Navigating the digital wave: opportunities & growth explored in EBANX’s Beyond Borders 2024 report

For global companies, rising economies represent an enormous growth opportunity, especially for digital businesses. Digital industries across the world have reached a plateau,…

Singapore coffee startup Prefer raises $2M in seed funding led by Forge Ventures

Singapore-based Prefer’s bean-free coffee has raised a $2 million seed round to secure global coffee supply. The firm said in a statement on Thursday that Forge Ventures led the…

India’s Varaha raises $8.7M in Series A funding round led by RTP Global

Varaha, an India-based full-stack climate-tech company that specializes in generating carbon credits from nature, has on Thursday announced it has raised $ 8.7 million. The Series…

Helicap partners Bank Danamon to support alternative lending in Indonesia

Singaporean finTech firm Helicap Pte Ltd and Indonesian lender PT Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk (Danamon) have on Thursday announced a strategic partnership to support fintech and…

Malaysia’s TNB to develop hybrid hydro-floating solar photovoltaic projects

Malaysian utility firm Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) is planning to build hybrid hydro-floating solar (HHFS) Photovoltaic (PV) projects under National Energy Transition Roadmap…

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Budget 2024: Singapore’s AI ambitions reveal untackled challenges for adoption

Businesses will be compelled to act immediately to integrate their current business processes and capture the benefits that #AI and other innovations can bring. But to secure the…

US’s Aptar Digital Health acquires Singapore healthcare firm Healint

Aptar Digital Health, a global digital health solutions provider, has on Wednesday announced that it has acquired Healint, a Singapore-based digital health company. The…

Indonesia issues regulations requiring Google, Meta to compensate news publishers – report

"The spirit of the regulation is... to ensure a fair cooperation between media and digital platforms, provide clearer cooperation framework between them," Jokowi was quoted as…

Delivery Hero ends talks on potential sale of selected SEA foodpanda business

Delivery Hero SE, Germay-based local delivery platform, has on Wednesday announced that it has terminated discussions with the main negotiating counterpart regarding a potential…

South Korea’s InnoCSR secures new investment from ADB Ventures, Garden Impact Fund, and Clarion Newlife Capital

South Korea's green energy firm InnoCSR has secured a substantial investment for its technology, Good Bricks System, through a successful Series A funding round. This new…

Singapore’s Novosol bolsters expansion plans with additional Series B funding

Novosol, a Singapore-based mobile advertising technology player, has successfully raised total Series B funding to over $10 million via Singapore and the United Kingdom Family…

Vietnam’s VinFast to build $500M integrated EV manufacturing site in India

Vietnamese automaker VinFast Auto announced Wednesday that it will break ground at its integrated electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing site in Thoothukudi City, Tamil Nadu on…

Thailand approves incentives for companies transitioning to electric trucks & buses – report

By 2030, Thailand aims to convert 30 percent of its annual production of 2.5 million vehicles into EVs, according to a government plan.