First venture generation program to kick off in Oct
Will invest in over 30 startups in Malaysia across three years
Singapore based global VC firm Antler, with a presence in Indonesia, and Vietnam is extending its footprint in Southeast Asia by partnering with the sovereign wealth fund of Malaysia, Khazanah Nasional Bhd as the latest…Continue Reading
Developed for Indonesia’s unique social-centric online market
Indonesian social commerce market expected to reach US$90bil by 2028
Orderfaz, an Indonesian fintech startup for social commerce sellers, today announced the completion of an undisclosed pre-seed financing led by 1982 Ventures.
“Building off one of the world’s most digitally-connected populations, social commerce adoption has exploded in Indonesia,…Continue Reading
Will serve a five-year term advising public and private stakeholders on voluntary carbon markets.
ASEAN Alliance on Scaling Carbon Markets to be launched, aims to scale up voluntary carbon markets across ASEAN
The ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) Green & Sustainable Working Group has inducted AC Ventures’ Principal and Head of ESG Lauren…Continue Reading
Indonesia moves up two spots to 13th since 2021
Singapore retains the third spot behind Japan and the UK
Salesforce released Data Beyond Borders 3.0, its third report analysing the state of G20 economies and Singapore’s openness to cross-border data flows. “Cross-border data transfers drive economic success. In ASEAN, economies like Singapore are reaping the…Continue Reading
First fintech in Malaysia to receive highest possible issue rating
Upgraded rating cements already established market confidence in M’sia, SEA
Boost, the fintech arm of Axiata, recently achieved a milestone by becoming the first digital financier in Malaysia to be upgraded to the highest investment-grade issue rating of AAA by RAM Ratings. The…Continue Reading
Led by 42XFund from Abu Dhabi, with Malaysia’s KWAP, 500 Global & others
eFishery contributed 1.55% of Indonesian aquaculture sector GDP in 2022
eFishery, an aquaculture company from Indonesia, announced it had raised US$200 million (RM931.6 million) in Series D funding last week to accelerate its target of developing the cultivator community in Indonesia and increasing…Continue Reading
65 students from the elective final year took the course
Is one of the modules for students in the faculty of Mechanical Engineering
The Malaysian Productivity Corporation (MPC) developed a new productivity-related module to strengthen students’ knowledge in achieving the government’s agenda to increase the nation’s productivity.
The new module is a collaboration between…Continue Reading
Participants from regulatory bodies, law enforcement, financial institutions, undergrads
Calls for relevant stakeholders to explore digital tools prototyped & combat financial crimes
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has announced the winners of the Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Financing of Terrorism Hackathon 2023. The Hackathon was launched in April and attracted over 660 participants from 140 teams, representing more than 20 countries from the…Continue Reading
95% of security decision-makers lack senior leadership trust in protecting firms
Only 20% of security professionals with cyber-mature security ops have cyber insurance
Kroll, the leading independent provider of global risk and financial advisory solutions, announced the release of its report State of Cyber Defense 2023: The False-Positive of Trust.
In a statement the…Continue Reading
The first quarter of 2023 recorded a US$62.511 billion growth
Annual e-commerce income for 2022 was US$235.646 billion
Malaysia’s e-commerce income by establishment recorded a notable growth of 10.4% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2023, to reach US$62.511 billion (RM291.7 billion). This growth was primarily driven by Manufacturing and Services sectors. In…Continue Reading