Yimie Yong

According to Packworks’ data of sari-sari store sales transactions, Toblerone enjoyed nearly a 3,000 percent spike in sales between Feb 13 and 15, compared to the same days in other months. Meanwhile, Cadbury saw approximately a 500 percent increase in sales for the same periods.

The sovereign wealth fund is seen as the latest initiative by Prabowo to deliver on his ambitious economic growth target of 8 percent within his first term.

Draper Dragon is headquartered in Silicon Valley and have management and consulting offices in Shanghai, China. As a member of the Draper Venture Network, it draws upon the substantial resources and capabilities developed over two decades of venture capital investing

YAS aims to disrupt traditional insurance by focusing on microinsurance, on-demand coverage, embedded insurance, and instant claims processing.

This collaboration will explore how AI agents like Operator can work with Shopee to make online shopping more intuitive, personalized, and responsive, Sea added.

Marking its 5th edition, BEYOND Expo will take place from May 21-24, 2025, in Macao, welcoming global innovators to connect, collaborate, and thrive.

We talked to Dan Siazon, Founder and Managing Partner of Kickstart Ventures to learn more about the company’s achievements in 2024, its plans and priorities in 2025. He also shared her views on the outlook of the tech ecosystem in the Philippines for the new year.

The company continues to expand into new international markets, including high-growth regions in EMEA and APAC, replicating its successful US go-to-market strategy to drive further global adoption.

This initiative aims to provide small and medium businesses (SMBs) with more flexible and secure payment options while improving access to credit for buyers.

Through this collaboration, Standard Chartered will serve as one of StraitsX’s trusted banking partners, providing robust cash management and custody services for the reserve assets backing StraitsX’s U.S. Dollar and Singapore Dollar stablecoins, XUSD and XSGD.