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Rently launches Singapore’s property management platform

Rently, a Singapore based fintech startup with a mission to redefine the property industry, has officially announced its launch in Singapore. The firm is currently in the seed stage and will execute a Series A funding in the first quarter of 2024 to scale its operations, grow its footprint in the Singaporean rental market, and expand to other geographies.

Singapore-based agritech firm DayaTani secures $2.3M seed round financing

In a significant move towards transforming agriculturaltechnology in Indonesia, DayaTani, a farming focused agritech startup based in Singapore, has announced its successful acquisition of $2.3 million in seed round financing. The round sees participation by prominent venture capitalists namely KBI Investment and MDI Ventures backed Ascent Venture Group who…

Binance Thailand digital asset exchange opens for trading

Gulf Binance Co., Ltd. (Gulf Binance), the joint venture between Binance’s subsidiary and Gulf Innova Co. Ltd., is launching full operations of its digital asset exchange and brokerage platform in Thailand, Binance TH by Gulf Binance (Binance TH), making it accessible to the general public. 

TrueMoney Malaysia now supports DuitNow QR

TrueMoney, a Malaysia-based e-wallet and digital payment platform under Ascend Money, a joint venture between The Charoen Pokphand Group (C.P. Group) and Ant Financial (Alibaba), has on Tuesday announced its enablement to pay with DuitNow QR.

Hong Kong’s HashKey raises nearly $100M in Series A financing round to accelerate product diversification

HashKey Group (HashKey), an end-to-end digital asset financial services group based in Hong Kong, has announced the completion of a Series A financing round of nearly $100 million at a pre-money valuation above $1.2 billion.

Singapore customer data platform Meiro secures strategic $3M Pre-Series A funding to drive global expansion

Singapore customer data platform (CDP) Meiro has successfully secured $3 million in an over-subscribed pre-Series A round led by Southeast Asian venture capital firm Wavemaker Partners, with participation from angel investors at Singapore-based Angel Central.

South Korea maps out $470B plan to build chipmaking hub – report

The government on Monday outlined a blueprint involving investment of 622 trillion won from the private sector in the years leading up to 2047.

Paycorp partners Triple-A to enable CryptoExpress app users to withdraw cash at ATMs across South Africa

Global payment company Paycorp, has partnered with digital currency payment institution Triple-A to allow users of the Paycorp-powered CryptoExpress app, to use their digital currencies to make cash withdrawals at over 3,000 ATMs in South Africa.

Philippine social commerce platform Toki secures $1.8M pre-seed funding

Toki, a social commerce platform based in the Philippines, has secured $1.8 million pre-seed funding to address demands of untapped market. The pre-seed funding comes from venture capital partners Kaya Founders and Foxmont Capital Partners.