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.

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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…

India’s Zypp Electric raises $15M in Series C funding led by ENEOS

Zypp Electric, an India-based tech-enabled electric vehicle (EV)-as-a-service platform, has announced the successful kick-off of its Series C funding round, raising $15 million.…