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Embedded finance is making the financial services industry more vibrant and competitive. But that also means that without a banking-as-a-service adoption strategy, conventional banking and financial services institutions can lag behind the competition in the blink of an eye

Gokomodo, an Indonesian agriculture supply chain platform, announced Tuesday a $26 million series A funding round led by East Ventures. Other investors participating in the oversubscribed round are SMDV, Eight Capital, K3 Ventures, Triputra, Waresix, Indogen Capital, Sahabat Group, and Sampoerna Financial.

The ride-hailing market in Vietnam is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of more than 28 percent over the next five years, according to research firm Mordor Intelligence.

The listing in the US market would be attractive given the liquidity and the diverse investor reach that it can provide, Capital A previously said.

Surge in digital adoption shows no sign of slowing down as three in four expect mobile usage to increase, with Thai respondents leading this trend, a study showed Monday.

Singapore-based procurement start-up Eezee revealed Monday that it has raised $7.5 million in its Series A round. This was led by Ayala Corporate Technology Innovation Venture Fund (ACTIVE Fund), one of Southeast Asia’s top corporate venture capital firms backed by Ayala Corporation and its business units.

Singapore-based health tech firm Docquity announced Monday that it has raised a total of $44 million in its Series C financing round, led by existing investor Japan's Itochu Corporation who invested $32 million in the round. Other investors supporting this round included iGlobe Partners, Alkemi, Global Brain, KDV and Infocom.

Indonesia-based credit tech startup SkorLife announced Monday that it has raised a $2.2 million pre-seed funding round from a group of high-profile investors. AC Ventures participated in the round, along with Saison Capital and an all-star list of angel investors in Asia.

Indonesia e-commerce firm Bukalapak and global bank Standard Chartered have officially launched BukaTabungan, a digital banking service that leverages the reach of Bukalapak’s all-commerce platform and the technology of nexus, a banking-as-a-service (BaaS) solution powered by Standard Chartered.

PurpleTutor, an Inda-based startup focusses on artificial intelligence (AI) based live classes, has recently raised Rs 10 crore ($1.25 million) in its Series A round. The round saw participation from Disruptors Capital, IvyCap Ventures, Arjun Malhotra (Co-Founder, HCL) and others.