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Indian fintech firm Razorpay expands into Singapore
India’s fintech firm Razorpay has on Thursday announced its expansion into Singapore, marking its second destination in South-East Asia.
Animoca Brands bookings rise to $314M in 2024 amid digital asset business growth
Hong Kong-based gaming firm Animoca Brands announced Wednesday that its bookings (total sales and income generating activity) rose to $314 million in 2024, from $280 million a year ago.
Nutanix: Singapore organizations lead in GenAI optimism, but face infrastructure readiness challenge
Singapore organizations lead in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) optimism, but face infrastructure readiness challenge, Nutanix study revealed Thursday.
GXS Bank partners Thoughtworks to accelerate its digital bank launch in SEA
GXS Bank, a joint venture between Grab Holdings and Singtel, has partnered with US-based technology consultancy firm Thoughtworks to accelerate its digital bank launch in Southeast Asia (SEA).
J&T Express achieves profit in 2024 after recording 15.9 percent growth in revenue
J&T Global Express Limited, a global logistics service provider, has achieved full-year profit for the first time in 2024 after recording 15.9 percent in revenue growth.
Vietnam-based EnergyTech startup SmartSolar raises $1.85M in seed funding led by Picus Capital, 2degrees
SmartSolar, an EnergyTech startup based in Vietnam, has raised $1.85 million seed funding from Picus Capital, 2degrees and Iterative.
1337 Ventures invests in Malaysian renewable energy firm Arus Oil
Malaysian venture capital firm 1337 Ventures has invested in Arus Oil, a Malaysian startup transforming waste into renewable energy.
MIDA inks deal with Softbank’s ARM to boost Malaysia’s semiconductor industry
The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and ARM Limited announced Wednesday a national partnership to boost Malaysia's semiconductor industry.
Maybank sees Thailand as next ASEAN data center frontier
While Malaysia and Singapore are at the forefront of data center investments in ASEAN, Thailand is emerging as the next frontier as numerous hyper scalers and large content companies announced to build regional cloud presence in Thailand, Maybank Investment Bank said Wednesday.
CapBay Thailand partners OSMEP to expand alternative financing for Thai SMEs
Fintech platform Bay Commerce (Thailand) (CapBay Thailand) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion (OSMEP) to enhance access to alternative financing solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Thailand.
