Singapore-based data protection startup Dathena raises $12m
Dathena, a Singapore-based company that provides AI-based data protection and privacy solutions, announced it has raised a $12 million Series A. Part of the…
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China tech giant Tencent’s net profit jumps during pandemic
Chinese internet giant Tencent reported Wednesday a sharp rise in first-quarter net profit after a surge in demand for its online games as the coronavirus…
Rakuten acquires Innoeye for 5G and communications services
Rakuten, often referred to as the “Amazon of Japan” with extensive holdings in e-commerce and streaming media, has made an acquisition that will help it build…
Is China’s e-payments tech ready for the rest of Asia?
China, unlike Japan and the US, has leapfrogged from cash to mobile payments, bypassing the payment cards system. This has bred a booming third-party mobile…
NEXEA’s new initiative to help Malaysian SMEs make a digital transition
Malaysian venture capital firm-cum-accelerator NEXEA has launched an initiative, called DigitalSME, which aims to enable small and medium enterprises (SME) to…
Southeast Asian lending platform Validus raises $20 million
Small- to medium-sized businesses are one of the most important parts of Southeast Asia’s economy, but many have trouble securing growth capital from…
MyEG to offer one-stop portal for Covid-19 screening of workers in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (May 12): My EG Services Bhd (MyEG) announced today the electronic government services provider will begin offering a one-stop portal for…
IBM, Samsung, M1 team up on 5G smart manufacturing trial in Singapore
Just a week after gaining one of two licenses to build 5G networks in Singapore in partnership with Starhub, Singaporean telecommunications provider M1 has…
JobHopin, a startup that wants to make job hunting in Southeast Asia easier
JobHopin, a Vietnam-based startup building an automated job-recruitment platform for Southeast Asia, announced today that it has closed a $2.45 million Series…
Lazada hosts digital job fair to help Malaysians bounce back
KUALA LUMPUR: Leading eCommerce platform Lazada Malaysia is launching an online job fair, Jom Cari Kerja, on May 13 and 14 that will feature over 1,000 jobs…