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Sea’s Shopee launches food delivery service in Malaysia rivalling GrabFood, Foodpanda
ShopeeFood will be competing with other food delivery players including ride-hailing giant Grab's GrabFood and German-based Delivery Hero's subsidiary Foodpanda.
September 24, 2021
Community Interview,TNGlobal Insider
How TADA convinces big brands to prioritize customer retention
"Our main goal is to educate clients on the importance of customer retention and why it has to be done together with customer acquisition efforts. We aim to help them understand why retention is more cost-effective when it comes to sustaining revenue."
September 23, 2021
TNGlobal Q&A and Interviews,Singapore,Asia,HRTech,SEA,Startup Profiles
Snaphunt envisions a future with a global talent pool, fully-automated recruitment [Q&A with Tulika Tripathi]
Wherever possible, more people are now looking for technology to help them with outcomes as compared to before the pandemic. As a result, we’re seeing international barriers to talent break down, whether for remote work, to globalize, or open new sales channels. Companies will continue to employ a more international workforce than they did before.
September 23, 2021
SoftBank Ventures Asia leads FinTech startup OY! Indonesia’s $30M Series A funding round
Other investors include MDI, Pavilion Capital, AC Venture, CCV, Wavemaker, PT SAT, Saison Capital, Orion Advisors (DST Founders).
September 23, 2021
Private Equity,News,SEA,Investments,Venture Capital,Singapore,FinTech
Singapore payments firm Spenmo secures $34M Series A led by Insight Partners
Led by Insights Partners, Spenmo has clinched one of Singapore’s largest Series A funding rounds to date.
September 23, 2021
News,Indonesia,Venture Capital,eCommerce,Investments
UOB Venture Management leads $30M Series B in Indonesia ‘halal’ social commerce platform Evermos
The fresh funds will be used to expand the leadership and growth teams, to enter new geographies and to deepen technology development.
September 23, 2021
News,SEA,Logistics,Singapore,Investments
Singapore-based Ezyhaul & DHL invest $20M in UK logistics tech startup DigiHaul
Ezyhaul and DHL will both take a share in DigiHaul, and the investment will be used to support "ambitious growth plans" through customer and transporter acquisition.
September 23, 2021
TNGlobal Insider,Blockchain / Crypto,FinTech
The future of banking: Money redefined in a financialized world (part 1 of 3)
Alternative assets are going mainstream and this expands the asset space dramatically. All types of assets will be increasingly digitized, fractionalized, and tokenized--along with the liquidity built around it.
September 22, 2021
Fave partners Google Pay to offer cashback to Singaporean users
The partnership reinforces the alignment between Fave's and Google Pay’s visions in providing a seamless mode of payment while rewarding a new generation of savvy consumers in their day-to-day transactions.
September 22, 2021
News,FinTech,Indonesia,Malaysia
Malaysia finance minister says Indonesian FinTech unicorn Xendit to relocate financial hub to Malaysia – report
Xendit will relocate its financial hub to Malaysia, following an investment from the Malaysian government’s venture capital investment fund.
September 22, 2021