southeast Asia

Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the regions that are geographically south of China, east of India and Bangladesh, north of Australia, and west of New Guinea.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

Gojek Notches $1.2B In Funding To Compete With Rival Grab
Gojek Notches $1.2B In Funding To Compete With Rival Grab
March 17, 2020  |  Investments

To compete with Grab Holdings, Gojek has beaten tech industry tumult amid the coronavirus pandemic and notched $1.2 billion in fundraising, Bloomberg reported. The new...

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Wirecard, Grab Partner For Southeast Asia Money Transfers
Wirecard, Grab Partner For Southeast Asia Money Transfers
March 11, 2020  |  International

German FinTech firm Wirecard is partnering with Southeast Asia’s “super app” Grab to facilitate payments and transfers, Wirecard announced on Wednesday (March 11).  Wirecard will...

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Rethinking The SME Loan Underwriting Model In Southeast Asia
Rethinking The SME Loan Underwriting Model In Southeast Asia
March 10, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The small business credit gap is a global issue, a problem that banks and FinTechs continue to hack away at, yet one that remains stubbornly...

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SoftBank Shareholders Push For Grab, Gojek Deal In Indonesia
SoftBank Shareholders Push For Grab, Gojek Deal In Indonesia
March 08, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Investors are asking SoftBank to help align Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing unicorns Grab and Gojek, The Financial Times reported, citing sources. In the past 18 months,...

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Southeast Asia Tips The B2B FinTech Funding Scales
Southeast Asia Tips The B2B FinTech Funding Scales
February 28, 2020  |  B2B Payments

With more than $1 billion raised — and more to come — this week became the most lucrative for B2B FinTech venture capital funding. Southeast...

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Grab: How Alt Data Is Closing Southeast Asia’s $175B SMB Credit Gap
Grab: How Alt Data Is Closing Southeast Asia’s $175B SMB Credit Gap
February 27, 2020  |  SMBs

It’s no accident that technology companies that have historically not operated in the financial services space are expanding into the small business lending arena. With...

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Gojek, Grab Refute Merger Rumors
Gojek, Grab Refute Merger Rumors
February 25, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing giants Gojek and Grab are holding discussions about a possible merger, The Information reported on Tuesday (Feb. 25), citing sources, but the...

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Singapore’s Credify Raises $1M To Expand Into Southeast Asia
Singapore’s Credify Raises $1M To Expand Into Southeast Asia
February 18, 2020  |  Investments

Software development company Credify, based in Singapore, has raised $1 million in a seed funding round from SoftBank-backed artificial intelligence (AI) incubator Deepcore, as well...

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Volocopter, Grab Partner On Air Taxi Study In Southeast Asia
Volocopter, Grab Partner On Air Taxi Study In Southeast Asia
February 18, 2020  |  Innovation

German urban air mobility startup Volocopter is partnering with ridesharing and payments startup Grab to launch a joint feasibility study to bring air taxi services...

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