TechNode Global Staff

Base, a technology-based, vegan beauty and wellness brand in Indonesia, announced that it has raised $6 million in Series A funding to strengthen its positioning in Indonesia’s market and to continue fueling its growth. Rakuten Ventures led the round, along with participation from existing investors Antler, East Ventures, Skystar Capital, and Pegasus Tech…

Speedoc, the Singapore-based online and offline health provider, announced Tuesday it has closed its $28 million pre-series B funding round. The round includes new investors including Bertelsmann Investments, Shinhan Venture investment and Mars Growth. Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, which led Speedoc’s $5 million Series A funding round in 2020,…

Touch ‘n Go Group, via TNG Digital Sdn Bhd (TNG Digital), owner and operator of Touch ‘n Go eWallet, announced Monday it is expanding its cross-border payment capabilities to China through its collaboration with Alipay+, a suite of global cross-border digital payments and marketing solutions operated by Ant Group.

Techmurah, a Malaysia-based electronic devices e-commerce platform, on Monday announced its collaboration with Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU) to nurture green tech entrepreneurs among youth to create a greener environment.

Foreign travelers visiting Malaysia can now pay using their domestic mobile e-wallets at over 40,000 retail outlets powered by GHL Systems Berhad (GHL), which is made possible through a partnership announced on Monday with Alipay+, a global cross-border digital payments and marketing solution.

United States 3D-printing firm Arevo, Inc. has partnered with Animoca Brands to produce a line of custom carbon fiber bikes inspired by and decorated with individually owned non-fungible token (NFT) artwork.

ANEXT Bank, a digital wholesale bank incorporated in Singapore and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ant Group, on Wednesday unveiled its latest initiative to drive further industry collaboration as part of its mission to enable effortless and inclusive financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

HashKey Capital Singapore Pte. Ltd., together with its affiliates, announced Friday that it has received its in-principle approval for the Capital Markets Services (CMS) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) as a licensed fund management company (LFMC).

VinES Energy Solutions (VinES), a Vingroup company that specializes in the research, development and manufacturing of advanced batteries for mobility and energy storage applications, and Li-Cycle Holdings Corp., an industry leader in lithium-ion battery resource recovery and the leading lithium-ion battery recycler in North America, on Thursday announced…

Gogoro Inc., a Taiwan-based battery-swapping refueling platform provider, announced Thursday a strategic business to business (B2B) initiative and partnership with Zypp Electric, an India-based electric vechile (EV)-as-a-Service platform. The companies plan to Launch a battery swapping B2B pilot in Delhi in December that will enable last mile delivery…