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News,Malaysia,SEA,Transportation
AirAsia MOVE adds Myanmar Airways International as its latest direct airline partner
AirAsia MOVE (formerly known as airasia Superapp), the Malaysia-based online travel agency (OTA) platform, has added Myanmar Airways International (MAI) as its latest direct airline partner, enhancing its flight offerings.
October 17, 2024
IFC partners Association of Banks in Cambodia to boost green finance, support sustainable growth
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is collaborating with the Association of Banks in Cambodia (ABC) to boost the capacity of local financial institutions in the climate finance space in order to help address climate change impacts and foster a sustainable financial ecosystem.
October 17, 2024
Ant International’s WorldFirst sees total transaction volume soars to $300B
China and Southeast Asia led the growth among core regional markets for WorldFirst, which also include the UK, Europe, and Australia.
October 17, 2024
Tracxn : SEA FinTech startups funding declines 28% quarter on quarter in Q3
The total funding into Southeast Asia (SEA) FinTech startups fell 28 percent to $322 million in the third quarter of 2024 from $447.5 million in the second quarter, Tracxn said Wednesday.
October 17, 2024
SEA,Investments,Features,Discover Vietnam Tech,Vietnam,Venture Capital
[Discover Vietnam Tech] More Vietnamese startups to expand beyond domestic market, Ascend Vietnam Ventures observes
In the interview, Binh Tran also shared his views and suggestions on how to improve the tech ecosystem in Vietnam and AVV’s fundraising plan, among others.
October 15, 2024
News,SEA,Logistics,China,Indonesia
J&T Express launches first self-built smart supply chain industrial park in China
Spanning 150,000 square meters, the new facility can process up to 6 million parcels per day at peak capacity, ensuring strong logistics support ahead of the upcoming “Double 11” shopping festival.
October 14, 2024
News,SEA,Singapore,AI,Telecommunications
Singtel launches AI cloud service for enterprises
Singtel announced on Thursday the launch of RE:AI, its new Artificial Intelligence Cloud Service (AI Cloud) offering, aimed at democratizing AI to make it widely available to organizations. This gives enterprises and public sector customers affordable access to AI technologies that can seamlessly transform their operations without needing to invest or…
October 11, 2024
Alipay+ transactions triple in 2024 as travel industry embraces cross-border digital payment & marketing technology
In the first nine months of 2024, the number of people using Alipay+ payment partner apps while abroad increased by three times, and the number of transactions increased by more than three times.
October 10, 2024
News,SEA,Investments,PropTech,Singapore,Asia,Venture Capital
Japan’s estie, inc. raises $20M in Series B led by Vertex Growth & DBJ
The latest round was led by Vertex Growth, a growth-stage venture capital fund anchored by Vertex Holdings, a subsidiary of global investment company Temasek, and Development Bank of Japan (DBJ).
October 8, 2024