From local to global: Venture Spark said it’s Thailand’s Next Big Accelerator

With the backing of prominent partners like InnoSpace Thailand, Venture Spark said it empowers founders to scale their ideas regionally and globally.

Ant Group to connect 280,000 doctors on Haodf healthcare platform with 800M healthcare users on Alipay after acquisition

Following Ant Group’s acquisition of Haodf, a healthcare platform specializing in online doctor consultations, Ant Group President Cyril Han and Haodf.com Founder Hang Wang have…

AirAsia MOVE appoints travel industry veteran Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio as Chairman

Malaysia-based Capital A's online travel agent (OTA) platform AirAsia MOVE has announced the appointment of Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio as its new Executive Chairman, effective…

Arrow Electronics partners STARFINDO to support tech startups in Indonesia

Global technology solutions provider Arrow Electronics has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Asosiasi Startup for Industry Indonesia (STARFINDO) to bolster…

Malaysia’s WORQ aims to grow total co-working space to 450,000 sq ft by 2025

WORQ is an award-winning productivity community and flexible workspace provider founded in 2017, in Kuala Lumpur. WORQ’s investors include Cradle Fund, an agency under the…

EV battery maker CATL poised to pick banks for $5B Hong Kong share sale – report

CATL, based in southeast China’s Fujian province and a major supplier to Tesla Inc, trades on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

KAF-Carsome consortium’s KAF Digital Bank receives license approval to commence operations

The operating entity, which is now formally known as KAF Digital Bank, seeks to deliver a robust and resilient banking infrastructure that underpins the trust and expectations…

Singapore’s Sodion Energy secures MWh supply of US developed advanced sodium-ion batteries from UNIGRID

Sodion Energy, a provider of sodium-ion batteries for e-mobility and integrated energy storage solutions based in Singapore, has secured a landmark agreement for an initial 10 MWh…

Tracxn : Southeast Asia’s FinTech funding drops 23 percent in 2024

Southeast Asia’s (SEA) Fintech ecosystem witnessed total funding of $1.6 billion in 2024, a 23 percent drop from $2.1 billion in 2023 and a significant 75 percent decrease from…

From scheduling to strategy, here’s how AI assistants are changing the game

AI-driven personal assistants are not just tools. They enable smarter decision-making and streamlined operations for both individual and business use. These are no longer simply…

PropertyGuru CEO Hari V. Krishnan steps down; Lewis Ng appointed as new CEO

Singapore-based property technology firm PropertyGuru Group announced Monday that Hari V. Krishnan will step down as the company's Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Green Packet secures digital lending license in Malaysia

Malaysia-listed tech firm Green Packet has secured a digital lending license from Malaysian government.

China’s Skyee receives IPA for MPI license from MAS

Skyee Pte. Ltd. has on Monday announced that it has been granted in-principle approval (IPA) for the major payment institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of…

Singapore’s Endowus raises additional $17.5M, bringing latest fundraising round to over $50M

Singapore-based digital wealth advisory platform Endowus has announced an additional raise of $17.5 million follows from their $35 million raise last year to take the total for…