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Why FinTechs should embrace Open Finance

Compared to generalized products offered by large financial institutions, personalized FinTech products will likely generate greater individual returns, driving customer satisfaction and increasing retention rates for fintech companies.

Vietnam is emerging as Southeast Asia’s hotspot for venture capital post-COVID

Emerging from the pandemic while other countries are still in the midst of the crisis is giving Vietnam an advantage. The country’s startup ecosystem has been transformed from the second-least active to the third-most active among ASEAN countries, trailing only Indonesia and Singapore.

ORIGIN: Internet solutions are helping reimagine how industries deal with the challenges of the pandemic

Much has been written about how the pandemic has changed industries for the worse. A better perspective, however, would be how it is prompting industries to evolve and innovate to deal with the new normal of things.

Why insurance for delivery riders is a win-win

Microinsurance can grow to become a foundation for those gig workers to obtain financial protection against material and health risks such as failed delivery, damaged products during delivery, injuries, accidents, and illness, etc.

Avant Meats on optimizing the process and customizing for the market for cultured seafood products [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

Based in Hong Kong and with plans to set up operations in Singapore, Avant Meats cultivates and customizes premium fish products using an efficient process that optimizes production-to-delivery to ensure zero wastage. With Avant Meat's process, there is no need to continuously catch, grow, or slaughter fish, thus ensuring sustainability without sacrificing…

Startup Weekend Singapore: Developing groundbreaking solutions to the most pressing sustainability challenges of today

We believe that sustainability goes beyond climate change. We wanted to create a safe and inclusive place where dreamers could come together to not only build ideas to protect our planet but also solutions to create a better society and promote shared prosperity.

Gushcloud is professionalizing management of digital creators, influencers, and talent [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

Gushcloud connects audiences and brands with influencers and content creators through representation and management, brand strategy, marketing and activation services, media production, sales, and distribution, licensing, and by co-creating signature events.

Ottodot is encouraging active and immersive learning amid a changing education landscape [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

We believe the curiosity gap between two children will compound and widen as they grow up. It will reflect in their skills, confidence, and capacity to make a meaningful impact on society. We need to arrest this problem early and continue to kindle and hone curiosity among children 7 to 12 years old.

Philippines startup Great Deals E-Commerce secures $30M Series B led by Fast Group

Great Deals plans to use its Series B fund to build an automated fulfillment center that will concentrate on tech development. This will be a big help for the company to meet the growing demand for e-commerce in the Philippines.