TechNode Global Staff

Indonesia’s JALA raises $13.1M from Intudo to scale up operations across key regions of Indonesia

JALA, an Indonesian digital enabler for the shrimp industry, has on Tuesday announced the completion of a $13.1 million Series A round of financing led by Intudo Ventures. The funding also saw participation from Sinar Mas Digital Ventures (SMDV), and existing investors Mirova and Meloy Fund (Deliberate Capital).

Animoca Brands announces sold-out Season 2 of TinyTap Publisher NFTs; generates $333,907 revenue for educators

Hong Kong-based gaming firm Animoca Brands has on Monday announced that Season 2 of Publisher non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has sold out, and has generated $333,907 for 168educators. The Season 2 sale of 720 Publisher NFTs, which are created by its subsidiary TinyTap, an edtech platform for educational games, and hosted and facilitated by Open Campus, a…

Malaysian Stock Exchange, United Nations Global Compact collaborate to advance capability, capacity building on sustainability in the marketplace

Bursa Malaysia Berhad and UN Global Compact Network Malaysia & Brunei (UNGCMYB), an official local network of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), have announced a collaboration to jointly explore the development of sustainability-focused capability and capacity building programs that are specifically designed for the Malaysian marketplace.

Malaysia’s REDtone offers Starlink satellite broadband services to government and enterprise customers

Malaysia-based integrated telecommunications and digital infrastructure services provider REDtone Digital Berhad (REDtone) and American spacecraft manufacturer SpaceX have inked an authorized reseller agreement to offer Starlink satellite-based high speed internet services across Malaysia.

MAS strengthens regulatory measures for digital payment token services

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has on Thursday published its final tranche of responses to feedback received on its proposed regulations for digital payment token (DPT) service providers in Singapore. The consulted proposals detail business conduct and consumer access measures to limit potential consumer harm.

Malaysia’s TNB partners Perak state government to drive large-scale renewable energy initiatives

Malaysian utility firm Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has partnered with Perak state government to drive large-scale renewable energy (RE) initiatives. The firm is cooperating with the state government of Perak to explore the vast potential of floating solar systems in the vicinity of the Sungai Perak hydroelectric scheme, dam and reservoir.

United Kingdom’s LMAX gets license to offer NDF trading in Singapore

LMAX Group, a United Kingdom-based operator of institutional exchanges for trading foreign exchange (FX) and digital assets, has on Wednesday announced that it has secured license to offer non-deliverable forward (NDF) trading in Singapore (SG1) and London (LD4). LMAX's subsidiary LMAX Exchange Singapore, has received the recognized market operator (RMO)…

Circles X delivers telco-as-a-service in Indonesia with Google Cloud

Circles, a technology firm in Singapore, has rapidly deployed its Circles X telco-as-a-service solution in Indonesia, guided by Google Cloud’s DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA) metrics. These metrics, including deployment frequency, lead time for changes, change failure rate, and time to restore service, contributed to a more nimble and efficient…

Vietnam’s akaBot expands its reach into Malaysia

AkaBot, a Vietnam-based robotic process automation (RPA) solutions provider, has officially introduced the strategy to extend its services and solutions in the Malaysia market. The firm will offer Malaysian businesses in finance, banking, retail, and manufacturing a range of holistic solutions for automation and digitization, enhancing overall productivity…

Singapore’s Climate Alpha raises $5M in seed round led by Jungle Ventures

Climate Alpha, a Singapore-based artificial intelligence (AI)-driven analytics platform for the real estate, asset management and insurance industries, has closed a $5 million seed round led by Jungle Ventures.