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Kredivo Group acquires Indonesia’s earned wage access platform GajiGesa
This acquisition will mark Kredivo Group’s entry into the fast growing EWA market, and is in line with the group’s mission of providing fast, affordable and widely accessible financial services to its customers. Post-acquisition completion, GajiGesa will continue operating under its own brand, as a new business unit under Kredivo Group.
Indonesia says Apple should soon be able to sell iPhone 16s – report
Apple will soon obtain a local content certificate, which is needed for sales of the handset to be permitted.
Malaysia’s telco Axiata says “in talks” with potential new shareholder for fintech arm Boost – report
The deal is still pending regulatory approval, and Axiata is not able to disclose the name of the new investor, group chief executive officer and managing director Vivek Sood said.
Solarvest partners EXAL to provide clean energy infrastructures in Sarawak
Malaysia’s clean energy solutions provider Solarvest Holdings Berhad has partnered with Australia's sustainable real estate firm EXAL Group to bring clean energy infrastructures to EXAL’s architectural developments in Sarawak.
Mosaic Solutions boosts commerce technology via HelixPay acquisition, PayMongo partnership
Mosaic Solutions, a provider of business technology in the Philippines, today announced the acquisition of HelixPay, a commerce enablement platform for e-commerce, venues and ticketing, alongside a strategic partnership with payment firm PayMongo.
Hong Kong-based Vectr Fintech Partners rebrands as OMVC
Vectr Fintech Partners (VFP), a Hong Kong-based early-stage venture capital firm, has on Tuesday announced it has rebranded as OMVC, short for OM Venture Capital.
Temasek’s Temus expands digital talent pipeline with Fourth Step IT Up intake
Temus, a digital transformation firm headquartered in Singapore, has announced the return of Step IT Up Singapore, its flagship ‘hire, train, and place’ career conversion program.
SoftBank, Temasek among eFishery investors facing near wipeout – report
None of eFishery’s PondTag sensors that were supposed to help remotely judge water quality and automate fish and shrimp feeders had been deployed. The limited data collection meant fish feed predictions were wrong almost half the time, the document said.
Malaysia launches $29.62M fund to support SMEs and mid-tier companies in strategic NIMP sectors
The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) and the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) have jointly launched the Strategic Co-Investment Fund (CoSIF) under the New Industrial Master Plan 2030 (NIMP 2030) on Tuesday.
EcoWorld builds and leases data center to Google-affiliated Pearl Computing Malaysia
Malaysia-based property developer EcoWorld Development Group has inked agreements to sell land, build and lease a data center to Pearl Computing Malaysia, an affiliate of Google.
