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IIB strengthens GBS Medini partnerships, aiming net zero carbon CBD

Iskandar Investment Berhad (IIB) is strengthening its partnership for Global Business Services (GBS) Iskandar @ Medini, aiming a net zero carbon central business distric (CBD) by 2030.

Singapore’s Chainstack secures strategic investment to accelerate Web3 infrastructure development

Chainstack, Singapore-based Web3 infrastructure providers, has successfully secured a strategic investment from SBI Ven Capital, Sygnum, Azimut Group, Unicorn Factory Ventures, and Ventech Ventures.

Grab reports higher revenue, lower operating loss in first quarter

Singapore-based superapp Grab has reported higher revenue and lower operating loss in the first quarter amid improvement of all segments.

Unlocking digital side hustles: 3 Tech-driven ways to earn online income

With #Web3, decentralization, and #AI, digital solutions are not only reshaping the concept of the #FutureOfWork, but these are also making income opportunities more accessible to users, while also providing significant benefits to technology users on both individual and institutional levels.

IFC invests $5M in New Sturgeon Capital Fund to support tech startups across Central Asia

To promote digital economies and support the growth of early-stage tech startups in Central Asia, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) will invest up to $5 million in Sturgeon Emerging Opportunities II, LP, a new venture capital fund managed by Sturgeon Capital, a major venture capital investor.

Audax Financial Technology partners Paymentology to provide end to end cards-as-a-service solution

Paymentology, a next-gen global issuer-processor, has on Wednesday announced a strategic partnership with audax Financial Technology (audax), a Singapore-based digital banking technology solutions provider backed by Standard Chartered Ventures, to provide end to end cards-as-a-service (CaaS) solution.

Singapore’s SQREEM acquires TotallyAwesome to boost youth marketing

Singapore-headquartered SQREEM Technologies, an artificial intelligence (AI) and digital behavior aggregator, has announced its definitive acquisition of Singapore’s TotallyAwesome, the contextual digital advertising platform specializing in youth marketing in the Asia-Pacific region.

Streamlining payments: Using your social media profile to get paid

The integration of social usernames as payment aliases addresses the fragmented nature of #DigitalPayments, but it goes beyond simple convenience. The integration of #Web3 technology also involves smarter payment routing, which enhances the financial landscape by ensuring a more efficient and secure processing of payments. 

Singapore’s Allozymes raises $15M in Series A funding led by Seventure Partners, Xora Innovation

Allozymes, a Singapore-based innovator in enzyme discovery and engineering, has on Monday announced the closing of a $15 million Series A funding round led by Seventure Partners of France and Xora Innovation of Singapore.

Sea’s revenue up 22.8 percent year on year in first quarter

Southeast Asian technology firm Sea saw its total revenue rise 22.8 percent year on year to $3.7 billion in the first quarter.