Author: TechNode Global Staff

Fundnel Group, Southeast Asia’s largest marketplace for alternative assets, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Monday with BRI Ventures (BVI), the corporate venture capital arm of Indonesia’s largest bank, to launch a first-of-its-kind BVI – Fundnel Secondaries Fund. Upon signing of the MoU and through this strategic partnership, Fundnel and…

After officially entering the Singapore market in January, global fintech firm Airwallex continues to progressively roll out key offerings in its global payments suite with Tuesday’s launch of its Airwallex Borderless Card and integrated expense management solution.

9Unicorns, an India-based early-to-growth stage accelerator fund, on Sunday announced the fifth closure of its maiden fund at $100 million. The company plans to invest $500,000 to $1 million in the idea stage and, up to $2 million in high-growth stage Series C and above startups this year with a focus on DeepTech, Enterprise SaaS, Web 3.0, FinTech, Media,…

Carousell Group, a Singapore-based recommerce group, announced Monday that it has signed a deal to acquire Refash, a Singapoore-based omnichannel fashion recommerce retailer, for an undisclosed sum. The partnership with Refash enables Carousell to take a significant next step for one of their core categories to make selling secondhand fashion even simpler,…

Singaporean crypto firm Coinhako has been granted the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) official approval for a Major Payment Institution (MPI) licence which allow the firm legally operates as regulated providers of Digital Payment Token (DPT) Services under the Payment Services Act (PSA).

Moladin, an Indonesia-based omnichannel used car marketplace, announced Monday it has secured Series B funding of $95 million led by global internet investment firm DST Global. Earlier this year, Moladin raised $42 million in Series A Funding co-led by Sequoia Capital India and Northstar Group in what was one of the largest Series A rounds in Southeast…

Atma, an Indonesia-based social job platform powered by community, said Monday it has raised $5 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed round led by AC Ventures with participation from Global Founders Capital. The founders and executives of the region's leading companies, including GoTo Group, Advance Intelligence Group, Ula, Lummo, Kopi Kenangan, Sampoerna…

Cake DeFi, a Singapore-based crypto fintech platform, announced Friday a multi-million dollar partnership with FACEIT, a United Kingdom-based platform for competitive online gaming, to allow users to earn cash flow from their crypto.

Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the metaverse, said Friday it has invested in and partnered with Untamed Planet, the gaming company inspired by nature with a mission to protect the wild, to develop and publish Untamed Metaverse, a major upcoming game to benefit nature conservation efforts.

Singapore UOB innovation accelerator The FinLab unveiled Thursday The Greentech Accelerator, a new, global programme aimed at supporting innovative greentech solution providers regionally and globally to drive their company’s sustainable mission forward. As part of the first cohort, the programme will focus on greentech solutions including energy…