February 2, 2017
Singapore’s dating app Paktor relaunches in South Korea as ‘Swipe’
The Paktor team cited cultural reasons for the revamp Singaporean dating...
February 2, 2017
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...
February 2, 2017
Cermati helps Indonesians buy financial services, adds significant boost to Series A
Cermati’s seven-digit extension will help the company hire, add products...
February 2, 2017
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...
February 2, 2017
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...
February 2, 2017
Indonesian crowdfunding platform Wujudkan to shut down in March
After five years of operation, Wujudkan cited inability to generate income as...
February 1, 2017
HOOQ appoints ex-BBC Worldwide CTO Michael Fleshman as CTO
He will help plan and develop the video streaming service’s platform and...
February 1, 2017
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...
February 1, 2017
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...
February 1, 2017
Indonesian game developer Toge Productions raises funding to kickstart international expansion
Toge Productions CEO claimed to have been generating profits each year, with...