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Gogoro Inc., a Taiwan-based technology leader in battery-swapping ecosystems that enable sustainable mobility solutions for cities, has on Tuesday announced the immediate availability of its battery swapping ecosystem and Smartscooters in India.

In a region that one could argue is the birthplace of #QR code-based payments and #ewallets, the further adoption of mobile technology and digital wallets across the region has accelerated demand for cashless #payments faster than ever before, and in turn, greatly improved financial inclusion. With so much progression in 2023, what lies ahead in 2024 in the…

The collaborative effort to boost green finance between IFC and the bank has been strengthened with a new cooperation agreement signed on Tuesday. This enhanced partnership aims to accelerate necessary reforms to develop guidelines and standards to attract the green capital the country needs to drive its economy and create jobs while promoting a greener…

The Southeast Asia (SEA) Tech sector received a total funding of $4.3 billion in 2023 year to date (till December 5, 2023), a 65 percent plunge from $12.4 billion raised in the same period last year, Tracxn said Tuesday.

Singapore investment firm Sweef Capital has made strategic investment in Vietnam-based USM Healthcare to increase access to affordable medical devices and orthopedic products.

Cloud computing services firm Google Cloud and postal and eCommerce logistics provider Singapore Post Limited (SingPost) have on Tuesday announced a strategic collaboration to accelerate SingPost’s digital transformation journey and drive its next phase of sustainable growth.

Seraya Partners, the Asia-based independent privateequity fund for next-generation infrastructure investing, has on Tuesday announced the completion of its first fund, “Seraya Partners Fund I” at $800 million. The final investment which includes co-investments has surpassed its $750 million target.

Access to reliable funding is just the start of what an ideal financial partner should provide to help an #ecommerce business expand across borders. Understanding the challenges and opportunities in the target market and having a network of partners are vital to making the expansion successful. 

Malaysia-based conglomerate DRB-Hicom and Chinese automaker Geely Holdings have signed a joint venture agreement to develop the Automotive Hi-Tech Valley in Tanjong Malim, Perak in Malaysia. This follows the recent master collaboration agreement signed in October 2023, which had set forth the underlying principles, governance framework, and mutual…

Alibaba DAMO Academy has announced the launch of SeaLLMs, pioneering large language models (LLM) that come with 13-billion-parameter and 7-billion-parameter versions. The LLMs are specially designed to cater to the linguistic diversity of Southeast Asia (SEA).