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Singapore’s Tada launches ride-hailing services in Thailand to take on Grab – report
Tada is one of five ride-hailing platforms licensed by the Singapore Land Transport Authority over the past five years. It secured a ride-hailing licence from Thailand's Department of Land Transportation earlier this year.
Digido serves over one million Filipinos
Philippine consumer finance company Digido is has announced a significant milestone, having served over one million Filipinos through its safe, reliable and inclusive digital lending services.
Zetrix & Web3Labs’ Global Accelerator Program officially opens for registration
The global accelerator program initiated by Zetrix, a layer-1 blockchain platform utilizing Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS) mechanism, in collaboration with Web3.0 startup hub Web3Labs, is officially open for registration.
Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone to help create more tech startups, says Malaysia deputy tech minister
Deputy Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Mohammad Yusof Apdal said he is confident that the establishment of the JS-SEZ will play an important role in helping the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) achieve its target of creating 5,000 startup companies by the end of 2025
Malaysia’s MOVE Digital sees revenue surge 72 pct in 2023
Malaysia-based MOVE Digital, digital arm of Capital-A which is formerly known as airasia Superapp, has achieved annual revenue of MYR 689 million ($145 million), marking a 72 percent year on year increase.
South Korea’s S&S Lab partners Singapore’s FVC to support biotech and foodtech startups
South Korea’s private sector-led shared research lab S&S Lab (the operator of IRIS Lab) has announced its latest strategic partnership with Singapore innovation ecosystem enabler Farquhar VC (FVC), to foster and deepen relations among Korean and global novel food and biotech startups.
VinBrain and Global Fund continue joining forces to tackle Vietnam’s tuberculosis challenge through AI in 2024
VinBrain, an artificial intelligence (AI) HealthTech company within Vingroup conglomerate, has officially signed a commercial agreement with Global Fund to transfer Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology for Tuberculosis (TB) screening and detection as part of Vietnam's National Tuberculosis Prevention Campaign.
AirAsia MOVE partners HTS to integrate Fintech ancillaries
Hopper Technology Solutions (HTS) and AirAsia MOVE (formerly airasia Superapp) have announced partnership to integrate fintech ancillaries from HTS into AirAsia MOVE’s digital channels.
Singapore’s Silence Laboratories raises $4.1M in funding led by Pi Ventures and others
Singapore-based privacy tech company Silence Laboratories has on Thursday announced a $4.1 million pre-series A round. The funding round is led by Pi Ventures and Kira Studio, along with several prominent angel investors.
Singapore’s Nium secures payment license in Japan
Nium, a real-time cross-border payments firm based in the United States and Singapore, announced Wednesday that it has become the first non-Japanese company to have secured a Type 1 Funds Transfer Service Provider (FTSP) license from the Japanese Financial Services Agency (JFSA).
