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Vietnam’s VinFast signs agreements with 12 new dealers in US

Vietnamese carmaker VinFast Auto has on Tuesday announced it has officially signed agreements with 12 new dealers in the United States (US).

Primer partners Banxa to strengthen global crypto adoption through payments

Tencent-backed fintech firm Primer, has on Wednesday announced its strategic partnership with Banxa, a crypto infrastructure provider based in Australia, to boost crypto adoption via payments.

Zetrix, MYEG and MaiCapital ink MoU to launch virtual asset funds

Zetrix Foundation and MY E.G. Services Berhad (MYEG) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with MaiCapital, a licensed virtual asset manager in Hong Kong, to collaborate on the launch of a virtual asset fund or Hong Kong virtual assets exchange-traded fund (ETF) products.

Funding Societies partners SGeBIZ to bring embedded finance solutions for SMEs in Singapore

Funding Societies, the Singapore-based unified small and medium enterprises (SME) digital finance platform, has announced a strategic partnership with Singapore E-Business (SGeBIZ), a digital procurement, payment and sourcing platform provider, to bring business to business (B2B) embedded finance (EmFi) solutions to businesses in Singapore.

Gojek Singapore and ComfortDelGro Taxi ink cross-dispatch model partnership

Gojek Singapore and ComfortDelGro Taxi, Singapore’s largest taxi operator, have on Tuesday announced the official launch of their cross-dispatch model partnership.

SWAT Mobility secures $7.2M to fuel expansion across Asia

SWAT Mobility, a Singapore-based provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered vehicle routing solutions, has secured a total funding of $7.2 million in the latest round. SWAT Mobility said in a statement on Tuesday that this investment will fuel its expansion efforts across Asia, further solidifying its position in the region's mobility sector.

Toku to acquire Singapore-based AI-powered conversational CX platform AiChat

Toku, a Singapore-based provider of enterprise-grade cloud communications and customer experience (CX) solutions, has on Tuesday announced the intent to acquire AiChat, a Singapore-based artificial intelligence (AI)-powered conversational customer experience (CX) platform.

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Google’s Performance Max: A game-changer for marketers or a misstep?

I believe that the industry as whole, should have a sense of optimism regarding the potential of what AI can bring to the table in terms of driving better marketing performance. There is value to be realized in automation and operational efficiencies to be gained. But, whether it’s #PMax or any other #AI-led solutions, marketers must push for algorithmic…

India-based real estate decarbonization platform Accacia raises $6.5M in pre-series A round led by Illuminate Financial

Accacia, a decarbonization platform focusing on the real estate and infrastructure sectors, has closed a $6.5 million in a pre-Series A round led by Illuminate Financial, a venture capital firm focused on enterprise fintech companies.