It also won the WSIS Prize 2023
Targets include fibre optic connectivity, mobile data rate, and 4G coverage The first phase of Malaysia’s Jalinan Digital Negara (Jendela) (2020 to 2022) has not only met but surpassed some of its targets said the Minister of Communications and Digital. That robust progress also caught the…Continue Reading
Projects to achieve 50,000 pets covered in Malaysia, 100,000 in SEA by 2025
Rolled out new (human) travel insurance designed exclusively with elements of pet protection Oyen®, Malaysia’s premier digital first online pet insurance platform claimed it achieved a milestone of US$22.6 million (RM100 million) worth of protection, a sixfold growth from 2021 to…Continue Reading
In 2022 Roojaiâs premium income in Thailand grew by 25%
US$32mil from direct injection, US$10mil from secondary share transaction Roojai, a Thai-based online B2C insurtech, announced a US$42 million Series B funding round on 28 March, led by HDI International, the International Retail Insurance division of the German Talanx Group, with additional participation from existing investor,…Continue Reading
 Builds on existing ecosystem to link players across private & public markets
Partners MDEC to promote corporate venturing as innovation & growth strategy Capital Markets Malaysia (CMM), an affiliate of the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), launched on 21st March, the nationâs first Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Programme to advance the domestic…Continue Reading
Funding to create innovative solutions to revolutionise senior living care
Gobi confident of Care Concierge growth prospects for the Silve Economy Gobi Partners, a Pan-Asian venture capital (VC) firm with US$1.5 billion (RM6.5 billion) in assets under management has onboarded its first portfolio, Care Concierge under its newly established Gobi Dana Impak…Continue Reading
Left role as head at Huawei’s R&D Lab in Sweden, to ‘do something for Malaysia’Â
Help firms embrace RF technologies like 5G/6G and IoT, support value-added RF activities As the world becomes increasingly connected, radio frequency (RF) technology has emerged as an essential component of wireless communication. Driven by his passion for microwave engineering and years…Continue Reading
Left role as head at Huawei’s R&D Lab in Sweden, to ‘do something for Malaysia’Â
Help firms embrace RF technologies like 5G/6G and IoT, support value-added RF activities As the world becomes increasingly connected, radio frequency (RF) technology has emerged as an essential component of wireless communication. Driven by his passion for microwave engineering and years…Continue Reading
Partnership provides students with internship and career opportunities
APU provides list of interns while AmBank hires based on qualifications AmBank Group, through its entities AmBank (M), AmBank Islamic, and AmInvestment Bank have signed an MoU with Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU), to share knowledge and expertise, provide internship and career…Continue Reading
Funds will be channeled towards regional expansion
Claimed its customers have benefited from over US$30mil in claims Qoala has completed its Series B+ funding round, raising US$7.5 million (RM33 million).Â
In a statement, the Indonesian based Southeast Asian insurtech said the round led by European investment firm, responsAbility Investments AG, with participation from Appworks…Continue Reading
72.2%Â expect to grow in 2023, compared to 54.6%Â last year
Increasing attention on innovation & technology will support long term growth Malaysian small businesses are upbeat about their business and the economy. Meanwhile, young business owners are driving an increasing focus on technology and innovation in their small businesses. These are some of…Continue Reading