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Thailand e-wallet provider TrueMoney enters Malaysia
TrueMoney, a fintech subsidiary of Thailand-based Ascend Money, has launched in Malaysia via partnership with Lotus’s Stores Malaysia Sdn Bhd (Lotus’s Malaysia) on Thursday.
India’s ApnaKlub raises $16M with new investors
ApnaKlub, an India-based business to business (B2B) wholesale platform for fast moving consumer goods, has on Thursday announced that it has raised a total of $16 million. The firm has raised an additional funding of $6 million from TrueScale Capital and ICMG Partners with participation from existing investors Flourish Ventures, Sequoia India’s Surge, Blume…
Animoca Brands Japan invests in Psychic VR Lab
Animoca Brands K.K. (Animoca Brands Japan), a strategic subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Web3 firm Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (Animoca Brands), has on Friday announced that it made a strategic investment of JP¥100 million ($774,230) into Psychic VR Lab’s JP¥1 billion ($7.74 million) fundraising round in December 2022.
Singapore’s The GrowHub uses technology to improve experience of “farm to fork” [Q&A]
In an interview with TechNode Global, The GrowHub Founder and CEO Lester Chan shared his views on the latest trends in the industry, challenges in food safety and how technology is able to address these challenges.
Marketing strategies for getting into the Metaverse
There is a shift in business mindset and adaptation toward using virtual reality for purposes other than gaming, such as creating, exploring, identifying, expressing, collaborating, and socializing.
Malaysia’s Carsome bolsters Indonesian operations via Electrum partnership and Nusantara expansion
Malaysia-based integrated car e-commerce platform Carsome is bolstering its Indonesian operations via partnership with Indonesian electric vehicle (EV) firm Electrum and has committed to investing in expanding its business in the nation’s planned Nusantara capital.
MYStartup partners DNB to solve corporate problems through MYStartup Hackathon 2022
MYStartup, a Malaysian government-owned platform powered by Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd. (Cradle), has collaborated with Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) to launch a hackathon (MYStartup Hackathon 2022) targeted at solving DNB's key corporate challenges.
The Straits Trading Company lists tokenised corporate bond backed by real estate on SDAX
SDAX, a regulated investment and trading platform providing multi asset securities and fund units, has listed a tokenised note from Straits Trading GG Pte Ltd (STGG) in its exchange.
Singapore’s Scorpio Electric clinches $6.75M funding at valuation of $150M
Singapore-based electric motorcycle firm Scorpio Electric Pte. Ltd. has successfully raised $6.75 million to further develop and test its first electric motorcycle, the Scorpio Electric X1.
PasarPolis becomes Indonesia’s first full-stack insurtech ecosystem with new strategic partnership
PasarPolis, an Indonesia-based insurtech firm, has become Indonesia's first official full-stack insurtech ecosystem, giving the company the ability to both distribute and underwrite its own digital insurance products.
