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Alipay+ enables digital payment of 14 overseas e-wallets from nine countries and regions in Hong Kong
Users of 14 popular overseas e-wallets from nine countries and regions can now make payments in Hong Kong using their home apps through Alipay+, a suite of cross-border mobile payment and digitalization technology solutions operated by Ant International, the firm said Friday.
Anichess raises $1.8M in funding round led by Sfermion and Amber Group
Anichess, Animoca Brands' chess-centered subsidiary, has on Thursday announced the completion of a funding round of $1.8 million. The round was led by Sfermion and Amber Group, with participation from Fenbushi Capital, Aspen Digital, SNZ Capital, and others.
Majuperak partners Shizen International to explore solar development in Malaysia
Malaysian Perak state government-linked company (GLC) Majuperak Holdings Berhad has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japanese renewable energy firm Shizen International Inc. for solar development initiative.
Australia’s Airwallex expands payment acceptance to the US
Airwallex, an Australia-based global payments and financial platform, has on Thursday announced the United States launch of its payment acceptance solution.
Indian tech startup Plane raises $4M seed funding from OSS Capital
Plane, an India-based open-source project management platform, has on Wednesday announced it has secured $4 million in a Seed round funding from OSS Capital. This investment will fuel the company’s community growth and compete in the coveted enterprise segment.
Primer partners Banxa to strengthen global crypto adoption through payments
Tencent-backed fintech firm Primer, has on Wednesday announced its strategic partnership with Banxa, a crypto infrastructure provider based in Australia, to boost crypto adoption via payments.
Indian climate-smart deeptech firm Ecozen raises $30M
Ecozen, an India-based climate-smart technology solutions firm, announced last Friday that it has raised $30 million in a mix of debt and equity. This infusion of capital includes continued support from Nuveen and other existing equity investors, and new debt support from InCred Credit Fund and the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)…
Animoca Brands Japan partners SQUARE ENIX to strengthen global marketing of ‘SYMBIOGENESIS’
Animoca Brands Japan, a strategic subsidiary of Animoca Brands, has on Monday announced that it entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. to strengthen global marketing of SYMBIOGENESIS, SQUARE ENIX's game and associated collection of 10,000 non-fungible token (NFT) characters with game utility.
India’s Aurionpro Solutions acquires Arya.ai at $16.5M
India-based technology firm Aurionpro Solutions Limited has announced the strategic acquisition of Mumbai-based banking and insurance focused platform-as-a-service (PaaS) startup Arya.ai at $16.5 million.
