Gobi Partners leads China VC charge into Southeast Asia
Photo Caption (L-R): Managing Director Malaysia of Gobi Partners Jamaludin Bujang; CEO of AirAsia Group Tony Fernandes; Founder and CEO of EasyParcel Clarence Leong and CEO of Teleport Pete Chareonwongsak flanked by AirAsia Cabin Crew. (Image credit:AirAsia)
Editor’s note: This article is produced in cooperation with AirAsia and Gobi Partners. We believe in transparency in our publishing and…
ORIGIN | Malaysia must act to avoid falling behind in AI
Md. Radzi bin Din, executive director of G3 Global and William Yap, the founder of AI Malaysia, speak at the AI Fireside Chat session at the ORIGIN conference on June 21, 2019.
Malaysia is lagging behind regional peers in AI adoption, said Mohammad Radzi, executive director of G3 Global, during a Fireside Chat at ORIGIN, held during Malaysia Tech Week 2019. He said that the country should…
ORIGIN | Mobile payment solutions are taking off in Southeast Asia
Aiza Azreen Ahmad, director of strategic partnership at Boost, at TechNode Global’s ORIGIN conference on June 21, 2019. (Image credit: TechNode)
TechNode gathered four industry experts at its ORIGIN conference, during Malaysia Tech Week 2019, for a discussion on “Payment Solutions in Southeast Asia.” Kenneth Ho, CEO of the cross-border business matching engine Beam and moderator for the panel,…
ORIGIN Malaysia | Payment Solutions, SEA Investment Landscape, Grassroot Influencers
China is leading the world in mobile payment solutions, with FinTech innovations like WeChat Pay and Alipay. This is a testament to how Chinse mobile payment tech is a few years ahead of Southeast Asia. In some ways, the success of payment solutions in China highlights facets of the Chinese market which would be difficult to replicate elsewhere. Having said that, Southeast Asia’s digital payment…
Founder’s Interview: ShopBack
ShopBack connects consumers and merchants, bringing direct benefits to both parties. It provides users with a one-stop rewards platform to earn cashback, while delivering performance-based marketing analytics to their merchants. ShopBack works with renowned e-commerce merchants and is leading the wave of smarter shopping in Asia Pacific with its dominant presence in Singapore, Malaysia,…
TechNode Partners Alibaba Cloud To Empower Businesses In Singapore With Digital Capabilities And Expertise To Expand In Asia and China
Alibaba Cloud and Eight Local Partners Launch China Gateway initiative
Left to right: Sharon Teo, Singapore Enterprise Chapter Chairman at SGTech; Tan Su Shan, Group Head of Institutional Banking at DBS; Edmas Neo, CEO at ACE; Jane Lim, Assistant Chief Executive at IMDA; Selina Yuan, President of Alibaba Cloud Intelligence International; Senior Minister Chee Hong Tat; Dr Derek Wang, General…
TechNode kicks off its 2nd edition of ORIGIN Conference in Malaysia
Chinese tech companies are on an Asian roll. Alibaba counts Southeast Asia market as one of the primary destinations of its globalization drive. What are the underlying factors pushing Chinese companies to Southeast Asia? ORIGIN, a content track run by TechNode, dives deep into the basis of China and Southeast Asia’s technology development. As China’s home front begins to cool, many…
Founder’s Interview: QIQ Global
Dalston Pung, Co-founder of QIQ Global
What’s your story?
Hello everyone, my name is Dalston Pung. I am a 31-year-old Entrepreneur from Singapore. I started out my career as an Accountant. However, after a few years of working in the financial industry, I came across an opportunity to accquire a dying DVD rental business. After being in the business for over a year, I managed to create an…
Founder’s Interview: The Wallet Engine
Arish Khajotia, Co-founder of The Wallet Engine
What’s your story?
My entrepreneurial journey like many other entrepreneurs started from a very young age. I was fortunate to be born into a family of entrepreneurs (even my mum had two businesses of her own, along with three kids) and my earliest lessons into the business world was seeing my father’s charisma in building his ship management…
SWITCH 2018: Last call to save more than 70% on tickets!
With ORIGIN by TechNode’s launch at SWITCH 2018 quickly approaching, we would like to announce three more invigorating panels and fireside chats and introduce the VC Meetup portion of this event. We would also like to remind everyone that by purchasing the ORIGIN by TechNode Pass, you will be granted access to ALL conference tracks and exhibitions happening at SWITCH 2018. This is the final call…