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VDX and MaiCapital sign MoU for comprehensive strategic partnership

VDX, the Hong Kong-based up-and-coming digital asset platform, has on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership with MaiCapital, an Hong Kong Securities & Futures Commission (SFC)-licensed blockchain and virtual asset manager, to support its upcoming Security Token Offering (STO) projects.

Quest Ventures appoints April Ong Vaño as Head of Environmental, Social & Governance

China-based venture capital firm Quest Ventures has appointed Philippine-based April Ong Vaño as its Head of Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG). In this capacity, Ong Vaño will play a pivotal role in advancing the company's mission and advancing sustainability efforts in key markets.

Thailand expects Tesla, Google, Microsoft to invest $5B — report

"Tesla would be looking into an EV manufacturing facility, Microsoft and Google are looking at data centers," Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said.

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Web application security, the sentinel of BFSI’s digital transformation

As the #BFSI sector continues its #DigitalTransformation journey, safeguarding customer and business data through robust web application security is not an option but a necessity. In a world where cyber threats are constantly evolving, BFSI organizations must adopt proactive #CyberSecurity measures, including the people, process, and technology…

Vietnamese Internet Platform VNG postpones US IPO – report

VNG has been exploring going public in the US since at least 2017.

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Optimizing online checkout: Bridging the gap between gaining customers and losing them

While your #checkout process is not the sole factor for customer conversion, it is often an underestimated aspect of sales success. Checkout optimization is certainly not a one-time-only exercise, it requires frequent refinement and testing. But with a myriad of tools available to merchants, building a frictionless checkout experience has become so much…

Japan’s Incubate Fund Asia announces first close of $50M third fund

Japan's venture capital firm Incubate Fund Asia has on Thursday announced the first close of its third fund which has a target corpus of $50 million. The fund is expanding its focus on supporting pre-seed and seed-stage startups in India and South East Asia (SEA).

Ant Group introduces ten Asian e-wallets to China to boost cross-border mobile payment

Chinese digital payment firm Ant Group has officially welcomed seven new leading e-wallets and payment apps from Asia to the “Alipay+-in-China” Program (A+China Program). The new additions bring the total number of overseas e-wallets accepted in the Chinese mainland to ten.

SC Ventures launches audax Financial Technology to help financial institutions accelerate digital banking capabilities

SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, has launched audax Financial Technology (audax), a digital banking technology solutions provider. The platform is designed to empower banks and financial institutions to accelerate their digital transformation, deliver new business models, serve new customer segments and…