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Animoca Brands inks strategic agreement with Farcana
Farcana, an upcoming Web3 team arena shooter game, has on Wednesday announced that it has entered into a strategic agreement with Hong Kong-based Web3 industry firm Animoca Brands.
Contactless card payments usage surges in Malaysia, says Visa study
Seven in ten consumers in Malaysia are now using contactless cards for payments, said a recent study done by global payment firm Visa.
Singapore’s Needle closes $1.2M Pre-Seed round led by Iterative
Needle, an end-to-end artificial intelligence (AI) marketer based in Singapore, has on Wednesday announced the close of its $1.2 million oversubscribed pre-seed round led by Iterative. The round also saw participation from Ethos Fund and Goldbell Financial Services.
Singapore’s VentureBlick secures $2.6M for first two startups
VentureBlick, a Singapore-based venture platform for healthcare innovation, has announced the successful closure of its first two deals, securing a total of $2.6 million for two startups despite a challenging funding environment.
Singapore’s EDBI backs US’s Moloco amid machine learning growth
Moloco, a United States firm in operational machine learning (ML) and performance advertising, has announced that investors including Fidelity Management & Research Company and Singapore-based global investor EDBI, have become its shareholders via secondary stock transactions.
Tencent Cloud partners Allo Bank to boost digital banking in Indonesia
Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of China-based tech company Tencent, has on Wednesday announced its collaboration with Allo Bank, Indonesia’s largest digital banking platform, to enhance digital banking in the country.
The checkout is no longer merely transactional – it’s an essential part of the brand experience
Driving conversions and building a loyal customer base are essential ingredients for long-term sustainable growth. A smooth #ecommerce checkout is an important part of this, but it has not typically been regarded as part of the #brand identity. That’s now changing, with #payments no longer seen as the ‘last stage’ of the customer transaction, but the…
Securing Singapore’s water future: Leveraging innovative technology for industrial wastewater treatment
In order to achieve the #sustainable development goals, set for 2030, specifically under the water pillar, #Singapore's water management approach involves both leveraging technology and reducing the #carbon footprint from #water treatments. #SDG
MRANTI partners pitchIN to boost Malaysian startups
Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology & Innovation (MRANTI), a commercialization catalyst in the technology and innovation ecosystem, and pitchIN, Malaysia's Digital Fundraising and Investment Hub, have announced their strategic partnership aimed at revolutionizing the investment landscape for Malaysian startups and spinoffs.
Singapore yellow biotech firm Ento Industries raises growth funding to ramp up production capabilities
Singapore home-grown biotechnology start up Ento Industries has secured growth funding from a pair of environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused private investors Tak Wai CHUNG and Te-LingNAI. The funding will expedite the firm's move to a larger facility and ramp up its production capabilities.
