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Animoca Brands hits unicorn status after completing $138.88M capital raise with second tranche of $50M
The new capital will be used to fund strategic investments and acquisitions, product development, and licenses for popular intellectual properties.
Consortiums and companies submit Malaysia digital banking license bids as deadline looms close, including Grab-Singtel venture
The Race for the five digital banking licenses heats up further as more consortiums and companies announced their application, including ride-hailing giant Grab-Singtel consortium, which bagged a digital full-bank license in Singapore last year. These consortiums also include overseas investors and technology partners from Singapore, Japan, and China.
Blockchain FinTech AID:Tech raises $3.5M Series A funding led by Affinidi, will focus on growth and scale in Southeast Asia
The funding will go towards scaling their team in Singapore, relocating their new headquarters, focus on growth in Southeast Asia and increased support for cross chain interoperable Digital ID applications.
With cybersecurity risks from the global shift to remote work, what are key ingredients in making it secure and viable?
Before COVID-19, we all recognized that a global shift towards remote work had become a trend. However, the response to the COVID-19 pandemic greatly accelerated this movement, almost doubling the number of remote workers.
The rise of pet-focused e-commerce is a sign of maturing market, says Oyen’s Kevin Hoong amid pet InsurTech’s $420K Seed raise
We are extremely focused on accelerating our growth of pet owner acquisition in Malaysia and constantly experimenting with new growth channels to scale our business. Within the coming months, we hope to also further develop our proprietary technology which will allow us to distribute our product and manage our claims services smartly and at scale. To…
Taiwanese cloud kitchen startup 3 SQUARE eyes APAC expansion
Besides Taiwan, 3 SQUARE is looking to expand into Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, The Philippines and Japan.
‘Robinhood of Vietnam’ Infina raises $2M in oversubscribed Seed round
The startup seeks to tap into a growing opportunity in the retail investing space in Vietnam. The country of 97 million population has more than 75 percent internet users transacting money digitally, but only roughly 3.14 million--or 3.2 percent of the population-- investing in securities.
8 Future of Work trends that will influence your business in 2021 and beyond
The 'Future of Work' is already here. Organizations that successfully navigate this increasingly volatile, uncertain, and ambiguous world are the ones that will thrive in the post-pandemic economy.
7 Little changes that will make a big difference with your ‘phygital’ customer experience
The present pandemic and the need for physical distancing caught the imagination of brands to develop a hybrid platform. As a result, the customers experience physical and digital shopping benefits and transform their buying experience to the next level. It is where "phygital" services came about.
