyn. Gryfyn is a joint venture…

Capital Markets Malaysia launches Corporate Venture Capital Program to advance local ecosystem

Capital Markets Malaysia (CMM), an affiliate of the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), has on Tuesday launched the nation’s first Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Programm to…

Indonesian insurtech Fuse achieves more than $200M gross written premium in 2022

Indonesian insurtech company Fuse announced Tuesday that it achieved more than 150 million policies in 2022, with gross written premium (GWP) exceeding $200 million.

Auros completes $17M fundraising round led by Vivienne Court

Auros, a Hong Kong-based crypto-native algorithmic trading and market making firm, has raised $17 million in a funding round led by global high frequency trading firm, Vivienne…

Malaysia’s Khazanah anticipates another challenging year ahead

Malaysian sovereign fund Khazanah Nasional Berhad (Khazanah) is anticiping another challenging year ahead of below trend global growth on the back of monetary policy shift to…

Singapore employees prioritize analytical skills and soft skills over green skills, says a study

Despite the increasing importance and growing demand for talents with green skills in Singapore, the top three skills categories that employees prioritize are digital skills (69…

UNO Digital Bank partners GCash to offer saving products

Philippine-based UNO Digital Bank has partnered with Philippine mobile wallet app GCash to integrate its services in GSave.

Harriet partners Artesian, Wavemaker Partners, Wavemaker Impact, B Capital and 1982 to launch The Female Founder Series

Harriet, the leading platform championing female founders, has partnered with venture capital firms Artesian, Wavemaker Partners, Wavemaker Impact, B Capital, and 1982 Ventures to…

Indonesia’s GoTo posts narrower adjusted loss on better on-demand services

PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk, the largest digital ecosystem in Indonesia, has on Monday announced its adjusted losses before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization…

Singapore’s Crypto.com secures preparatory license from Dubai

Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange company Crypto.com has received its minimal viable product (MVP) Preparatory License from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority…

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Saving the planet one ride at a time: The rise of green energy transportation

The rise of green energy transportation is an encouraging step in our transition toward a more sustainable future. Companies and governments around the world taking proactive…

Indonesia’s Etana secures financing from DEG, East Ventures and others

PT Etana Biotechnologies Indonesia (Etana), an Indonesian biopharmaceutical company, has secured a new round of investment led by DEG followed by Yunfeng Capital, HighLight…