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United States Mythical Games partners South Korea’s Kakao for APAC expansion

United States-based next-generation blockchain gaming studio Mythical Games announced Thursday a partnership with Kakao Games, South Korea’s leading publisher of online and mobile games. Moving forward, Mythical will integrate and support the BORANETWORK – an affiliate of Kakao Games and its proprietary blockchain and layer 2 ecosystem – as both entities…

Malaysia’s Capital A mulls US listing

Capital A Bhd, which owns Malaysia's budget airline AirAsia, said Thursday listing in the United States market would be attractive given the liquidity and the diverse investor reach that it can provide.

Singtel partners Hyundai Motor Group to develop advanced manufacturing facility of the future with 5G

The HMGICS, the first of its kind in the world, will leverage Singtel’s 5G campus network with mobile edge core solutions that will provide uninterrupted high-speed connectivity and massive bandwidth to enhance HMGICS’s high-precision quality control in manufacturing operations.

Airasia Super App launches closed-loop e-wallet platform

The airasia Super App announced Friday a brand new feature, the airasia pocket which is a closed-loop electronic wallet (e-wallet) within the super app that enables users to reload and make payments for all the products and services on the app while being rewarded at the same time.

Singapore’s Nansen launches crypto-native messaging application

Nansen, a Singapore-based blockchain data analytics platform, announced Wednesday the launch of Nansen Connect, a crypto-native communications hub designed to be a nexus for high-value, high-signal interactions for Web3 natives.

Animoca Brands acquires Israeli EdTech platform TinyTap for $38.88M

Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the metaverse, announced Thursday it has completed the acquisition of 80.45 percent of the issued capital of Israeli EdTech platform TinyTap Limited (TinyTap), for a consideration of $38.88 million in cash and shares.

Singapore’s GIC backs French sustainability rating firm EcoVadis in $500M funding round

EcoVadis, the French provider of globally trusted business sustainability ratings, said Tuesday it has raised $500 million with plans to accelerate its vision of influencing every business decision with sustainability intelligence, becoming a sustainability impact unicorn. The round brings EcoVadis’ total capital raised to over $725 million and was led by…

J&T Express partners Foodpanda to provide next-day deliveries in Singapore

Indonesian logistics firm J&T Express has established strategic partnership with Singaporean food delivery platform Foodpanda to provide next-day deliveries for foodpanda shops in Singapore. With this partnership, over 20 merchants such as Unilever, Philips, ASUS, MAKE UP STORE and TC Acoustics will now have the option to offer next-day delivery…

US-Japan venture capital firm World Innovation Lab raises over $1B additional capital

United States and Japan-based venture capital firm World Innovation Lab (WiL) announced Tuesday that the firm has raised over $1 billion in additional capital. The capital will be deployed across multiple funds including WiL’s third growth fund, WiL Ventures III; WiL’s venture fund investments, WiL Strategic Partners funds; and corporate VC (CVC) funds.…

TripleA announces the close of its first funding round, led by Razer’s corporate venture arm zVentures

TripleA is the first Crypto Payments Company that has earned the Digital Payment Token license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). This allows the company to provide end-to-end cryptocurrency payment services for businesses in full compliance with global regulatory standards.