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UnaCash: M-commerce to contribute $ 11.1B to Philippines’ digital commerce market in 2025, with BNPL driving growth
The Philippines’ mobile commerce (m-commerce) segment is expected to grow by approximately $ 11.1 billion, representing 25.9 percent or a little over a quarter of digital commerce, latest analysis from in-app and in-store financial solutions provider UnaCash revealed.
Milk Partners, AirAsia rewards and The Sandbox team up to launch metaverse game
AirAsia rewards, the loyalty program of AirAsia MOVE, together with Milk Partners and The Sandbox, have launched an innovative metaverse game experience that brings real-world rewards into the digital space.
BMI: securing robust investment commitments will be key to second 5G network’s viability in Malaysia
Securing robust investment commitments will be key to second 5G network's viability in Malaysia, BMI Industry Research said Wednesday.
A closer look at how Futu’s Moomoo disrupts stock brokerage industry in Malaysia [Q&A]
Moomoo’s entry to Malaysia also came after it had become one of the top investment apps in neighbouring Singapore. One in three Singaporeans now use Moomoo to invest, information from its website showed.
Standard Chartered partners Wise to strengthen retail cross-border payments offering
Global bank Standard Chartered has announced a partnership with Wise Platform, Wise’s global payments infrastructure for banks, to power faster and cheaper international payments for the bank’s cross-border payment service, SC Remit.
PayPay, Alipay+ extend enhanced e-wallet payment options to over 3 million merchants across Japan with expanded partnership
PayPay, Japan's top QR payment operator, has on Wednesday announced an expanded partnership with Alipay+, Ant International’s cross- border mobile payment and digitalization technology solution, broadening its merchant coverage network across Japan.
Malaysia’s digital bank GXBank introduces new products & tech startup accelerator program
The event also saw the launch of TeXnovasi, a collaborative effort between GXBank and Grab Malaysia, and supported by Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd (Cradle), MYStartup and 1337 Ventures which aims to build an inclusive and sustainable tech-based entrepreneurship ecosystem in Malaysia.
Sunway iLabs & JETRO KL: five years of cross-border innovation for a sustainable future
This year, the Sunway iLabs–JETRO Green Transformation Accelerator (GXA) Program focuses on sustainability. The program provides startups an engaging platform to be immersed in the Malaysian business ecosystem, collaborating with Sunway Group and its business partners.
Indonesia’s Dash Electric secures seed funding to scale EV-as-a-Service across Indonesia
Dash Electric, an Indonesian electric vehicle (EV)-as-a-service startup, has on Wednesday announced the successful close of its oversubscribed seed funding round, led by The Radical Fund and co-led by Bali Investment Club (BIC).
NTU Singapore, Walden International launch $38M fund to support deep tech startups
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and leading global venture capital (VC) firm Walden International are launching a new venture capital fund to support deep tech spin-offs from the university.
