TechNode Global Staff

Vietnamese insurtech firm Medici raises Series A funding for technology infrastructure

The emerging insurtech and healthtech platform based in Vietnam Medici has been backed with an undisclosed amount in Series A funding from its existing investors, including lead investor Jungle Ventures, Insignia Ventures Partners and Wavemaker Partners.

Grab and Singtel launch Singapore’s first digital bank

GXS Bank (GXS) which is backed by a consortium consisting of Grab Holdings (Grab) and Singtel on Wednesday launched Singapore’s first digital bank for consumers and businesses. The bank aims to revolutionise banking services for its customers by leveraging its technological capabilities and the collective power of the GXS, Grab and Singtel ecosystem.

Indonesia’s KLAR Smile bags $4.55M pre-series A funding co-led by AC Ventures and East Ventures

Klar Smile, an oral wellness startup in Indonesia, announced Tuesday that it raised a $4.5 million pre-series A funding round co-led by AC Ventures and East Ventures. Other participating investors included Venturra Discovery, and several angel investors.

Singapore’s iPiD secures $3.3M seed funding to grow industry support and senior hire

Singaporean FinTech start-up iPiD announced Tuesday a $3.3 million seed funding round by strategic investors Rapyd Ventures, Jungle Ventures, 1982 Ventures, Resolution Ventures, Saison Capital, the XA Network and Wing Vasiksiri.

GoTo’s 2Q revenue up 45 percent to $370.38M

PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk (GoTo), the largest digital ecosystem in Indonesia, announced Tuesday its gross revenue for the second quarter of 2022 increased by 45 percent year on year to Rp5.5 trillion ($370.38 million), driven by its ongoing monetization efforts.

Wix Partners with TripleA to enable Wix business owners to accept cryptocurrency payments

TripleA, a licensed crypto payment gateway in Singapore, on Tuesday announced the launch of their partnership with Wix, a United States-listed global software as a service (SaaS) platform to create, manage, and grow an online presence.

Validus and Citi establish $100M facility to drive SME financing

Singapore FinTech firm Validus and global bank Citibank N.A. (Citi) announced Tuesday the establishment of a $100 million securitisation facility, collateralised by small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) loans originated by Validus in Singapore.

Singapore’s Lightnet receives $50M capital commitment from LDA Capital

Singapore FinTech firm the Lightnet Group (Lightnet) has secured a $50 million capital commitment from LDA Capital Ltd (LDA) to grow its infrastructure, operations, and expand its technological partner's (Velo Labs Technology) blockchain technology.

Singapore FinTech firm banco raises $6.7M Series A round led by SBI Group

Singapore-based FinTech company banco announced Tuesday the successful raise of $6.7 million in Series A funding led by Japan-based leading financial group SBI Group. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), R3, Savills, KZM & Company, and others also joined the round.

Singapore’s Glints raises $50M co-led by DCM Ventures, Lavender Hill Capital, and PERSOL Holdings

Glints, a Singapore=based end-to-end regional talent ecosystem for career development and recruitment, said Tuesday it has raised $50 million in a Series D oversubscribed round co-led by DCM Ventures, Lavender Hill Capital, and returning investor PERSOL Holdings.