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PDD’s Temu partners Atome for flexible payment checkout in Malaysia
This enables Malaysian customers to enjoy interest-free instalment payment options when shopping for a wide range of products on Temu's platform.
Igloo launches new partnerships; appoints new Chief Distribution Officer
Singapore-based insurtech firm Igloo has entered 2025 with a strong push, launching new partnerships, introducing new products with existing partners across the region, and appointing a Chief Distribution Officer to grow its embedded insurance and sales intermediaries business lines.
Singapore’s Sea Ltd partners with OpenAI on new ways to shop
This collaboration will explore how AI agents like Operator can work with Shopee to make online shopping more intuitive, personalized, and responsive, Sea added.
Southeast Asia’s InsurTech funding plunges 61 percent on year to $193M in 2024
The Southeast Asia (SEA) InsurTech total funding plunged 61 percent to $193 million in 2024 from $495 million in 2023, in line with global funding downturn across sectors, Tracxn said Friday.
Grab’s revenue grows 19 percent on year to $2.8 billion in 2024
Singapore-based superapp Grab announced Thursday that its revenue for 2024 grew 19 percent year on year to $2.8 billion, exceeding its guidance of $2.76 billion to $2.78 billion.
Kickstart Ventures: Philippines’ young, dynamic population, rising consumer demand, low-cost labor base make it attractive for long-term investment
We talked to Dan Siazon, Founder and Managing Partner of Kickstart Ventures to learn more about the company’s achievements in 2024, its plans and priorities in 2025. He also shared her views on the outlook of the tech ecosystem in the Philippines for the new year.
Techsauce sees tech ecosystem in Thailand & Southeast Asia ‘promising’ & ‘challenging’
TNGlobal talked to Techsauce Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder Oranuch Lerdsuwankij (Mimie) to learn more about the company’s achievements in 2024, its plans and priorities in 2025. She also shared her views on the outlook of the tech ecosystem in Southeast Asia for the new year.
Momentum Works: Southeast Asia food delivery spending grows 13 percent to $19.3B in 2024
Southeast Asia’s food delivery spending grew 13 percent year on year to $19.3 billion in 2024 with Vietnam and Indonesia leading growth, Momentum Works said Monday.
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.
Gobi Partners backs ArmourZero to boost cybersecurity for SMEs across Southeast Asia
Gobi Partners, an Asian venture capital firm, has announced a strategic investment in ArmourZero Holdings Pte Ltd, a cloud-based cybersecurity platform offering AI-powered application security and security-as-a-service (SECaaS).
