TechNode Global Staff
Singapore’s Thunes raises $150M in Series D funding led by Apis Partners and Vitruvian Partners
Thunes, the Singapore-based payment firm, has announced the successful raise of its $150 million Series D funding led by global private equity firms Apis Partners and Vitruvian Partners.
Pencil Finance announces $10M for student loan financing backed by Animoca Brands & Open Campus
Pencil Finance is a decentralized lending protocol designed to bring student loan financing on-chain, transforming how student debt is serviced. It connects global investors with trusted student loan originators through tokenized loan bundles
Gobi-backed SkyeChip joins Intel Foundry Accelerator IP Alliance
This strategic collaboration enables SkyeChip to support Intel Foundry customers by delivering high-quality IP optimised for Intel Foundry’s advanced process technologies.
Grab raises full year earnings forecast after achieving another quarter of record revenue
Grab Holdings Ltd announced Wednesday it is raising the company's full year adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBIDA) after the Singapore-headquartered company achieved another quarter of record revenue.
Financial Inclusion in Asia Projected to Reach 80% by 2030 – analysts
The financial inclusion in Asia is projected to reach 80 percent by 2030, analysts at digital financial solutions provider UnaFinancial said Wednesday.
Vietnam Airlines expands partnership with Dutch fintech platform Adyen
The airline partnered with Adyen in 2017 for its gateway solution and in 2024, expanded the partnership to leverage Adyen’s global acquiring capabilities, enabling seamless payment experiences in markets like Japan, Australia, the US, and Europe, among others.
Indonesia’s GoTo Group achieves record profitability in 1Q25
PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk, the largest digital ecosystem in Indonesia, announced Tuesday that it reached record adjusted EBITDA in its Fintech and On-Demand Services units, as well as sustained year-on-year (y-o-y) core gross transaction value (GTV) growth, highlighting GoTo's strong product mix and strategic execution across its integrated ecosystem.
Animoca Brands opens first office in the Middle East, appoints Web3 veteran Omar Elassar as MD
The company has also appointed Omar Elassar as managing director for the Middle East and head of global strategic partnerships.
VinFast’s sees 296% surge in 1Q25 global deliveries
Vietnamese electric car maker VinFast Auto Ltd announced Monday that the company delivered 36,330 EVs globally in the first quarter of 2025 (1Q25) , representing a 296 percent increase year-over-year.
ESR and STACK break ground on first phase of 72 MW data center campus in Kansai, Japan
ESR Group Limited, the Hong Kong-based new economy real asset owner and manager, and STACK Infrastructure, the Japan-based digital infrastructure firm, have jointly constructed and operated a new data center as part of a multi-phase 72-megawatt[1] (MW) data center campus development in Keihanna, located in Japan’s Kansai region.
