TechNode Global Staff

SmartRyde, the operator of a pre-booked airport transfer marketplace, has raised approximately JPY 450 million ($3.38 million) in a series A+ funding round. The fund was raised through the third-party allocation of shares led by NVC No.1 Limited Liability Partnership, a fund jointly managed by NVenture Capital Limited and NEC Capital Solutions Limited).

Changi Airport Group (CAG) unveils ChangiVerse, an innovative online experience, marking the airport’s global debut in the metaverse.

SC Ventures, the fintech, investment, and ventures arm of Standard Chartered, has invested in Singapore-headquartered finTech firm BetterTradeOff (BTO) to boost the digital wealth advisory landscape.

Singapore businesses have a cautious economic outlook, as new data from global fintech Airwallex reveals seven in ten small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) here are bracing for a potential recession within the next two years.

United States-based payment firm Mastercard has released the Mastercard Music Pass non-fungible token (NFT), which unlocks access to exclusive content and experiences from the Mastercard Artist Accelerator, which kicks off this month.

Starting from 2020, the average year on year increase in the number of Southeast Asian (SEA) sustainability tech companies is 15.23 percent, exceeding the world average of 10.95 percent by 4.3 percentage points, said analysts at Robocash Group on Thursday.

Indian early-stage venture fund pi Ventures has received a commitment of INR 100 Crores ($12 million) or 15 percent of the corpus out of Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS) managed by Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI).

VinES Energy Solutions (VinES), Vingroup's mobility and energy storage applications advanced batteries subsidiary, and Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. (Li-Cycle), a lithium-ion battery recycler in North America, have on Wednesday announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for a long-term recycling relationship.

Vietnamese technology education startup MindX has raised $15 million in a series B funding round to continue its mission of nurturing and empowering Vietnamese innovators to address global challenges through technology. The Series B round was led by education-focused private equity fund Kaizenvest.

Indonesian fitness startup Fit Hub has successfully raised $6.5 million to expand tech-enabled fitness solutions in Indonesia. The funding will be used to expand its offline and online presence, offering free workout content and e-commerce for healthy foods, apparel, workout equipment, and supplements.