Author: Yimie Yong
GCash parent Mynt acquires ECPay for $40.6M – report
The acquisition will help GCash improve its services in the fintech space and further democratize financial access, Globe said.
Indonesia bans e-commerce transactions on social media platforms such as TikTok – report
The government said the move, which takes effect immediately, is aimed at protecting offline merchants and marketplaces, adding that predatory pricing on social media platforms is threatening small and medium-sized enterprises.
AtoZero Asean 2023 to be held in KLCC, Malaysia from Oct 4-6
AtoZero, or “Accelerate To Net Zero”, is a new series of events bringing together key decision makers and changemakers to comprehensively explore pathways, policies and business opportunities that will catalyse an acceleration of net zero pathways.
Indonesia may issue regulation on social media e-commerce – report
"What the people are expecting is that the advancement of technology can create new economic potential, not kill existing economies," Jokowi said.
Malaysia’s Science ministry proposes initiatives to enhance startup ecosystem, STEM education to be included in Budget 2024
laysia's Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) is eyeing to enhance the startup ecosystem, emerging technology, and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education under Budget 2024.
Thailand expects Tesla, Google, Microsoft to invest $5B — report
"Tesla would be looking into an EV manufacturing facility, Microsoft and Google are looking at data centers," Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said.
Vietnamese Internet Platform VNG postpones US IPO – report
VNG has been exploring going public in the US since at least 2017.
Delivery Hero’s foodpanda’s business could be sold to Grab? – report
Delivery Hero plans to sell its activities under the foodpanda brand in Singapore, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines and Thailand.
GovWare Conference and Exhibition to be held from Oct 17- 19 at Sands Expo and Convention Center, Singapore
GovWare Conference and Exhibition, the region's premier cybersecurity event, is gearing up to make a strong and impactful return from 17 to 19 October 2023, at Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore.
Malaysia government to organize a startup convention in the near future – report
It was reported that the government plans to make Kuala Lumpur a regional hub for startup companies and the digital industry to attract investments and digital talents, with the goal of positioning Malaysia among the top 20 countries in the global startup ecosystem by 2030, the report added.
