Asia
Eats365 and Adyen partner to streamline payment solutions for F&B businesses
Adyen, a global financial platform, has on Thursday announced its partnership with Eats365, a Hong Kong-based restaurant point-of-sale (POS) provider, to streamline payment solutions for food and beverage (F&B) businesses.
Malaysia’s Segi Fresh invests in Mandalay Venture Partners
Malaysian fresh food group Segi Fresh is investing in Australia-based early-stage agrifood tech venture capital firm Mandalay Venture Partners to embed cutting-edge Aussie agritech in fresh food supply chains.
Australian Development Investments announces strategic partnership with AC Ventures through KINETIK initiative
Australia’s flagship impact investment fund Australian Development Investments (ADI) has announced a strategic partnership with Indonesian venture capital firm AC Ventures under the KINETIK initiative.
Vertex Ventures SEA & India leads $16M Series A in Spyne to expand in US, EMEA, APAC
The company continues to expand into new international markets, including high-growth regions in EMEA and APAC, replicating its successful US go-to-market strategy to drive further global adoption.
Standard Chartered, Animoca Brands and HKT team up to issue HKD-backed stablecoin
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (SCBHK), Animoca Brands, and HKT have entered into agreements to establish a joint venture (JV) with the intention to apply for a license from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) in the new regulatory regime in order to issue a Hong Kong dollar-backed stable coin.
Animoca Brands Japan partners with XANA to support global Web3 expansion of game
Animoca Brands Japan, a strategic subsidiary of Animoca Brands, has on Monday announced it has entered into a partnership with XANA LLC, the company behind the Web3 metaverse XANA.
Nissan and Honda scrap merger plan
Japanese automakers Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Honda Motor Co., Ltd., have on Thursday terminated their merger plan.
Quest Ventures expects upticks of M&As, IPOs in 2025 [Q&A]
We talked to James Tan, Managing Partner at Quest Ventures, to learn more about the firm’s achievements in 2024, its plans and priorities in 2025. He also shared his views on the outlook of the tech ecosystem in Southeast Asia for the new year.
Klook secures $100M in funding led by Vitruvian Partners
Klook, a Hong Kong-based platform for experiences and travel services, has on Tuesday announced $100 million in funding led by the global growth investment firm Vitruvian Partners.
AirTrunk plans to develop its second cloud and AI-ready data center in Malaysia
Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) hyperscale data center specialist AirTrunk has announced plans to develop its second cloud and artificial intelligence (AI)-ready data center in Malaysia, named AirTrunk JHB2 (JHB2) located in Iskandar Puteri, Johor region.
