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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GO-JEK Seeks To Raise $2B In Funding
GO-JEK Seeks To Raise $2B In Funding
January 25, 2019  |  Investments

As Southeast Asia’s GO-JEK seeks to raise up to $2 billion of funding while it takes on Grab, the company has reportedly closed a portion...

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Goldman-Backed Vietnam Mobile Wallet Momo Snaps Up New Funds
Goldman-Backed Vietnam Mobile Wallet Momo Snaps Up New Funds
January 18, 2019  |  Investments

Momo, a Vietnam-based FinTech company that provides users with digital payment options, has reportedly received a very large Series C investment from American private equity...

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Grab And ZhongAn Unit To Sell Insurance In Southeast Asia
Grab And ZhongAn Unit To Sell Insurance In Southeast Asia
January 16, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Grab, the ride-hailing startup, has inked a joint venture deal with a unit of ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance Co., the Chinese Internet insurance company, to...

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Grab To Top $7.5B In Growth Capital With SoftBank’s Latest $1B
Grab To Top $7.5B In Growth Capital With SoftBank’s Latest $1B
December 21, 2018  |  Investments

Southeast Asia’s Grab might be in for more funding: SoftBank’s Vision Fund may invest $1 billion in the ride-hailing company, according to The Telegraph, and...

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Yamaha Invests $150M In Grab’s Motorcycle Service
Yamaha Invests $150M In Grab’s Motorcycle Service
December 13, 2018  |  Investments

Southeast Asia ride-hailing company Grab has received a $150 million investment from Yamaha Motor Company, according to reports. Grab, which recently bought out Uber in the region,...

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Hong Kong’s Oriente Raises $105M
Hong Kong’s Oriente Raises $105M
November 29, 2018  |  Investments

Hong Kong-based startup Oriente has announced a $105 million initial funding round, which included investment from the founders, as well as a group of family...

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Southeast Asia’s Internet Economy To Hit $240B By 2025
Southeast Asia’s Internet Economy To Hit $240B By 2025
November 19, 2018  |  International

Thanks to affordable mobile internet, the internet economy in Southeast Asia is expected to surpass $240 billion in 2025, according to a new study conducted...

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Grab Launches P2P Remittance Product
Grab Launches P2P Remittance Product
November 15, 2018  |  Digital Payments

Grab, the ride-sharing platform out of Southeast Asia, announced on Thursday (Nov. 15) the launch of a remittance offering under the company’s financial services arm....

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Singapore Alt-Lender Merges With eProcurement Platform
Singapore Alt-Lender Merges With eProcurement Platform
November 09, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Two Singapore-based FinTechs are combining their services to create a unified supply chain financing tool. Reports in Vulcan Post on Thursday (Nov. 8) said that...

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