AnyMind Group raises $29.4M in Series D funding to drive next-generation commerce

AnyMind Group, an end-to-end commerce enablement company has announced on Tuesday that it has raised ¥4 billion (approximately $29.4 million) in its Series D funding round, with…

Indonesia’s Pintarnya raises $8M seed fund from East Ventures and VVSEAI

Pintarnya, one-stop digital platform for blue collar workers to find employment opportunities in Indonesia, announced Tuesday it has raised $8 million from East Ventures and…

Techsauce Global Summit to return to Bangkok in physical form

Techsauce Global Summit 2022 is Southeast Asia’s largest tech event. The innovative conference takes place on the 26th and 27th of August at ICONSIAM, Bangkok, Thailand. Now in…

Vietnamese fintech startup MFast raises $2.5M funding led by Ascend Vietnam Ventures

Vietnamese financial service app MFast announced Monday it has raised $2.5 million in a funding round led by Ascend Vietnam Ventures with participation from Wavemaker Partners and…

Indonesian social commerce platform KitaBeli raises $20M funding led by Glade Brook

KitaBeli, the largest fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) social commerce platform for consumers in Indonesia’s second-and third-tier cities, announced Monday that it has closed a…

URECA introduces leading technology to democratise access to carbon credits

URECA introduced on Monday a proprietary technology and platform that is set to democratise the access to carbon credits globally.

East Ventures appoints Avina Sugiarto as Partner

East Ventures, a pioneering sector-agnostic venture capital firm that has supported over 200 companies in Southeast Asia, announced Monday the appointment of Avina Sugiarto as a…

Malaysia’s Bank Islam launches digital banking app

Malaysia-listed banking firm Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad has on Sunday officially launched its fully cloud-native digital banking proposition named Be U, the first-of-its-kind…

Advance Intelligence Group acquires Singapore-based fintech startup Jewel Paymentech

Advance Intelligence Group, a Singapore-based unicorn tech start-up, announced on Monday its acquisition of Jewel Paymentech, a financial risk technology company specialising in…

India-founded healthtech firm Wysa secures $20M led by HealthQuad and BII

Wysa, an artificial intelligence (AI) digital platform for mental health originally founded in India, announced Thursday it has secured $20 million in financing. The round is led…

ShopBack launches ShopBack PayLater alongside global brand refresh

ShopBack, Asia-Pacific’s leading shopping and rewards platform, has launched ShopBack PayLater, a Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) payment option. As the entry point to rewarding…

Deliveree’s Tom Kim on solving logistics industry challenges through big data and predictive analysis [Q&A]

The ability to use big data to more accurately forecast booking durations will lead to our ability to craft fully utilized truck schedules. This will solve the problem of empty…

Vietnam’s VinFast opens six stores in California

Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast announced Friday the simultaneous opening of the first six VinFast Stores in California. In 2022, the firm will continue to open…

Indonesia’s DOKU acquires Malaysia’s senangPay for $7.5 million

DOKU, an Indonesia-based payment platform, announced Thursday it has expanded into Malaysia after acquired an online payment firm senangPay for $7.5 million. The acquisition…