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WeLab and Astra complete Bank Jasa Jakarta acquisition
WeLab, a Hong Kong-based fintech platform, announced Monday the completion of the acquisition of an Indonesian commercial bank, PT Bank Jasa Jakarta (BJJ), together with PT Astra International Tbk (Astra), one of Indonesia's largest public companies.
Singapore’s Nutrition Technologies closes $20M equity round led by PTT Ventures
Singapore-based agri-biotech company Nutrition Technologies has on Monday completed an equity venture round of $20 million led by PTT Ventures. The round was supported by Sumitomo Corporation, ING Sustainable Investments, Mandala Capital.
MAS and IFSCA to pursue cross-border FinTech innovations
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) on Monday signed a FinTech co-operation agreement (CA) to facilitate regulatory collaboration and partnership in FinTech. MAS and IFSCA will leverage existing regulatory sandboxes in their respective jurisdictions to support experimentation of…
Hong Kong’s Animoca Brands to acquire US gaming firm WePlay Media
Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based blockchain gaming firm, announced Friday it will acquire WePlay Media Holdings LLC, the sole shareholder of XXL Racing LLC, an official licensee of MotoG™ , and WePlay Media LLC, the developer of the highly popular MotoGP™ Championship Quest.
Why Ethereum Merge will be game-changing for DeFi and crypto investing
Ethereum post-Merge will be much more attractive to institutional investors keen on ESG and earning stable yields, writes Wei Zhou of Coins.ph. Here’s why.
US’s Sigmoid closes $12M primary and secondary fundraise from Sequoia Capital India
Sigmoid, a United States-based data engineering, analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions company, announced Thursday that it has closed a Series B investment of $12 million, in a mix of primary and secondary funding from Sequoia Capital India.
Winter is coming, but startups can be prepared with the right tech planning
Cloud services provide access to top-notch infrastructure at low upfront costs and allow startups to launch products at a faster pace. It also helps the product team to scale their load-handling capacity in case the demand shoots up for their goods or services. We recommend firms get a cloud partner early on to help in this journey.
Sequoia India and Southeast Asia’s Surge back EdTech firm Virtual Internships $14.3M fund raise
Virtual Internships, a United Kingdom-based EdTech company, announced Thursday that it has closed a $14.3 million Series A raise led by Hambro Perks. The round was also supported by Sequoia India and Southeast Asia’s Surge, Arsenal Growth, Kaplan, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, and STIC Investments.
Sea Ltd’s top management to forgo salaries as firm cuts cost – report
The company’s main objective for the next 12 to 18 months is to achieve positive cash flow as soon as possible.
Japan’s Softbank considers launching third Vision Fund – report
Softbank would likely use its own cash for what would be the third SoftBank Vision Fund if it moves ahead with the plan, the people reportedly said.
