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Bank Indonesia (BI) and the Bank of Thailand (BoT) announced to move from piloting phase to the implementation phase of cross-border QR payment linkage on Monday. The piloting phase of cross-border QR payment linkage between Indonesia and Thailand, launched on August 17, 2021, has been running successfully. For the implementation phase, 76 payment system…

Singapore-headquartered PropTech start-up Propseller announced Tuesday a $12 million Series A funding led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India. The round saw participation from existing investors Hustle Fund, Iterative, and Rapzo Capital, and new investors Partech, ICCP SBI, Vulpes Ventures and Redbadge Pacific.

ESB, an Indonesia-based fully-integrated restaurant management software as a service (SaaS) platform, announced Monday its $29 million Series B funding round led by Northstar Group and Alpha JWC Ventures. The round also saw participation from existing investors including BEENEXT, Vulcan Capital and AC Ventures.

Topics in the report include the latest development in the Indonesian EV market, findings on the electric 2-wheeler market and the electric 4-wheeler market, consumers’ preferences, market entry and growth strategies, among others.

Malaysian private equity firm Creador has led a pre-Series A round of $11 million for UnoAsia, operator of Uno Digital Bank, one of only six licensed digital banks in the Philippines.UnoAsia had already raised $33.5 million in pre-seed and seed funding, of which $21 million came from Creador.

Bank Indonesia (BI) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced Monday the commencement of work on a cross-border QR payment linkage between Indonesia and Singapore as part of the ASEAN-wide payments connectivity effort.

Singapore-based private market exchange ADDX has launched a cash management tool that allows investors with excess funds in their wallets to earn interest, instead of letting their cash sit idle. Named ADDX Earn, the solution aims to withstand short-term volatility while preserving capital.

Malaysia-listed energy infrastructure and technology firm Yinson Holdings Berhad (Yinson) has partnered with retailer AEON CO. (M) Bhd (AEON) to provide charging infrastructure across AEON and AEON BiG shopping outlets in Malaysia and introduce e-mobility leasing solutions for Aeon Group’s logistics fleet.

ARIA, a one-stop solution for Indonesia’s agriculture service, said Monday it has secured $5 million of seed funding led by East Ventures, who joined the pre-seed round in March 2022. This round of funding was also joined by Triputra Group, Michael Sampoerna, Arkana Ventures, GK-Plug & Play, and other strategic investors.

In line with the rapid growth and interest in Web3, TechNode Global has introduced a category “Web 3 Disruptors” in the third edition of ORIGIN Innovation Awards.