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Indonesia-based crypto exchange and marketplace Reku (formerly Rekeningku.com) has secured an $11 million series A funding round, led by AC Ventures (ACV), with participation from Coinbase Ventures and Skystar Capital. 

Glife Technologies (Glife), a Singapore-headquartered digital business-to-business (B2B) food and agritech company, has announced a $3 million Series A follow-on funding to further support their operations across the Southeast Asia region.

In the interview, Senju also shared his views on the opportunities and challenges he sees in Southeast Asia.

BNB Chain (formerly called Binance Coin), the largest smart contract blockchain in terms of transaction volume and users in Web3, and Google Cloud, have entered into a strategic collaboration to enable early-stage Web3 and blockchain startups to develop and scale high-performance, efficient, and sustainable innovations for users and the entire industry.

Amasia, a global early-stage venture capital firm focused on sustainability and climate, said Wednesday it has created a robust impact assessment framework to evaluate and manage the climate impact of investee companies.

Tokenize Malaysia (tokenizemalaysia.com), a Malaysia-based cryptocurrency / digital asset exchange (DAX) regulated by the Securities Commission of Malaysia and backed by Kenanga Investment Bank, said Wednesday that Securities Commission has given approval to the firm to trade of digital assets Solana (SOL), UNISWAP (UNI) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) on its…

Luno, Malaysia’s leading regulated digital asset exchange, has on Wednesday announced that it is adding two more cryptocurrencies to its platform: Cardano (ADA) and Solana (SOL), further expanding their range of investible digital assets.

Indonesia-based insurtech PasarPolis has partnered with e-commerce giant Shopee to provide affordable and accessible insurance for customers across Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. With expansion plans across Southeast Asia, PasarPolis currently has partnerships with over 50 insurance providers and digital giants including Gojek, IKEA, Xiaomi, and more.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore Exchange (SGX Group) on Monday jointly launched ESGenome, a digital disclosure portal for companies to report environmental, social and governance (ESG) data in a structured and efficient manner, and for investors to access such data in a consistent and comparable format.

Singapore digital bank Trust announced Tuesday that its community of customers has reached 100,000 following its launch on 1 September.