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One area in digital advertising where information asymmetry is rife is #search, as the major platforms do not provide the ability to use independent pre-bid or on-search result page controls. When search advertising counts for over 40 percent of digital #advertising spend, this leaves search open to exploitation by bad actors. This risk gets amplified when…

Refy, a Singapore-based green asset fintech financier, has successfully secured a pre-seed investment of $525,000 from Wavemaker Impact (WMi) to accelerate its mission of unlocking the market for small- and mid-sized green assets within the commercial and industrial (C&I) sectors.

As the online #gaming sector battles ongoing issues, blockchain technology emerges as a solution. For example, games are now starting to leverage #blockchain in various components. And this, to an extent, helps to combat fraud and cheating, offering enhanced #security and transparency in how games operate.

Malaysian clean energy solutions provider Gentari Sdn Bhd (Gentari), through its subsidiary Gentari Hydrogen Sdn Bhd, has signed a heads of agreement (HOA) with SEDC Energy Sdn Bhd (SEDCE), a subsidiary of the Sarawak Economic Development Corporation, for the joint development of a centralized hydrogen production hub in Sarawak’s Bintulu, to be known as the…

The Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) has launched Project Tapir, partnering with Malaysia-based venture capital (VC) firms, Artem Ventures and OSK Ventures International Berhad (OSKVI) to identify and showcase promising Singapore FinTech companies who are keen to launch in Malaysia.

Promoting crypto products is still tricky in 2024. According to moderation playbooks of Google and Meta, which the companies try to keep uniform, company advertising policy usually overrides the regional legislation, e.g. if your particular country allows #crypto and #web3 products to exist and be promoted legally, it doesn’t mean that you’ll be able to do…

Vietnam-based 1Long, a financial technology platform focused on helping individuals achieve financial goals, has on Monday announced securing a $500,000 investment in a pre-seed round. The funding is contributed by major investors including Iterative, Monk’s Hill Ventures, R2VP, and Orionis Capital.

JULO, an Indonesia-based digital financial servicesplatform, has on Monday announced it has achieved an annual recurring revenue of over $120 million, with its total loan disbursement experiencing a 50 percent growth in 2023. The milestone comes alongside the company reporting operating profit breakeven in December 2023, underscoring its sustainable…

ProCredit, a Philippines-based small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) lender, closed a $4.1 million pre-seed round, led by Integra Partners. The round also saw participation from the Menardo Jimenez Family Office, M Venture Partners (MVP), Cento Ventures, Gobi Partners (Gobi-Core Philippine Fund), and several local angels.

VinFast, a Vietnam-based electric vehicle manufacturer, has officially broke ground on its first integrated electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing facility in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The electric vehicle facility boasts a total initial investment of $500 million over five years, with a projected capacity of 150,000 vehicles annually.