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)

Malaysian eCommerce Firm Takes 7-Figure Stake In BizApp
Malaysian eCommerce Firm Takes 7-Figure Stake In BizApp
February 18, 2020  |  eCommerce

Commerce.Asia, an all-in-one eCommerce and technology company, has purchased a 30 percent stake in business platform BizApp, which helps businesses and brands manage daily operations...

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P2P Euro Lender Robocash Seeks Funding In Southeast Asia
P2P Euro Lender Robocash Seeks Funding In Southeast Asia
December 13, 2019  |  Investments

Robocash Group, a peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform, aims to raise $5 million in the next half-year from investors in Europe who want to invest in...

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Grab Launches GrabPay Card
Grab Launches GrabPay Card
December 05, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Grab is introducing Asia’s first numberless card in batches, with Singapore launching on Thursday (Dec. 5) and the Philippines during the first quarter 2020, the...

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Singapore’s FinAccel FinTech Lands $90M To Grow Credit Lending App
Singapore’s FinAccel FinTech Lands $90M To Grow Credit Lending App
December 03, 2019  |  Investments

Singapore-based FinAccel has raised $90 million in a funding round led by Asia Growth Fund (a joint venture between Mirae Asset and Naver) and Square...

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Ant Financial Ramps Up SEA Capital With $1B Fund
Ant Financial Ramps Up SEA Capital With $1B Fund
November 27, 2019  |  Fintech Investments

China’s Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial is drumming up $1 billion to fund startups in Southeast Asia and India, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday (Nov. 26) citing...

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As Mobile Wallets Players Compete, What Will It Take To Win?
As Mobile Wallets Players Compete, What Will It Take To Win?
November 26, 2019  |  Digital Payments

There are, as of last count, approximately 170 mobile wallets of various descriptions worldwide. Some are massive and deep-pocketed and have active user counts in...

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Grab CEO: No IPO Until Business Shows Profits
Grab CEO: No IPO Until Business Shows Profits
November 15, 2019  |  South East Asia

Grab Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Co-Founder Anthony Tan said the Southeast Asia ride-hailing platform will not launch an initial public offering (IPO) until the...

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Nium, Formerly InstaRem, Drops Bank License Pursuit
Nium, Formerly InstaRem, Drops Bank License Pursuit
November 05, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Singapore FinTech startup Nium — formerly branded InstaReM — is dropping its pursuit to compete for a digital wholesale banking license in the city-state, Bloomberg...

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Gojek’s New Co-CEOs Plan For Dual Listing, Expanded Market Share
Gojek’s New Co-CEOs Plan For Dual Listing, Expanded Market Share
October 24, 2019  |  IPO

Gojek, an Indonesia-based ride-hailing and payments company, has said it’s getting ready for a dual listing, and it’s looking for a larger share of the...

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