August 4, 2016
Machine learning technology set to unlock US$17B fintech opportunity: white paper
The fintech industry opportunity in Asia is set to directly compete with North...
August 4, 2016
MaGIC Accelerator Programme: SEA’s largest accelerator Demo Day returns with participation from 15 countries
About 50 startups from various countries participated in today’s...
August 4, 2016
Indosat Ooredoo partners with GoSwiff to launch a mobile payment acceptance solution
D-Pay comes packaged with Data, Voice and SMS to support retailers in...
August 4, 2016
From general public to SMEs: Singapore crowdfunding platform Funding Societies raises US$6.3M
Since its 2015 inception, the company has facilitated US$6.3 million worth of...
August 4, 2016
MaGIC’s Social Entrepreneurship Demo Day sees promising enterprises, aims to address social and environmental issues in Malaysia
Social entrepreneurs were mentored for four months by Google Head of Technology...
August 4, 2016
Tencent, Baidu, JD.com double down on Bitauto with US$550M investment
This is the third investment that Tencent and JD have made in the company...
August 3, 2016
Ex-Malaysian PM Abdullah Badawi launches world’s first waqf-based crowdfunding platform
WaqfWorld.org combines waqf (Islamic endowment) with the dynamism of...
August 3, 2016
Bitcoin’s rough day: Price tumbles 20 per cent after US$65M exchange theft
The price of bitcoin did recover from the initial plunge, and it will be worth...
August 3, 2016
Meet the 6 Indian startups attending Pitney Bowes accelerator programme
The startups will be placed in Pune or Noida for incubation and will have...
August 3, 2016
Grab to raise around US$600M from Didi and SoftBank: Bloomberg
This week has been one hell of a ride for ride-hailing services Southeast...