Singapore’s dating app Paktor relaunches in South Korea as ‘Swipe’

The Paktor team cited cultural reasons for the revamp Singaporean dating...


Grab invests US$700M for its master plan in the Indonesian market

The master plan includes the setting up of an R&D centre, a social impact...


Cermati helps Indonesians buy financial services, adds significant boost to Series A

Cermati’s seven-digit extension will help the company hire, add products...


Restaurant deals startup OneLoyalCard acqui-hires Pocketin to take on Dineout, EazyDiner

Pocketin raised a seed round of US$150,000 from Hong Kong-based VC firm Swastika...


Samsung to roll out online payment service for Android phones

Samsung Pay Mini will launch in South Korea in the first quarter of this year...


Indonesian crowdfunding platform Wujudkan to shut down in March

After five years of operation, Wujudkan cited inability to generate income as...


HOOQ appoints ex-BBC Worldwide CTO Michael Fleshman as CTO

He will help plan and develop the video streaming service’s platform and...


What Southeast Asia can learn from excess capital in China and Silicon Valley

The cases of big companies gone bust It may be counterintuitive, but one of the...


South Korea’s AIM gets US$1.6M seed funding to ‘democratise’ the finance industry

The investment is believed to be the first of its kind in the country...


Indonesian game developer Toge Productions raises funding to kickstart international expansion

Toge Productions CEO claimed to have been generating profits each year, with...