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Filipino fintech Advance secures $16M in a pre-Series A funding led by Do Ventures, Lendable
Filipino fintech Advance has successfully secured $16 million in a pre-Series A funding led by Do Ventures out of Vietnam and Lendable, a technology-enabled investment and debt provider to fintechs in emerging markets.
Indonesia’s Bukalapak achieves profitability in FY22 on investment gains
Indonesian e-commerce firm PT Bukalapak.com Tbk (Bukalapak) has achieved profitability in financial year ended December 31, 2022 (FY22) on investment gains.
Singapore’s STACS partners Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization for carbon credit market
Singapore's environmental, social, and governance ESG fintech STACS has partnered Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization to bring greater transparency to the carbon credits market in Thailand.
Gogoro partners Zomato, Kotak Mahindra Prime to accelerate electric vehicles adoption in India
Gogoro Inc., a Taiwan-based battery swapping firm, has on Tuesday announced a partnership with Zomato, the food ordering and delivery platform in India, and Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited, a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited. The partnership is focused on accelerating the adoption of sustainable electric vehicles (EV) in India.
Thai insurtech Roojai raises $42M Series B funding led by HDI International
Roojai, a Thai-based online business to consumer (B2C) insurtech, has announced a $42 million Series B funding round led by HDI International, the international retail insurance division of the German Talanx Group.
Indonesia’s Social Bread officially launched after raising $400,000 seed funding led by East Ventures
Social Bread, an Indonesia-based digital marketing marketplace to support business owners, predominantly small and medium enterprises (SMEs), has been officially launched.
Xapo Bank becomes fully licensed bank to enable USDC deposits and withdrawals
Xapo Bank, a bitcoin custodian and licensed private bank based in Gibraltar, has collaborated with Circle, a global financial technology company helping money move at internet speed, to become the first licensed bank in the world to integrate USDC payment rails as an alternative to SWIFT.
Malaysia’s private equity and venture capital funding up 8.43 pct to $3.64B in 2022
Malaysia's private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) funding rose 8.43 percent to MYR16.08 billion ($3.64 billion) in 2022 from MYR14.83 billion ($3.35 billion) a year ago, according to the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC)’s Annual Report 2022 released on Monday.
GDS, TNB sign supplemental agreement for powering data center campus in Malaysia
China-based data centers developer and operator GDS has signed a supplemental agreement with Malaysia-based utility firm Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) for powering data center campus in Malaysia.
Vinfast expects to ship V8 electric SUVs to North America in early April
Vietnamese car maker Vinfast expects to export the VF 8 electric sport utility vehicles (SUVs) standard edition models to the United States and Canadian markets in April 2023.
