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Indonesia Bans iPhone 16 After Apple Fails Local Investment Test
Indonesia Bans iPhone 16 After Apple Fails Local Investment Test
October 28, 2024  |  Apple

Indonesia has banned Apple’s newest iPhone, hindering sales in one of the world’s largest countries. The ban on sales of the iPhone 16 came after Apple apparently failed to...

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Nium Forms Cross-Border Payments Pact With Indonesia’s BRI
Nium Forms Cross-Border Payments Pact With Indonesia’s BRI
October 18, 2024  |  Partnerships

Cross-border payments company Nium has launched a collaboration with Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI). The partnership lets BRI’s 150 million-plus account holders — many of whom live in remote parts of Indonesia,...

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PayMate Expands Into Indonesia With $400 Million DigiAsia Deal
PayMate Expands Into Indonesia With $400 Million DigiAsia Deal
September 24, 2024  |  Acquisitions

B2B payments firm PayMate says it plans to acquire Indonesian FinTech-as-a-Service (FaaS) company DigiAsia. The $400 million transaction, announced Tuesday (Sept. 24), will mark Mumbai-based PayMate’s launch in Indonesia, with...

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Grab Sees Strong Banking Growth From Digitally-Engaged Singapore
Grab Sees Strong Banking Growth From Digitally-Engaged Singapore
August 15, 2024  |  Earnings

Indonesian super app Grab saw a record number of monthly users in its latest quarter. “We continued to harness the strength of the Grab ecosystem, and improved...

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PingPong Scores Payments License in Indonesia
PingPong Scores Payments License in Indonesia
July 31, 2024  |  Cross-border Payments

Enterprise-focused cross-border payments platform PingPong has won approval to do business in Indonesia. Bank Indonesia, the country’s central bank, has granted the company a payment...

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Analysis: Microsoft’s $2.2 Billion AI Bet May Boost Malaysia’s Tech Industry
Analysis: Microsoft’s $2.2 Billion AI Bet May Boost Malaysia’s Tech Industry
May 02, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Microsoft will inject $2.2 billion into Malaysia’s burgeoning cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure over the next four years, CEO Satya Nadella announced on Thursday...

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Analysis: Microsoft’s $1.7 Billion Bet on Indonesia’s Digital Future Shows Global AI Investment Surge
Analysis: Microsoft’s $1.7 Billion Bet on Indonesia’s Digital Future Shows Global AI Investment Surge
April 30, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

In a move that underscores the growing global interest in artificial intelligence (AI), Microsoft has announced an investment of $1.7 billion over the next four years...

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TikTok and GoTo Combine eCommerce Businesses in Indonesia
TikTok and GoTo Combine eCommerce Businesses in Indonesia
January 31, 2024  |  eCommerce

TikTok and GoTo, the largest digital ecosystem in Indonesia, announced the formation of a strategic partnership in Indonesia. With this deal, GoTo’s eCommerce company Tokopedia and TikTok Shop Indonesia have combined...

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TikTok Invests $1.5 Billion in Indonesia’s eCommerce Platform Tokopedia
TikTok Invests $1.5 Billion in Indonesia’s eCommerce Platform Tokopedia
December 11, 2023  |  Acquisitions

TikTok is reportedly investing $1.5 billion in Tokopedia to salvage its Indonesian eCommerce efforts. The company is set to take a controlling 75.01% stake in Tokopedia, the eCommerce arm of Indonesia’s GoTo...

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