Singapore fintech firm Aspire enters Hong Kong, positioned for further growth across Asia
Aspire, a finance platform headquartered in Singapore, has on Wednesday announced that the company has successfully obtained a money service operator (MSO) license issued by the…
Philippines-based Beppo secures pre-Seed funding to acquire JuanTax, bookkeeping firms
Philippines-based fintech startup Beppo has concluded a pre-Seed funding round, enabling the company to acquire JuanTax, a Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)- accredited tax…
Singapore’s AnyMind Group completes acquisition of Malaysia’s Arche Digital
AnyMind Group, a Singapore-based business process as a service (BPaaS) company for marketing, e-commerce and digital transformation, has on Wednesday announced the completion of…
IFC provides $150M loan for Yondr’s data center in Malaysia
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has on Wednesday announced a senior loan of $150 million to help finance construction of the first…
RWAs for social change: Digitizing assets and services
The promise of RWAs for #SocialGood is not just an incremental improvement. By reimagining asset ownership, streamlining transactions, enhancing transparency, and fostering…
MyAnimeList, Animoca Brands Japan, San FranTokyo to be launch partners of Anime Foundation
Animoca Brands, Animoca Brands Japan, San FranTokyo, and MyAnimeList announced Tuesday that they are launch partners of Anime Foundation, a community-owned cultural protocol for…
AliExpress appoints David Beckham as new global brand ambassador
AliExpress, an international online retail marketplace, has officially welcomed David Beckham as its new global brand ambassador.
IBM, AI Singapore to collaborate on first large language model developed with Southeast Asian context
American multinational technology company IBM has on Tuesday announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with AI Singapore (AISG) to collaborate on the testing of…
XTransfer partners TerraPay to provide enhanced cross-border payment solutions to global SMEs
XTransfer, the China-based business to business (B2B) cross-border trade payment platform, has on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership with TerraPay, leading global money…
South Korea’s CHEQUER closes strategic investment at $27.82M
CHEQUER Inc., the South Korea-based innovative developer behind the cloud security solution 'QueryPie', has on Monday announced the successful closure of its strategic investment…
Equinix opens two data centers in Malaysia
Equinix, Inc, the global digital infrastructure company, has opened two International Business Exchange (IBX) data centers in Johor (JH1) and Kuala Lumpur (KL1) of Malaysia.
How to use SMS analytics to grow your startup
Entrepreneurs should give their text and email subscribers separate, valuable content. One way to accomplish this is to make them feel in the know or special by providing…
Gaw Capital Partners expands data center portfolio with acquisition in Fuchu Intelligent Park, Japan
Hong Kong-based real estate private equity firm Gaw Capital Partners announced Monday that the firm, through a fund under its management, has acquired a property located in Fuchu…
AVPN launches $15M AI Opportunity Fund with Google.org, ADB support
AVPN, the largest network of social investors based in Singapore, has announced the launch of the $15 million Artificial Intelligence (AI) Opportunity Fund: Asia-Pacific, with the…
