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ORIGIN: Asia Tech Conference: CVC: Navigating Innovation and Strategic Partnership in The Digital Era
"CVC: Navigating Innovation and Strategic Partnership in The Digital Era" was a panel that featured Raymond Hor of Sunway ILabs Venture; Josie Lai of Genting Ventures; Jie He from Global Brain and David Goh from Hyundai Cradle and was moderated by Hao Tran from Vietcetera Media. The panelists shared their expertise on how CVCs are fostering innovations and…
Malaysia ends 2024 as Southeast Asia’s top data center hub with $23B investments
Malaysia has ended 2024 as Southeast Asia’s top data center hub with $23 billion investments, solidifying its position as Southeast Asia’s leading digital hub, Knight Frank said Monday.
XTransfer partners OCBC for global multi-currency accounts
XTransfer, the China-based business to business (B2B) cross-border trade payment platform, and OCBC, the Singapore-based financial services group, have jointly announced the comprehensive partnership for global multi-currency accounts.
Malaysia launches ASEAN Startup Initiative
As Malaysia prepares to assume the ASEAN Chairmanship in 2025, this initiative aligns perfectly with our vision to position ASEAN as a global hub for innovation and entrepreneurship.
Funding Societies secures $25M investment from Cool Japan Fund
Funding Societies | Modalku, the largest unified small and medium enterprises (SME) digital finance platform in Southeast Asia, has on Thursday announced that it has raised US$25 million in equity investment from Japan’s sovereign wealth fund Cool Japan Fund (CJF).
Tracxn: Southeast Asia’s tech funding drops 59 pct on year to $2.84B in 2024
Southeast Asia (SEA) faces a challenging year in 2024, with tech funding plunging 59 percent year on year to $2.84 billion, according to Tracxn's latest report.
Funding Societies extends partnerships with CGC Digital to boost Malaysian micro and small businesses financing
Funding Societies | Modalku, a Singapore-based unified digital finance platform for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), has expanded its digital guarantee products in partnership with CGC Digital, the FinTech subsidiary of Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad, to provide Malaysian micro and small businesses with broader and more affordable…
Maybank expects e-commerce/on-demand services growth for Singapore internet firms to be sustained over the medium term
Maybank Investment Bank said Monday that it expects core e-commerce/on-demand services growth of internet companies in Singapore to be sustained over the medium term owing to under-penetration.
EQT completes acquisition of PropertyGuru
EQT Private Capital Asia has completed the acquisition of the Singapore-based property technology (PropTech) company PropertyGuru Group.
Solarvest partners Vista to develop solar projects in Malaysia, Brunei, Taiwan and Cambodia
Malaysian clean energy solutions provide Solarvest Holdings Berhad has partnered with Singapore-based renewable energy (RE) company Vista Contracting and Investment Global Pte Ltd, to jointly develop certain rooftop and utility scale solar projects in Malaysia, Brunei, Taiwan and Cambodia.
