RegTech

Singapore regtech startup Silent Eight raises $40M in Series B Round led by TYH Ventures

Silent Eight, a Singapore-based regtech firm in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) enhanced economic sanctions enforcement and financial crime prevention, announced…

Leveraging AI to create safer, ESG-compliant construction sites [Q&A]

Few industries, if any, emit more carbon than the construction sector. According to the World Economic Forum, global construction accounts for 38 percent of total global…

Tookitaki’s Abhishek Chatterjee on enhancing trust and security in FinTech through RegTech driven by AI and collaboration [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

FinTech is one of the fastest-growing sectors today, with FinTech companies having dominated the lists of fastest-growing companies at least in the past couple of years. That…

ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2021: Startup Winners – AI, E-commerce, FinTech & RegTech

We are thrilled to announce the Startup Winners - AI, E-commerce, FinTech & RegTech for the second edition of the ORIGIN Innovation Awards. The ORIGIN Innovation Awards…

ORIGIN Innovation Awards 2021: Announcing the Startup Finalists – AI, E-commerce, FinTech & RegTech

We are thrilled to announce the finalists of the Startup Finalists - AI, E-commerce, FinTech & RegTech for the second edition of the ORIGIN Innovation Awards. The ORIGIN…

Malaysia to roll out digital ID in 2024

The National Digital Identity (NDI) will be fully implemented in 2024, according to Malaysia Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin. He said the initiative would not replace MyKad, the…

Singapore Heritas Capital Fund II

SBI, Sygnym, Azimut launch $75M digital asset-focused VC fund in Singapore

Japan-based FinTech group SBI Group, Singapore-based digital asset bank Sygnum, and European asset manager Azimut Group announced on Thursday the launch of a venture capital fund…

Bank of China, DBS & HSBC join GSBN to form Trade Finance Advisory Group to transform global trade

Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), an independent, not-for-profit technology consortium to build a blockchain-enabled operating system designed to redefine global trade,…

Sunway iLabs announces top 5 startups for its 2021 Super Accelerator program

Malaysia-based conglomerate Sunway Group’s innovation arm, Sunway Innovation Labs (Sunway iLabs), has announced the top five startups from its one month pre-accelerator phase of…

Recognizing startups in the second edition of ORIGIN Innovation Awards

Nominations for the second edition of ORIGIN Innovation Awards, APAC’s accolade for tech innovations, are now open. Organized by TechNode Global, the Awards is established with…