Author: TechNode Global Staff
APAC consumers ahead in digital payments uptake, Mastercard survey finds.
Consumers in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region remain among the most enthusiastic adopters of digital payments in the world, with 88 percent having used technologies like digital wallets, QR codes, buy now pay later (BNPL), cryptocurrencies, biometrics and others in the last year, Mastercard research revealed on Thursday.
Indonesia’s Superkul raises seed funding led by East Ventures
Superkul, a cold chain and chiller-based last-mile delivery services startup in Indonesia, announced Thursday the completion of its seed funding round led by East Ventures, the sector-agnostic venture capital firm in Indonesia.
Malaysia’s Kenanga partners China’s Ant to develop wealth super app
Malaysia-based Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad (Kenanga) has partnered with China-based Ant Group to develop Malaysia’s first wealth super app. Both parties have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the partnership, and under the MOU, Kenanga will leverage mPaaS, a mobile development platform from Ant Group’s digital technology unit, to launch the…
India’s Mojocare secures $20M Series A funding Led by B Capital and others
Mojocare, an India-based full-stack health and wellness clinic, said Tuesday it has raised $20.6 million in a Series A fundraising round led by B Capital’s Ascent Fund and existing investors Chiratae Ventures, Sequoia India’s Surge, and Better Capital.
Singapore’s AnyMind connects TikTok Shop and Yahoo! Japan’s shopping platforms to AnyX
AnyMind Group, a Singapore-based end-to-end commerce enablement company, announced Wednesday that e-commerce marketplaces TikTok Shop, Yahoo! Japan Shopping and PayPay Mall are now connected to the company’s e-commerce management platform, AnyX, enabling businesses and online merchants to improve cross-channel operational efficiency on even more e-commerce…
US’s Clarity Movement Co. raises $9.6M Series A+ co-led by Amasia and Active Fund
Clarity Movement Co. (Clarity), a United States-based environmental sensing and data platform company empowering the world to combat air pollution and climate change, announced Wednesday it has successfully closed a $9.6 million Series A+ funding round. The round was co-led by Amasia and the Active Fund.
Surge launches seventh cohort of 15 Southeast Asian and Indian startups
Surge, Sequoia India & Southeast Asia’s rapid scale-up program, has on Monday launched its seventh cohort, featuring 37 accomplished founders across 15 early-stage startups.
Google announces multiple initiatives across skilling, AI and sustainability in Singapore
Google on Tuesday announced multiple initiatives across skilling, artificial intelligence (AI) and sustainability as it deepens its commitment to Singapore after 15 years.
BHEX.SG gets greenlight to offer crypto services in Singapore
Singapore-based crypto exchange BHEX.SG has received the Standard Payment Institution licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), which will enable the firm to offer digital payment token (DPT) services to customers in Singapore.
Singapore’s Funding Societies signs $50M credit facility with HSBC to drive SME growth in Southeast Asia
Funding Societies, a Singapore-based FinTech firm, announced Monday the signing of a $50 million credit facility with HSBC Singapore to continue expanding the firm’s reach to serving underserved small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the region.
