CertiK Skyfall Team’s Alert Leads to Enhanced Security Measures at ByteDance

NEW YORK, Feb. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ByteDance, the highly-valued and still-private creator of TikTok and a leading global technology company, has acknowledged the critical role played by the CertiK Skyfall team in identifying and mitigating a substantial security risk within its systems. The ByteDance Security Response Center promptly addressed the warning issued by CertiK, leading to…

Industry veteran Dennis Martin joins fintech start-up ADVANCE.AI to lead credit reporting business

SINGAPORE, Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ADVANCE.AI, Southeast Asia's leading provider of digital identity verification, compliance and risk management solutions, has appointed industry veteran, Dennis Martin, as CEO of its credit reporting business. Martin has 25 years' leadership experience in the global credit reporting industry and was previously the Group CEO of CTOS Digital in Malaysia,…

Industry veteran Dennis Martin joins fintech start-up ADVANCE.AI to lead credit reporting business

South Korea’s Elice raises $14.9M in Series C round led by Vertex Growth

Elice Inc. (Elice), South Korea’s upcoming artificial intelligence (AI)-powered educational platform company, has raised a KRW 20 billion ($14.9 million) Series C round. Elice said in a statement on Monday that the new funding is led by Vertex Growth, a growth-stage venture capital fund anchored by Vertex Holdings, a subsidiary of the global investment company Temasek. Its participating…

Singapore’s SPH Media to acquire tech media firm Tech in Asia

Singapore's largest news publisher SPH Media announced on Wednesday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Tech in Asia Pte. Ltd. (TIA), a technology media company that serves and develops Asia’s tech and startup community. With its reach and capabilities, TIA will strengthen the offerings of SPH Media and, in particular, that of The Business Times (BT), the company said in a…

Singapore’s CrossFund raises additional $1.5M in funding at a $47M valuation

Singapore-based Fintech startup CrossFund has raised additional $1.5 million in funding at a $47 million valuation. The firm said in a statement on Monday that it has raised its fourth funding round in two years from family offices in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Asia, BlockBase Ventures, UI Investments, Australian Gulf Capital, BXB Capital, and strategic angels. "Having…

CrossFund Raises Additional $1.5M in Funding at a $47M Valuation, Establishes Itself as Leading Investment Gateway to the Emerging World

SINGAPORE, Oct. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Fintech startup, CrossFund, has raised its fourth funding round in two years from family offices in MENA and Asia, BlockBase Ventures, UI Investments, Australian Gulf Capital, BXB Capital, and strategic angels. Founded in 2021 by Ben Cardarelli and Davide Cali, the company has quickly become the equity financing tool of choice for startups in SEA and EMEA…