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Singapore’s AnyMind Group completes acquisition of Malaysia’s Arche Digital

AnyMind Group, a Singapore-based business process as a service (BPaaS) company for marketing, e-commerce and digital transformation, has on Wednesday announced the completion of its full acquisition of Malaysia-based e-commerce enabler, Arche Digital.

RWAs for social change: Digitizing assets and services

The promise of RWAs for #SocialGood is not just an incremental improvement. By reimagining asset ownership, streamlining transactions, enhancing transparency, and fostering community-driven development, this technology can usher in a world that empowers everyone to have access to essential resources. The next challenges to overcome will involve technical…

MyAnimeList, Animoca Brands Japan, San FranTokyo to be launch partners of Anime Foundation

Animoca Brands, Animoca Brands Japan, San FranTokyo, and MyAnimeList announced Tuesday that they are launch partners of Anime Foundation, a community-owned cultural protocol for anime and manga spanning both Web2 and Web3.

IBM, AI Singapore to collaborate on first large language model developed with Southeast Asian context

American multinational technology company IBM has on Tuesday announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with AI Singapore (AISG) to collaborate on the testing of the SEA-LION large language model (LLM).

XTransfer partners TerraPay to provide enhanced cross-border payment solutions to global SMEs

XTransfer, the China-based business to business (B2B) cross-border trade payment platform, has on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership with TerraPay, leading global money movement company.

South Korea’s CHEQUER closes strategic investment at $27.82M

CHEQUER Inc., the South Korea-based innovative developer behind the cloud security solution 'QueryPie', has on Monday announced the successful closure of its strategic investment round, joining Shinhan Venture Investment, raising a total of $27.82 million.

AVPN launches $15M AI Opportunity Fund with Google.org, ADB support

AVPN, the largest network of social investors based in Singapore, has announced the launch of the $15 million Artificial Intelligence (AI) Opportunity Fund: Asia-Pacific, with the support of Google.org and the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

India’s Zypp Electric raises $15M in Series C funding led by ENEOS

Zypp Electric, an India-based tech-enabled electric vehicle (EV)-as-a-service platform, has announced the successful kick-off of its Series C funding round, raising $15 million. This round was led by Japanese major ENEOS.

[BEYOND EXPO 2024] CATL expects electric commercial planes to be ready as soon as 2027

Zeng was referring to commercial airplane with total takeoff weight of 8.8 tonnes which he said could probably have 14 seaters.

India’s Portl secures $3M in funding round led by Bharat Innovation Fund

Portl, an India-based digital fitness and wellness technology startup, has successfully closed a $3 million funding round led by Bharat Innovation Fund. This round also saw participation from existing investor Kalaari Capital and new investor T-Hub Foundation.