southeast Asia

Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the regions that are geographically south of China, east of India and Bangladesh, north of Australia, and west of New Guinea.

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SE Asia’s East Ventures Looks To Back Startups With $88M Fund
SE Asia’s East Ventures Looks To Back Startups With $88M Fund
June 26, 2020  |  Investments

Singapore-based early stage tech investment firm East Ventures has targeted a new fund intending on benefiting businesses hurting from the coronavirus pandemic, Bloomberg reported. The...

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Gojek Latest FinTech To Cut Jobs Amid Coronavirus Damage
Gojek Latest FinTech To Cut Jobs Amid Coronavirus Damage
June 23, 2020  |  Personnel

Ride-hailing and digital payments firm Gojek is slashing hundreds of jobs as the coronavirus-triggered economic downturn hits home in Southeast Asia. The Indonesian-based company confirmed...

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Grab’s Shopping And Delivery App Expands In SE Asia
Grab’s Shopping And Delivery App Expands In SE Asia
June 04, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

Grab’s online grocery shopping delivery service is on its way to grabbing a sizable share of the Southeast Asian market on the heels of an...

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PayPal, Facebook Take Stakes In Gojek
PayPal, Facebook Take Stakes In Gojek
June 03, 2020  |  Investments

PayPal and Facebook are collaborating on a funding round by GoJek, the Indonesian digital payments company, to boost their profiles in Southeast Asia’s financial services...

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Gojek Notches $1.2B In Funding To Compete With Rival Grab
Gojek Notches $1.2B In Funding To Compete With Rival Grab
March 17, 2020  |  Investments

To compete with Grab Holdings, Gojek has beaten tech industry tumult amid the coronavirus pandemic and notched $1.2 billion in fundraising, Bloomberg reported. The new...

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Wirecard, Grab Partner For Southeast Asia Money Transfers
Wirecard, Grab Partner For Southeast Asia Money Transfers
March 11, 2020  |  International

German FinTech firm Wirecard is partnering with Southeast Asia’s “super app” Grab to facilitate payments and transfers, Wirecard announced on Wednesday (March 11).  Wirecard will...

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Rethinking The SME Loan Underwriting Model In Southeast Asia
Rethinking The SME Loan Underwriting Model In Southeast Asia
March 10, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The small business credit gap is a global issue, a problem that banks and FinTechs continue to hack away at, yet one that remains stubbornly...

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SoftBank Shareholders Push For Grab, Gojek Deal In Indonesia
SoftBank Shareholders Push For Grab, Gojek Deal In Indonesia
March 08, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Investors are asking SoftBank to help align Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing unicorns Grab and Gojek, The Financial Times reported, citing sources. In the past 18 months,...

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Southeast Asia Tips The B2B FinTech Funding Scales
Southeast Asia Tips The B2B FinTech Funding Scales
February 28, 2020  |  B2B Payments

With more than $1 billion raised — and more to come — this week became the most lucrative for B2B FinTech venture capital funding. Southeast...

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