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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 platform, and five pioneering bookkeeping firms.

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 its full acquisition of Malaysia-based e-commerce enabler, Arche Digital.

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 phase of a 300 megawatt IT load, 72.5-acre data center campus by the global data center operator Yondr Group.

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 anime and manga spanning both Web2 and Web3.

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 the SEA-LION large language model (LLM).

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 movement company.

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 round, joining Shinhan Venture Investment, raising a total of $27.82 million.

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.

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 Intelligent Park, Fuchu City, Japan.