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MDEC & martech web3 firm Emerge Group forms strategic partnership to propel Malaysia as a Web3 gaming hub in SE Asia
EMERGE Group will leverage its extensive network of Web3 gaming partnerships, including collaborations with Gala Games, Immutable X, TZ APAC, Sei and other leading Web3 gaming projects, to identify synergies and advance Web3 game publishing.
October 4, 2024
Tracxn : SEA tech startups funding plunges 59 percent in first nine months of 2024
Southeast Asia (SEA) tech startups funding plunge 59 percent in the first nine months of 2024 amid global challenges, a report said Friday.
October 4, 2024
ASEAN GenAI sector funding seen to grow 50 percent year-over-year in 2025
GenAI Fund, through its latest report, has projected the funding for ASEAN generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) sector to increase 50 percent year-over-year in 2025.
October 4, 2024
Maybank partners Bank of Hangzhou to enhance cross border financing, advancing AI, digital innovation
Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank) has announced on Thursday announced a strategic collaboration with Chinese lender Bank of Hangzhou to enhance cross border financing and advancing artificial intelligence (AI), Digital innovation.
October 4, 2024
Filipino fintech firm Salmon completes $30M Series A-2 financing round
Salmon intends to allocate a portion of the proceeds to strengthen the capital base of the Rural Bank of Sta. Rosa (Laguna), with plans to increase the bank's total capital to PHP 1.2 billion by the end of 2025.
October 4, 2024
Filipino AI startup Clout Kitchen raises $4.45M from a16z SPEEDRUN, Peak XV’s Surge & AppWorks
The round was co-led by a16z SPEEDRUN and Peak XV’s Surge – with participation from Taiwan’s AppWorks, Antler, Hustle Fund, Founders Launchpad, Orvel Ventures, and founders & creators like Gabby Dizon (YGG), Kun Gao (Crunchyroll), Voyboy, Jankos and Perkz.
October 4, 2024
Mocaverse partners Square Enix’s ‘SYMBIOGENESIS’ to accelerate Web3 user onboarding
Mocaverse, the marquee consumer network with an interoperable infrastructure layer of Account, Identity, Reputation, and PointFi systems seeded by Animoca Brands, have announced that has partnered with SYMBIOGENESIS, the non-fungible token (NFT) collectible art project of Square Enix to promote user onboarding from Web2 to Web3.
October 4, 2024
News,Cybersecurity,AI,Malaysia
Malaysians lose $2.8B to scams in a year as AI-powered scam on the rise
Malaysians lose $12.8 billion to scams in a year, equivalent to 3 percent of the nation's gross domestic product (GDP), as artificial intelligence (AI)-powered scams on the rise, a report said Thursday.
October 4, 2024
Automobili Lamborghini, Animoca Brands, and Motorverse team up to launch Fast ForWorld
Automobili Lamborghini, Animoca Brands, and Motorverse have teamed up to launch Fast ForWorld, an upcoming immersive platform that will revolutionize brand engagement through loyalty and gaming interoperability.
October 4, 2024
IFC invests $7M into Philippine technology firm First Circle
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has invested $7 million into First Circle, a technology company providing smart banking solutions to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Philippines.
October 3, 2024