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Fundnel Group and BRI Ventures launch fund for Indonesian growth-stage start-ups

Fundnel Group, Southeast Asia’s largest marketplace for alternative assets, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Monday with BRI Ventures (BVI), the corporate venture capital arm of Indonesia’s largest bank, to launch a first-of-its-kind BVI – Fundnel Secondaries Fund. Upon signing of the MoU and through this strategic partnership, Fundnel and…

Carousell to acquire fashion recommerce retailer Refash

Carousell Group, a Singapore-based recommerce group, announced Monday that it has signed a deal to acquire Refash, a Singapoore-based omnichannel fashion recommerce retailer, for an undisclosed sum. The partnership with Refash enables Carousell to take a significant next step for one of their core categories to make selling secondhand fashion even simpler,…

Grab said to be eyeing stake in Malaysia’s sixth largest banking group AmBank – report

When contacted about the potential acquisition, Grab's communications team said the company "will not comment on rumors and speculation".

Coinhako secures licence to provide digital payment token services in Singapore

Singaporean crypto firm Coinhako has been granted the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) official approval for a Major Payment Institution (MPI) licence which allow the firm legally operates as regulated providers of Digital Payment Token (DPT) Services under the Payment Services Act (PSA).

Cake DeFi partners with FACEIT in multi million dollar deal to allow gamers to earn cryptocurrency

Cake DeFi, a Singapore-based crypto fintech platform, announced Friday a multi-million dollar partnership with FACEIT, a United Kingdom-based platform for competitive online gaming, to allow users to earn cash flow from their crypto.

China’s EV maker NIO announces proposed secondary listing on Singapore Exchange

The company has received a conditional eligibility-to-list letter (ETL) from the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Ltd on May 5, 2022.

Singapore’s UOB The FinLab launches The Greentech Accelerator to support greentech startups

Singapore UOB innovation accelerator The FinLab unveiled Thursday The Greentech Accelerator, a new, global programme aimed at supporting innovative greentech solution providers regionally and globally to drive their company’s sustainable mission forward. As part of the first cohort, the programme will focus on greentech solutions including energy…

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Singapore’s Resolution Ventures announces first close of $20M Southeast Asia FinTech fund

Resolution Ventures, a Singapore-based venture capital firm, announced Wednesday the first close of its $20 million Southeast Asia-focused Fintech fund, Resolution Fintech Fund I. With its inaugural fund, Resolution Ventures is committed to backing the most promising founders in Southeast Asian Fintech, building solutions that have local, regional, and…

Germany’s Soundcloud acquires Singapore music AI firm Musiio

Germany music entertainment firm SoundCloud announced Tuesday it has acquired Musiio, a Singapore-based music artificial intelligence (AI) firm. Musiio will amplify SoundCloud’s existing music intelligence capabilities and allow the company to further leverage its vast data to identify what’s next in music trends and talent.