Yimie Yong

The advisory group will explore the technical, legal, and regulatory frameworks needed to break the siloes between the global supply chain and financial institutions.

Lever VC is also actively speaking with investors interested in Lever VC Fund II, which will begin raising early next year.

In Malaysia and Singapore, merchants who opted for Atome’s BNPL experienced an average 17 percent increase in their ticket order size.

By bridging the funding gap, MaGIC and Penjana Kapital aspire to reorient private capital for innovative start-ups, attract global and regional VCs into Malaysia, as well as elevate knowledge transfer, talent development and creation in Malaysia ecosystem.

M&A targeting technology companies hit a record high in Asia-Pacific with tech, advanced manufacturing and mobility sectors topped regional deal activity.

The WorldBook combines the orderbooks of all connected exchanges to create a unified orderbook that enables multilateral liquidity flow.

With the fresh capital, the company will continue to democratize access for Indonesian retail investors to grow their wealth via its digital savings and investing products.

The development came after Singapore unveiled new rules for blank-cheque vehicles.

Carsome plans to introduce auto-financing for graduates in Indonesia and Thailand, as it targets a loan size of at least MYR 100M ($24.17M) for its auto-financing business in 2022.

The funding will be deployed to create an all-encompassing community-like shopping experience for the hobbyists.