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Vietnam’s EV maker VinFast files for US IPO
VinFast intends to list its ordinary shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “VFS”.
Singapore’s Carousell Group cuts 10% of total headcount, Co-Founder says ‘deeply sorry’
Quek announced several initiatives and arrangements for the impacted regular employees which include monetary compensation, tools for job search, extended medical benefits and insurance coverage, among others.
Nine in ten companies in ASEAN face challenges in recruiting, nurturing and retaining tech talent, a survey shows
Nine in ten companies in ASEAN face challenges in recruiting, nurturing and retaining tech talent, while 91 percent of tech talent are open to leaving their companies, according to the Growth & Scale Talent Playbook launched by Southeast Asian venture capital firm Alpha JWC Ventures with global consultancy firm Kearney and technology recruiting platform…
Funding Societies crosses $27.8M in loan disbursements to SMEs in Thailand
Funding Societies | Modalku, the Singapore-based small and medium enterprise (SME) digital financing platform, has on Wednesday announced that its Thai business (Funding Societies Thailand) has reached THB1 billion ($27.8 million) in loan disbursements to small businesses in the country for year-to-date 2022.
Vietnam’s Society Pass partners with Stripe to ease payments settlement
Society Pass Incorporated (SoPa), the Vietnam's based data-driven loyalty, fintech and e-commerce ecosystem, has on Monday announced the integration of Stripe’s financial infrastructure solutions onto the SoPa platform to power transaction settlement services for merchants and customers on SoPa’s ecosystem.
Thailand Accelerator project launched to assist Thai & Southeast Asia startups in raising capital, accelerating growth
Thailand Accelerator is still accepting applications from organizations interested in collaborating and supporting the initiative. You can reach them at [email protected]
Singapore’s ComfortDelGro partners Indonesia’s Gojek to tackle transport industry issues
Singapore-based taxi operator ComfortDelGro and Indonesia-based on-demand mobile platform Gojek are coming together to jointly explore ways to address key issues affecting the point-to-point transport industry, including driver shortage.
Yangzijiang Financial partners Heliconia Capital to launch $109M fund to invest in Southeast Asian SMEs
Singapore-listed financial firm Yangzijiang Financial Holding Ltd, has partnered with Temasek-backed investment firm Heliconia Capital Management Pte. Ltd. (Heliconia), to launch S$150 million ($109 million) fund to invest in promising small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore and other Southeast Asian countries.
