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Telkomsel’s Jockie Heruseon on the relevance of the digital economy in supporting sunstainable innovation [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

Telkomsel Corporate Accelerator (Tinc) is our flagship startup accelerator program as a footprint for the telco industry in supporting other verticals with Telkomsel capability & assets, such as agriculture, fintech, SaaS, and many more.

ALAMI Group Founder Dima Djani on the role of truly sharia financial products in driving social impact [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

As the financial technology ecosystem, ALAMI has a bold mission to spread the positive impact and build a more equitable society using technology based on sharia principles, so we committed to establish truly sharia digital financial products and services that drive the social impact and provide the best experience to the user.

True Digital Park’s Dr. Tarit Nimmanwudipong on the economic and societal role of the innovation ecosystem [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

The park is a critical driver for the development of the startup and innovation ecosystem in Thailand. All under one roof, startups, entrepreneurs, tech companies, investors, accelerators, incubators, academies and government agencies co-exist in our interconnected ecosystem.

RPG Commerce Founder Melvin Chee on supply chain innovations [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

We’ve always been an e-commerce and have a strong online presence, and we know that our customers are gravitating towards blended experiences and are wanting a physical touch and connection with our brands.

Keyta’s Co-Founders on the role of “key-commerce” on innovating conversational commerce [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

In our opinion, impact means solving major societal problems with measurable positive change. It definitely plays a role that the product we are building should have the right customer journey suited for the market we are trying to target.

Shiok Meats Co-Founder Dr. Sandhya Sriram on the ‘Shelf of the Future’ [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

As pioneers in the industry, we also understand our responsibility to educate the world on alternative proteins.

Vietnam’s VinFast opens first two stores in Europe

Vietnamese automotive firm VinFast has officially opened its first two VinFast Stores in Cologne, Germany and Paris, France. The event marked a starting point for VinFast in its European retail store network, affirming VinFast’s strong commitment to driving the revolution of sustainable mobility.

Quest Ventures’ Michelle Ng on the role of accelerators in sustainable impact [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

ESG and impact are starting to feature more strongly in investment evaluation and decisions. Investors believe that a strong social-environmental impact will eventually lead to sustained outsized profitability, rather than a scramble for strong short-term profitability that will fizzle out. 

Tonik acquires TendoPay to enter employee benefits market

Tonik Financial Pte. Ltd. (Tonik), the parent company of Tonik Digital Bank, Inc. in the Philippines, has entered into a landmark agreement with Tendo Payment Solutions Pte. Ltd. (Tendo) to acquire its Philippine business, operating under the brand name "TendoPay". This deal is set to further cement its leading position in digital credit inclusion in the…

India’s Prismforce raises $13.6M Series A funding led by Sequoia Capital India

Prismforce, an India-based vertical software as a service (SaaS) firm announced Tuesday that it has raised Series A funding of $13.6 million led by Sequoia Capital India along with a select set of global angel investors. Prior to this, a year ago, Prismforce had raised $1.8 million in seed funding from select industry thought leaders, serial entrepreneurs…