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A fraud deterrent with an open data approach: Digital Footprint Analysis

One thing that all criminals know is how important it is to cover your tracks. We’re talking all the way from your lowest-level criminals – say, a kid blaming the dog for the broken window – all the way up to your everyday digital huckster, defrauding companies for thousands at a time.

Singapore’s Cake DeFi stacks leadership bench, with experts from the corporate and traditional finance sectors

Cake DeFi, the fastest-growing Singapore-based Decentralised Finance (DeFi) platform announced on Tuesday key appointments to its leadership bench from the traditional finance and technology sectors.

Singapore’s Intellect extends series A funding to $20M led by Tiger Global

Intellect, a Singapore-headquartered mental health startup, announced Tuesday it has raised an additional $10 million in a Series A extension, led by Tiger Global, bringing Intellect to a Series A total of $20 million. This round was led by Tiger Global and joined by new investors including K3 Ventures, JAFCO Asia, Singtel Innov8, and PERSOL Holdings, with…

Indonesian proptech platform Tanaku raises $5.5M pre-seed funding led by East Ventures

Tanaku, an Indonesia based proptech startup, said Tuesday it has raised $5.5 million of pre-seed funding led by East Ventures. The round included equity and debt capital from an International Bank, Tanaku. The fresh capital will accelerate Tanaku’s mission to make home ownership accessible and radically transform the home buying experience, with the current…

Good Food Institute Asia Pacific launches database for alt protein startups

The Good Food Institute Asia Pacific (GFI APAC) has launched a new “one-stop shop” database in collaboration with FoodInnovate ⁠—a joint initiative launched by Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) together with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Economic Development Board (EDB), IPI Singapore, JTC Corporation (JTC), and the Singapore…

Exploring the creative industry’s unexplored with interactive NFTs [Podcast]

Generative arts are not new in the NFT industry. Despite the unpredictable nature of the industry, NFTs are still on the path to exploring the unknown. Time will tell as to the real impact that interactive NFTs can instill across the creative industries.

India’s Vegrow raises $25M Series B funding led by Prosus Ventures

Vegrow, India’s leading business to business (B2B) marketplace for fruits announced Monday it has secured funding of a $25 million Series B round led by Prosus Ventures. Marquee investors Matrix Partners India, Elevation Capital, Lightspeed and Ankur Capital participated in the round while prominent angel and agri veteran Sanjiv Rangrass continues to back…

FoodTech startups pitched game-changing solutions at SPACE-F Batch 3 Accelerator Demo Day

SPACE-F program is dedicated to supporting the accelerator and incubator startups in the Food Tech industry to transform their innovative ideas into winning businesses that will impact the future of food. With the collaboration of the NIA, Thai Union Group PCL, Mahidol University, Thai Beverage PLC, and Deloitte Thailand.

Binance secures virtual asset service provider registration in Spain

Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, announced that its Spanish subsidiary, Moon Tech Spain, S.L., has been granted registration as a virtual asset services provider(VASP) by the Bank of Spain. This registration will allow Binance to offer crypto asset exchange and custody services in Spain in…

OCBC partners J&T to offer “last mile” delivery for over 1500 couriers in Malaysia

OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad (OCBC Bank) and delivery company J&T Express (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (J&T) are collaborating to make “last mile” delivery safer and more convenient for over 1,500 couriers in Malaysia through the use of the bank’s digital collection solution OCBC OneCollect.