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BitGo gets approval to offer digital payment token services in Singapore
BitGo, the leading provider of financial services for digital assets, announced Tuesday that its subsidiary in Singapore, BitGo Singapore Pte. Ltd., has received in-principle approval (IPA) from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for a Major Payment Institution License. Once granted the full license, BitGo will be able to offer regulated digital…
January 10, 2024
SIRCLO partners with Shopify to enhance E-Commerce capabilities
SIRCLO, a an omnichannel commerce enabler in Indonesia has announce its partnership with Shopify, the global e-commerce powerhouse, to enhance its e-commerce capabilities. This alliance is set to transform the online retail experience, combining the strengths of both companies to offer superior e-commerce platforms in Indonesia.
January 10, 2024
News,Electric Vehicles & Mobility,Vietnam
Vietnam’s VinFast launches electric bike in the United States
Vietnamese carmaker VinFast Auto has officially announcedthe rollout of the DrgnFly electric bike in the United States. The VinFast Drgnfly launches in the US market with prices expected to begin at $2,800.
January 10, 2024
India’s Paytm parent firm to invest $12M in GIFT City to build global financial ecosystem
One97 Communications Limited (OCL) that owns the brand Paytm, has on Wednesday announced an investment of Rs 100 crore ($12 million) in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) to build a global financial ecosystem in Gandhinagar in India.
January 10, 2024
Taiwanese blockchain firm Numbers Protocol launches project to help Taiwan media fight disinformation in upcoming election
Taiwan-based blockchain content verification company Numbers Protocol has announced a project to ensure the public has access to reliable and credible news for the upcoming presidential election on Jan 13. This will be achieved through the implementation of a decentralized blockchain-based verification platform for digital media content and partnerships…
January 10, 2024
Funding into Indonesian FinTech startups falls 51 percent to $765 million in 2023
Total funding into Indonesian FinTech startups fell 51 percent to $765 million in 2023, from $1.6 billion in 2022, Tracxn Technologies Ltd. said Tuesday. The Indonesian startup ecosystem is the second highest-funded startup ecosystem in the Southeast Asian (SEA) region in terms of overall funding and also the second largest economy in the SEA region.
January 9, 2024
Consumer Fintech firm Salmon becomes a licensed bank in the Philippines
Salmon, a financial technology company based in the Philippines, announced Tuesday that it has become a licensed bank in the Philippines. The firm has received regulatory approval from the Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to acquire the controlling interest in Rural Bank of Sta. Rosa (Laguna), a licensed financial institution serving…
January 9, 2024
Tracxn : Total funding into SEA FinTech startups plunge 65 percent to $2B in 2023
South East Asian (SEA) countries took the most hit in 2023 following the global economic crisis as the total funding for FinTech fell to $2 billion, the lowest in comparison to the last five years in this region, said Tracxn Technologies Ltd. on Tuesday.
January 9, 2024
US’s SentinelOne acquires India’s PingSafe to expand cloud security capabilities
SentinelOne, a United States-based leader in artificial intelligence (AI)-powered security, has recently announced that it has agreed to acquire PingSafe, an India-based unified cloud security platform.
January 9, 2024
Singapore’s Silicon Box valuation reaches over $1B after $200M Series B funding raise
Singapore-based semiconductor packaging company Silicon Box has announced a successful $200 million Series B fundraising round, bringing the company to over a one-billion-dollar valuation. All three founders were investors in the round.
January 9, 2024