Boost, a regional FinTech firm, becomes first fully digital financier to secure investment grade A1 rating in Southeast Asia

Boost looking to tap on burgeoning digital banking ecosystem within the Southeast Asian region A1 rating for its Malaysian securitised receivables cements firm’s commitment towards the underserved segment securitizes financing portfolio; rating…

Funding Societies Announces US$16M ESOP Buyback for Former and Existing Employees

The announcement follows the Company’s recent US$294m Series C+ equity and debt funding round and will be its fourth ESOP Buyback SINGAPORE, 16 March, 2022 — Funding Societies (also known…

OOm Appointed As A Pre-Approved Vendor For E-commerce Development PSG

SINGAPORE, March 1, 2022 — OOm is now a pre-approved Productivity Solutions Grant (PSG) vendor to develop e-commerce websites. The PSG E-commerce development…

WeTrade Group: Omni-channel and multi-end connectivity, empowering enterprises’ traffic demands

BEIJING, Feb. 25, 2022 — WeTrade Group Inc. ("WeTrade" or the "Company") (US: WETG), a leading technical service provider of SaaS and Cloud Intelligent System for micro businesses, today held the annual…

ThinkZone Ventures announces ThinkZone Fund II with $60 million in fund size and the largest local resources in Vietnam

ThinkZone Fund II, founded by ThinkZone Ventures, is the largest local venture capital fund founded by Vietnamese entrepreneurs and conglomerate owners, including IPA Investments Corporation, Phu Thai Holdings, Stavian Group…

Behavioural research by Xero uncovers barriers to small business technology adoption

Anxiety over short-term risks of change, overconfidence in the safety of the status quo, and choice paralysis are the most common behavioural barriers…

Verticurl and Startup-O Announce Strategic Partnership

Partnership creates opportunity to access professional business development capabilities at scale SINGAPORE, July 19, 2021 — Verticurl (A WPP Company) and Startup-O are pleased to announce they have entered into a strategic partnership combining Verticurl’s leading Marketing Technology Services capabilities with Startup-O’s global online platform for discovering, investing and scaling…

HICOOL 2021 Global Entrepreneurship Competition (Preliminary Round) is Launched in Full Swing on July 10th

BEIJING, July 11, 2021 — On July 10th, HICOOL 2021 Global Entrepreneurship Competition (Qualifying Round) is launched in full swing. A total of 1,237 startups shortlisted for the preliminary round compete off-line in Beijing and online in a global context in six major industries: New Generation Information Technology, Cultural Creativity,…

Kӧrber is a Leader in 2021 Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems

Kӧrber views recognition as testament to expanded portfolio of supply chain technologies and ability to service customers around the globe HAMBURG, Germany, July 7, 2021 — Körber is placed as a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) report. To…

Osome Raises a $16M Series A to Expand its AI-based Accounting Platform to Global Markets

SINGAPORE, June 18, 2021 — Osome, a super-app that digitizes accounting and compliance services for SMEs, has raised $16M in a Series A funding from a group of investors including Target Global, AltaIR Capital, Phystech Ventures, S16VC, and Peng T. Ong, an angel investor. The capital enables Osome to expand…